| Passed by the House February 25, 2011 Yeas 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 6, 2011 Yeas 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1432 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved April 20, 2011, 2:29 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 20, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/21/11. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workforce Development.
AN ACT Relating to veterans' relief by permitting private employers to exercise a voluntary veterans' preference in employment; and adding a new section to chapter 73.16 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 73.16 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The legislature intends to establish a permissive preference in
private employment for certain veterans.
(2) In every private, nonpublic employment in this state, honorably
discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines who are veterans of any war
of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign
ribbon has been awarded, and their widows or widowers, may be preferred
for employment. Spouses of honorably discharged veterans who have a
service connected permanent and total disability may also be preferred
for employment. These preferences are not considered violations of any
state or local equal employment opportunity law, including but not
limited to any statute or regulation adopted under chapter 49.60 RCW.
(3) "Veteran" has the same meanings as defined in RCW 41.04.005 and 41.04.007, and includes a current member of the national guard or armed
forces reserves who has been deployed to serve in an armed conflict.