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Committee hears HB 64 to extend hiring and procurement preferences to military spouses and active-duty personnel
Summary
HB 64 would expand existing hiring-preference statutes to include military spouses and active-duty service members, and extend certain procurement purchase preferences to disabled veterans and military spouses; the Department of Defense liaison, DMAVS and Department of Labor offered technical comments and support.
Representative Terry Roy introduced HB 64, a bill to extend state and private hiring preferences to military spouses and active-duty service members and to expand purchase preferences for disabled veterans and military spouses in state procurement. "Preferences ... are a small gesture ... to help them establish and hopefully grow their businesses and stay in our state," Roy said.
Brent Fraser and department witnesses from the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services told the committee the department supports the measure as a way to improve economic security for veterans and families. "This effort also reinforces…
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