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Public Act 094-0281
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LRB094 03486 MKM 33489 b |
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AN ACT concerning fire fighters.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
changing Section 10-2.1-14 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-14)
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Sec. 10-2.1-14. Register of eligibles. The board of fire |
and police
commissioners shall prepare and keep a register of |
persons whose general
average standing, upon examination, is |
not less than the minimum fixed by the
rules of the board, and |
who are otherwise eligible. These persons shall take
rank upon |
the register as candidates in the order of their relative |
excellence
as determined by examination, without reference to |
priority of time of
examination.
Applicants who have been |
awarded a certificate attesting to their successful
completion |
of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, |
as
provided in the Illinois Police Training Act, may be given |
preference in
appointment over noncertified applicants. |
Applicants for appointment to fire departments who are licensed |
as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical |
Services (EMS) Systems Act, may be given preference in |
appointment over non-licensed applicants.
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Within 60 days after each examination, an eligibility list
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shall be posted by the board, which shall show the final grades |
of
the candidates without reference to priority of time of |
examination
and subject to claim for military credit. |
Candidates who are
eligible for military credit shall make a |
claim in writing within 10 days after
the posting of the |
eligibility list or such claim shall be deemed waived.
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Appointment shall be subject to a final physical examination.
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If a person is placed on an eligibility list and becomes |
overage before he
or she is appointed to a police or fire |