(a)(1) A private employer or local government employer may have a voluntary veterans' preference employment policy.(2) The veterans' preference employment policy: (A) Shall be in writing;(B) Shall be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding the hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force; and(C) May be modeled after § 21-3-302(d) -(g) and § 21-3-303 et seq.(b) A veteran, spouse of a disabled veteran, or surviving spouse of a veteran shall submit a DD 214 of the veteran to a private employer or local government employer with a veterans' preference employment policy to be eligible for the preference.Added by Act 2013, No. 598,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
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