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HB 57 (BR 346) - M. Cherry, L. Clark, T. Couch, M. Denham, T. Edmonds, D. Graham, K. Hall, T. McKee, C. Miller, R. Palumbo, J. Richards, S. Riggs, T. Riner, T. Thompson, J. Tilley, R. Wilkey

     AN ACT relating to honoring military service.
     Amend KRS 18A.150 to expand the state hiring preference honoring military service; require the adding of five or ten preference points to a military-connected individual's examination score used for state hiring in classified positions; permit the total of an examination score and preference points to exceed 100; require that a register certificate of finalists for a state job identify all finalists entitled to preference points, whether or not an examination is actually a part of the selection method; require that an employing state agency offer an interview to all finalists entitled to preference points unless five or more of the finalists are entitled preference points, in which case, the employing state agency shall offer an interview to no fewer than five.

     (Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

     Nov 7-To: Interim Joint Committee on Seniors, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection
     Jan 8-introduced in House
     Jan 9-to State Government (H)
     Jan 10-reassigned to Seniors, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)
     Jan 15-posting waived; posted in committee
     Jan 16-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Jan 17-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 18, 2008
     Jan 23-3rd reading, passed 97-0
     Jan 24-received in Senate
     Jan 28-to State & Local Government (S)

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