February 10, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Bizon, Barrett, Muxlow, Clemente, Lucido and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 2014 PA 508, entitled
"Private employer's veterans' preference policy act,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 35.1201).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"private employer's veterans' preference policy act".
(2) As used in this act:
(a) "Private employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, or other private entity
with 1 or more employees.
(b)
"Veteran" means an individual who meets 1 or more of the
following:
(i) Has served on active duty with the armed forces of
the
United
States for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged
or
released from active duty with other than a dishonorable
discharge.
(ii) Was discharged or released from active duty with
the
armed
forces of the United States because of a service-connected
disability.
(iii) Was discharged or released from duty with other
than a
dishonorable
discharge from service as a member of a reserve or
national
guard component of the armed forces of the United States
under
an order to active duty, excluding active duty for
training.that term as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA
190, MCL
35.61.
(c) "Veterans' preference employment policy" means a private
employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining
a veteran over another equally qualified applicant or employee.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5332 (request no.
02698'15 *) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.