(a) When hiring an employee, a private employer may grant an employment preference to (1) a person in active service, on furlough from active service, or discharged under honorable conditions from service in (A) the armed forces of the United States; (B) a reserve unit of the armed forces of the United States; (C) the Alaska Territorial Guard; (D) the Alaska Army National Guard; (E) the Alaska Air National Guard; or (F) the Alaska Naval Militia; (2) the spouse or dependent child of a person described in (1) of this subsection; and (3) the surviving spouse or a dependent child of a person who, at the time of death, was a person in active service or on furlough from active service as described in (1) of this subsection. (b) In this section, 'dependent child' means a natural child, stepchild, or adopted child who is (1) permanently disabled; or (2) under (A) 19 years of age; or (B) 23 years of age and registered at and attending on a full-time basis an accredited educational or technical institution recognized by the Department of Education and Early Development.
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