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HB 541: Veterans' Preference in Employment

GENERAL BILL by Buchanan ; DiCeglie ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Brown ; Bush ; Byrd ; Chambliss ; Chaney ; Fetterhoff ; Fischer ; Killebrew ; Leek ; Maggard ; McFarland ; Salzman ; Smith, D. ; Zika

Veterans' Preference in Employment; Authorizes state & political subdivisions to waive certain postsecondary educational requirements for employment for certain servicemembers & veterans; revises list of positions that are exempt from veterans' preference requirements; requires each political subdivision to develop & implement veterans' recruitment plan; modifies point preferences given to veterans & their family members when numerically based selection process is used for hiring.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/13/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 922 (Ch. 2021-57)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/28/2021 House • Filed
    2/18/2021 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    3/1/2021 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/3/2021 House • Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    3/12/2021 House • Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
    3/16/2021 House • Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    3/22/2021 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    3/24/2021 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
    4/13/2021 House • Substituted SB 922
    • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 922 (Ch. 2021-57)

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  • HB 541, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2021 at 4:01 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/9/2021 (pdf)
    Professions and Public Health Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 922 (er) Veterans’ Preference in Employment Burgess Similar Last Action: 6/9/2021 Chapter No. 2021-57 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.065 Legislative intent. Page 1 (pdf)
    295.07 Preference in appointment and retention. Page 2 (pdf)
    295.08 Positions for which a numerically based selection process is used. Page 6 (pdf)
    295.085 Positions for which a numerically based selection process is not used. Page 7 (pdf)
    295.09 Reinstatement or reemployment; promotion preference. Page 8 (pdf)
    1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Page 9 (pdf)

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