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Committee hears bill to extend veterans' hiring preference to current Guard members and military spouses
Summary
House Bill 2626 would expand state hiring preference to current members of the National Guard and Reserve and to eligible military spouses; witnesses praised the retention and spouse-employment benefits and the Defense State Liaison Office asked that the proposed commander-signed verification form be removed as an unnecessary burden.
The Committee on Veterans and Military on Friday heard testimony on House Bill 2626, which would extend the state's public-employment veteran preference to current National Guard and Reserve members and to eligible spouses.
Supporters said the change would close a gap in Kansas law that leaves some currently serving guardsmen and reservists without preference because they have not been federally activated. "This bill really just closes that gap, and does the right thing for our guardsmen and our reservists that are here in the state," Lieutenant Colonel Keith Marshall of the Kansas Adjutant General's…
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