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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1660         </title>
<shortdesc>VETERANS-SKILLBRIDGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Paul Schimpf-Iris Y. Martinez, Dale Fowler-Jil Tracy-Dan McConchie, Antonio Muņoz, Neil Anderson, Rachelle Crowe and John G. Mulroe</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>20 ILCS 2805/2i new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to oversee the enrollment of all State agencies into the United States Department of Defense's SkillBridge program. Provides that all State agencies shall consider filling job vacancies within those agencies by transitioning active service members who participate in and qualify for enrollment into the United States Department of Defense SkillBridge program. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Schimpf</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Veterans Affairs</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Veterans Affairs;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muņoz</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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