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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2175 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 20 ILCS 415/8b | from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b | 20 ILCS 415/8b.20 | from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b.20 |
| Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that certain provisions related to probationary separation, term appointments, and veterans hospital visits are subject to Jurisdiction B. Changes references to "veterans hospital visits" to references to "veterans medical appointments". Provides that an employee who is also a veteran shall be permitted 4 days per year to receive medical care authorized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, at any type of health care provider or health care facility (rather than permitted 4 days per year to visit a veterans hospital or clinic), for examination or treatment (rather than for examination) of a military service-connected condition (rather than service-connected disability). |
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| | SB2175 | | LRB104 12122 BDA 22221 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Sections 8b and 8b.20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 415/8b) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8b. Jurisdiction B - Merit and fitness. |
| 8 | | (a) For positions in the State service subject to the |
| 9 | | jurisdiction of the Department of Central Management Services |
| 10 | | with respect to selection and tenure on the basis of merit and |
| 11 | | fitness, those matters specified in this Section and Sections |
| 12 | | 8b.1 through 8b.20 8b.17. |
| 13 | | (b) Application, testing and hiring procedures for all |
| 14 | | State employment vacancies for positions not exempt under |
| 15 | | Section 4c shall be reduced to writing and made available to |
| 16 | | the public via the Department's website or equivalent. All |
| 17 | | vacant positions subject to Jurisdiction B shall be posted. |
| 18 | | Vacant positions shall be posted on the Department's website |
| 19 | | in such a way that potential job candidates can easily |
| 20 | | identify and apply for job openings and identify the county in |
| 21 | | which the vacancy is located. Vacant positions shall be |
| 22 | | updated at least weekly. |
| 23 | | (c) If a position experiences a vacancy rate that is |