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HB 1287: Veterans/Employment Preference

GENERAL BILL by Stabins ; Fasano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Prewitt ; Livingston ; Bainter ; Saunders ; Gay ; Logan ; Burroughs ; Crist ; Argenziano ; Murman ; Casey ; Bitner ; Kelly ; Byrd ; Culp ; Lynn ; Putnam ; Bullard ; Harrington

Veterans/Employment Preference; revises provisions re positions from which numerically based selection process is used; removes monetary limitation re certain classes of positions; provides for preference for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities; revises provisions re expiration of employment preference; provides that military retirement on basis of longevity does not disqualify person from veterans' employment preference, etc. Amends Ch. 295.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/10/1997	House	• Filed
  3/11/1997	House	• Introduced -HJ 00173
  3/24/1997	House	• Referred to Business Development & International Trade (EIC); Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00323
  5/2/1997	House	• Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, In House Committee on Business Development & International Trade (EIC)
  3/3/1998	House	• CARRIED OVER; Referred to Business Development & International Trade (EIC); Community Affairs (GRC)
  3/5/1998	House	• On Committee agenda-- Business Development & International Trade (EIC), 03/11/98, 2:30 pm, 214C
  3/11/1998	House	• Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable by Business Development & International Trade (EIC) -HJ 00244
  3/13/1998	House	• Now in Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00244; On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (GRC), 03/19/98, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
  3/19/1998	House	• Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00311
  3/23/1998	House	• Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00311
  3/26/1998	House	• Available for Consent Calendar
  3/31/1998	House	• Placed on Consent Calendar
  4/8/1998	House	• Withdrawn from Consent Calendar; Placed on Economic Impact Council Calendar -HJ 00500
  4/13/1998	House	• Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 142 (Ch. 98-33) -HJ 00527

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• HB 1287, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:

  Business Development & International Trade (Post-Meeting) 3/3/1998 (pdf) Business Development & International Trade (Post-Meeting) 3/3/1998 (pdf) Business Development & International Trade (Post-Meeting) 3/12/1998 (pdf) Business Development & International Trade (Post-Meeting) 3/12/1998 (pdf) Business Development & International Trade (Post-Meeting) 7/7/1998 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/15/1998 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/15/1998 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/20/1998 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/20/1998 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 142 (e2)		Brown-Waite	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/1998 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 98-33 -SJ 01522 Location:

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  620443 - Amendment	Community Affairs	4/15/1998 12:00 AM		Web Page PDF
  700373 - Amendment	Community Affairs	4/15/1998 12:00 AM		Web Page PDF

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  781529 - Amendment	Stabins	3/30/1998 8:20 PM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (10)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  295.065
  295.07	Preference in appointment and retention.
  295.08	Competitive examination systems preference points; professional and scientific services.
  295.085	Positions where an examination is not utilized; preferences.
  295.101	Employment preference; expiration.
  295.11	Investigation; administrative hearing for not employing preferred applicant.
  295.14	Penalties.
  295.15	Legislative intent.
  295.151	Application of ch. 78-372.
  295.155

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