Sen. Erica Harriss
Filed: 4/25/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1767 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1767 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
4    "Section 5. The State Universities Civil Service Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 36f as follows:
 


6    (110 ILCS 70/36f)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b5)




7    Sec. 36f. Examinations. 
8    (a) All examinations given under the University System 
9shall be open to
all applicants who are citizens of or 
10residents in the State of Illinois
and who can qualify by 
11training and experience for the position for
which application 
12is made. In examinations for technical positions for
which no 
13qualified residents of this State are available the residence

14requirement may be waived. In examinations for law enforcement 
15personnel, the residence requirement shall be waived. 
16    (b) Examinations may be written; oral; by statement of 
 
 
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1training and experience; in the form of tests of knowledge, 
2skill, capacity, intellect, or aptitude; or by any other 
3method which, in the judgment of the Merit Board, is 
4reasonable and practical for any particular classification. 
5The examinations shall be practical and shall
relate to the 
6classification for which the examination is given. No
question 
7in any examination shall relate to political or religious

8affiliation or racial origins of the examinee.

9    (c) Different examining procedures may be determined for 
10the examinations in different classifications, but all 
11examinations in the same classification must be uniform.  The 
12examination requirement for the initial appointment, entry 
13level position only, of law enforcement personnel may be 
14waived if an applicant has satisfied all the requirements 
15established by the Illinois Police Training Act for 
16appointment of law enforcement officers and if the Merit Board 
17allows for such a waiver by rule.  Additional positions, entry 
18level only, may have the examination requirement waived if the 
19occupational standards are regulated by the Department of 
20Financial and Professional Regulation, as designated by the 
21Merit Board and provided for in adopted rules. 
22(Source: P.A. 100-615, eff. 1-1-19.)".