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| Body: | SB269 By Senators Holtzclaw, Williams and Dial ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to veterans; to provide that a private employer may have a written voluntary veterans' preference employment policy. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Voluntary Veterans' Preference Employment Policy Act. Section 2. As used in this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DD 214. A Department of Defense Report of Separation form or its predecessor or successor forms. (2) PRIVATE EMPLOYER. An employer who is not the federal or state government, a school district, or a public institution of higher education. (3) VETERAN. A person who has served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces and was discharged or released with an honorable discharge. (4) VETERANS' PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT POLICY. A private employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran over another qualified applicant or employee. Section 3. (a) A private employer may have a voluntary veterans' preference employment policy which shall: (1) Be in writing. (2) Be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force. (b) An employer may require that a veteran submit a DD 214 to a private employer with a veterans' preference employment policy to be eligible for the preference. (c) The granting of the preference may not be construed to be a violation of any local or state equal employment opportunity law. (d) The Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Alabama Department of Labor shall assist a private employer in determining if an applicant is a veteran to the extent permitted by law and in a manner that protects personal privacy consistent with the law. Section 4. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. Veterans Employment Veterans' Affairs, State Department of Labor Labor Department |