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MN HF2100

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/8/2012

Primary Sponsor

John Kriesel

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Origin

House of Representatives

87th Legislature 2011-2012

AI Summary

  • Permits private, nonpublic employers to grant hiring and promotion preference to veterans.

  • Allows private employers to grant hiring and promotion preference to spouses of disabled veterans with service-connected permanent and total disabilities and surviving spouses of deceased veterans.

  • Defines "disabled veteran" as a person with a compensable service-connected disability as adjudicated by the U.S. Veterans Administration or a branch of the armed forces retirement board.

  • Establishes that granting veteran or spouse preference does not violate state or local equal employment opportunity laws, including chapter 363A.

Legislative Description

Veterans and spouses of a disabled or deceased veteran hiring and promotion preference by private employer permitted.

Last Action

Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Commerce and Regulatory Reform

2/29/2012

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Regulatory Reform2/29/2012

Full Bill Text

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