Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 378
Provides that, when interview is element of process of selecting candidate for civil service position from eligibility list, public employer must interview each veteran applicant who meets qualifications for position and shows transferable skills if duties of position are performed by only one person within public employer's organization.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Provides that, when interview is element of process of selecting candidate for civil service position from eligibility list, public employer must interview each veteran applicant who meets qualifications for position and shows transferable skills if duties of position are performed by only one person within public employer's organization. Requires public employer to provide written notice to veteran who is eliminated from consideration for vacant civil service position. Provides right to jury trial and permits awards of noneconomic damages in civil suits for violation of veterans' employment preference statutes. Modifies period for notice of tort claim against public body for violation of veterans' employment preference statutes. Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to establish program for investigation and nonbinding arbitration of alleged violation of veterans' employment preference statutes. Requires public employers to conduct annual training related to veterans' employment preferences. Provides that conducting approved annual training is affirmative defense to claim for violation of veterans' employment preference statutes.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 11 to June 26, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action5 actions on 5 days
In the SenateJan 11 to Jun 26 · stopped166 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days
Veterans and Emergency PreparednessJan 19 to Jun 26 · stopped158 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 11 – Jun 26
- Jan 11Introduced
- Jan 19Sent to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
- Mar 4Heard in Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
- Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 11Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 19Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness.Senate
- Feb 25Public Hearing Cancelled.Senate
- Mar 4Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.Senate