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HB 687: Veterans' Preference for Promotion

GENERAL BILL by Daniels ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Killebrew

Veterans' Preference for Promotion; Requires state & political subdivisions to give veterans' preference in employment promotion; authorizes waiver of postsecondary educational requirements; requires DVA to adopt rules to ensure veterans' preference in promotion; requires numerically based selection process to be used to determine qualifications for promotion; requires preference in promotion in positions for which numerically based selection process is not used; provides for investigation & administrative hearing of complaint regarding veterans' promotion preference; provides that military retirement on basis of longevity does not disqualify person from veterans' promotion preference.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/2023 House • Filed
    2/21/2023 House • Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
    • Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    5/5/2023 House • Died in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

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  • HB 687, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/9/2023 at 9:39 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 632 Veterans’ Preference in Promotion Powell Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.07 Preference in appointment and retention. Page 2 (pdf)
    295.08 Positions for which a numerically based selection process is used. Page 4 (pdf)
    295.085 Positions for which a numerically based selection process is not used. Page 5 (pdf)
    295.11 Investigation; administrative hearing for not employing preferred applicant. Page 6 (pdf)
    295.155 Military retirement based on longevity. Page 6 (pdf)
    447.207 Commission; powers and duties. Page 7 (pdf)
    1002.36 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Page 7 (pdf)

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