00HOUSE BILL NO. 290                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to a state employment preference for service with the Alaska                                           
02 National Guard or the Alaska Naval Militia."                                                                            
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 39.25.159(c) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (c) In this section,                                                                                                  
06   (1)  "disabled veteran" means a veteran who is entitled to compensation                                              
07 under laws administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, a person                                   
08 who was honorably discharged or released from active duty because of a                                                  
09 service-connected disability, or a person who was disabled in the line of duty while                                    
10 serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard, the Alaska National Guard, or the Alaska                                      
11 Naval Militia;                                                                                                         
12   (2)  "prisoner of war" means a person who has been a prisoner of war                                                 
13 during a declared war or other conflict as determined by the Department of Defense                                      
14 under federal regulations;                                                                                              

01   (3)  "veteran" means a person                                                                                        
02   (A)  with 181 days or more active service in the armed forces                                                       
03 of the United States who has been honorably discharged after having served                                              
04 during any period                                                                                                       
05   (i)   between April 6, 1917, and December 1, 1919,                                                                 
06 between September 16, 1940, and December 31, 1947, or between                                                           
07 June 27, 1950, and October 14, 1976; [OR]                                                                               
08   (ii)  in which the person was awarded a campaign badge,                                                            
09 expedition medal, the Purple Heart, or an award or decoration for                                                       
10 heroism or gallantry in action;                                                                                         
11   (B)  who served 181 days or more in the Alaska Territorial                                                          
12 Guard; or                                                                                                              
13   (C)  with 20 years of satisfactory service in the Alaska                                                            
14 National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia, or a combination of service in                                                
15 the guard and the militia.