A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to grant members of the north carolina national guard reemployment assistance priority.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 165‑44.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 165‑44.2.  Veteran defined.
For the purposes of this Article, "veteran" means a person who served on active duty (other than for training) in any component of the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of 180 days or more, unless released earlier because of service‑connected disability, and who was discharged or released from the Armed Forces of the United States under honorable conditions. The term also includes a member of the North Carolina National Guard who was discharged or released from the National Guard under a general discharge or honorable conditions."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.