HLS 19RS-1322 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 61
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUBUISSON
CIVIL SERVICE: Requests state agencies to offer interviews to qualified veterans who
apply to fill a job vacancy
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To urge and request each state agency to offer interviews to each qualified veteran who
3 applies to fill a job vacancy at the agency.
4 WHEREAS, transitioning from a military to a civilian career can be challenging for
5veterans; and
6 WHEREAS, military personnel are often cross-trained in multiple skills and have
7experience in varied tasks and responsibilities; and
8 WHEREAS, since teamwork is considered an essential part of military life and is the
9foundation on which safe military operations are built, many veterans are equipped to work
10well in a team; and
11 WHEREAS, other desirable traits that a veteran brings to the workplace include
12integrity, loyalty, leadership skills, organizational skills, discipline, and the ability to work
13under stress; and
14 WHEREAS, hiring a veteran can result in the hiring of a dedicated employee who
15is a valuable asset to the workplace and to the state and its citizens.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
17urge and request each state agency to offer interviews to each qualified veteran who applies
18to fill a job vacancy at the agency.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Concurrent Resolution be
20transmitted to the Department of State Civil Service, the division of administration, and to
21the executive head of each state agency.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 61 Original 2019 Regular Session DuBuisson
Requests each state agency to offer interviews to each qualified veteran who applies to fill
a job vacancy at the agency.
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