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| Issues In Depth: Veterans |
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| Senator
Moore's Veterans Legislation |
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2667 - An Act relative to the joint force
national guard headquarters in the town of
Milford
Documents & Status:
Text
of House 2667 | Status
of the bill
This
legislation locates the National Guard
headquarters in the town of Milford, as it
currently is. The National Guard has
enjoyed a productive relationship with the
town of Milford, and should maintain its
base within the community. This
legislation, filed jointly by Rep. John
Fernandes of Milford, and Sen. Moore,
requires that exactly
that.
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1342 - An Act further regulating salaries of
public employees serving in the armed
services of the United States
Documents & Status:
Text
of Senate 1342 | Status
of the bill
This legislation extends provisions of Chapter 137 of the Acts of 2003, which protects the employment of public employees called to active duty. Anyone serving would receive their regular base salary, and would not lose any seniority, accrued vacation leave, sick leave, or any other form of compensation or earned overtime. Already passed by the Legislature, this provision expired on September 11, 2010. Given the fact that we are currently fighting two active wars, and have deployed units of our National Guard on the front lines, now is certainly no time to abandon these employees.
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1710 - An Act relative to the observation of
Veterans Day
Documents & Status:
Text
of Senate 1710 | Status
of the bill
Simply, this bill would grant every veteran the option of taking Veteran’s Day off from work. Current statute grants this benefit only to those veterans participating in a Veteran’s Day parade or other commemoration.
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1831 - An Act to establish a
service-disabled veteran-owned small
business procurement program for state
contracts and purchasing
Documents & Status:
Text
of Senate 1831 | Status
of the bill
This legislation seeks to offer our returning veterans an opportunity to realize the American dream they’ve heroically fought to protect. Specifically, the bill creates a set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in state contracts, similar to programs for women and minority-owned small businesses. This program would also align with the Veteran’s Benefit Act of 2003 which grants veterans access to federal contracts. If a veteran-owned business qualifies for the federal program, they would automatically qualify for the state set-aside. These are contracts that would be awarded anyway, thus adding no additional burden to taxpayers. Currently, 5 states give preference to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, and Tennessee). Unfortunately, unemployment rates among returning veterans is more than double the national average.
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