Idaho Code § 65-503
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65-503 ELIGIBILITY FOR PREFERENCE.
Official statutory text
65-503. eligibility for Preference. The following individuals are eligible for preference:
(1) Veterans as defined in section 65-203, Idaho Code, and disabled veterans as defined in section 65-502, Idaho Code;
(2) A widow or widower of any veteran as long as he or she remains unmarried; and
(3) The wife or husband of a service-connected disabled veteran if the veteran cannot qualify for any public employment because of a service-connected disability.
History:
[(65-503) 65-502, added 1949, ch. 279, sec. 2, p. 571; am. 1972, ch. 51, sec. 1, p. 90; am. 1973, ch. 95, sec. 1, p. 163; am. 1976, ch. 197, sec. 1, p. 717; am. 1985, ch. 150, sec. 1, p. 400; am. 1991, ch. 303, sec. 1, p. 797; am. & redesig. 2006, ch. 51, sec. 4, p. 147; am. 2011, ch. 284, sec. 2, p. 774; am. 2020, ch. 44, sec. 2, p. 100.]
(1) Veterans as defined in section 65-203, Idaho Code, and disabled veterans as defined in section 65-502, Idaho Code;
(2) A widow or widower of any veteran as long as he or she remains unmarried; and
(3) The wife or husband of a service-connected disabled veteran if the veteran cannot qualify for any public employment because of a service-connected disability.
History:
[(65-503) 65-502, added 1949, ch. 279, sec. 2, p. 571; am. 1972, ch. 51, sec. 1, p. 90; am. 1973, ch. 95, sec. 1, p. 163; am. 1976, ch. 197, sec. 1, p. 717; am. 1985, ch. 150, sec. 1, p. 400; am. 1991, ch. 303, sec. 1, p. 797; am. & redesig. 2006, ch. 51, sec. 4, p. 147; am. 2011, ch. 284, sec. 2, p. 774; am. 2020, ch. 44, sec. 2, p. 100.]
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