00                       CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2(L&C)                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to a voluntary preference for veterans by private employers."                                          
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 18.80.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
04            (c)  Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit a private employer from                                 
05       granting an employment preference to a veteran when hiring an employee. In this                                   
06       subsection, "veteran" means a person who was honorably discharged from service in                                 
07                 (1)  the armed forces of the United States;                                                             
08                 (2)  a reserve unit of the armed forces of the United States;                                           
09                 (3)  the Alaska Territorial Guard;                                                                      
10                 (4)  the Alaska Army National Guard;                                                                    
11                 (5)  the Alaska Air National Guard; or                                                                  
12                 (6)  the Alaska Naval Militia.