104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1182
 
Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Jay Hoffman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8  from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-8
    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning veteran's and educational preference.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 
5changing Section 10-2.1-8 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8)  (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-8)
7    Sec. 10-2.1-8. Veteran's and educational preference.  
8Persons who have successfully obtained an associate's degree 
9in the the field of law enforcement, criminal justice, fire 
10service, or emergency medical services, or a bachelor's degree 
11from an accredited college or university; persons who have 
12been awarded a certificate attesting to the successful 
13completion of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement 
14Training Course as provided in the Illinois Police Training 
15Act and are currently serving as a law enforcement officer on a 
16part-time or full-time basis within the State of Illinois; and 
17persons who were engaged in the active military or naval 
18service of the United States for a period of at least one year 
19and who were honorably discharged therefrom, or who are now or 
20may hereafter be on inactive or reserve duty in such military 
21or naval service (not including, however, in the case of 
22offices, positions and places of employment in the police 
23department, persons who were convicted by court-martial of 
 
 
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1disobedience of orders, where such disobedience consisted in 
2the refusal to perform military service on the ground of 
3religious or conscientious objections against war) shall be 
4preferred for appointments to offices, positions, and places 
5of employment in the fire and police departments of the 
6municipality coming under the provisions of this Division 2.1. 
7For purposes of this Section, if a person has been deployed, 
8then "active duty military or naval service of the United 
9States" includes training and service school attendance, as 
10defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(d), which is ordered pursuant to 10 
11U.S.C. 12301(d). The preference points awarded under this 
12Section shall not be cumulative.
13    This amendatory Act of 1973 does not apply to any 
14municipality which is a home rule unit.
15    Persons who have participated in that municipality's 
16police explorer or cadet program may be preferred, for a 
17maximum of 2 points, for appointments to offices, positions, 
18and places of employment in municipal police departments under 
19the provisions of this Division. 
20(Source: P.A. 98-231, eff. 8-9-13.)