Proposes constitutional amendment authorizing Legislature to extend civil service hiring preference to veterans who did not serve in time of war.

ACR 98 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow New Jersey's Legislature to extend civil service hiring preferences to veterans who served during peacetime, not just those who served in wartime. Currently, state law grants hiring preference only to veterans who served during active war periods. The amendment would change the state constitution to remove the "in time of war" limitation, enabling future laws to include non-wartime veterans in this preference. This would directly affect veterans applying for state government civil service positions who did not serve during declared wars. The amendment requires voter approval before the Legislature could implement such a policy change.