00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2(L&C)
01 "An Act relating to a voluntary preference for veterans by private employers."
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
03 * Section 1. AS 18.80.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
04 (c) Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit a private employer from
05 granting an employment preference to a veteran when hiring an employee. In this
06 subsection, "veteran" means a person who was honorably discharged from service in
07 (1) the armed forces of the United States;
08 (2) a reserve unit of the armed forces of the United States;
09 (3) the Alaska Territorial Guard;
10 (4) the Alaska Army National Guard;
11 (5) the Alaska Air National Guard; or
12 (6) the Alaska Naval Militia.