Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Filed: 3/20/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 119

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 119 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Secretary of State Merit Employment Code is
5amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 310/9)  (from Ch. 124, par. 109)
7    Sec. 9. Hearings - disciplinary action. No certified
8officer or employee under jurisdiction B, relating to merit and
9fitness, who has been appointed under the rules and after
10examination, shall be removed, discharged or demoted, or
11suspended for a period of more than 30 calendar days, except
12for cause, upon written charges approved by the Director of
13Personnel, and after an opportunity to be heard in his own
14defense if he makes written request to the Commission within 15
15calendar days after the serving of the written charges upon
16him. Upon the receipt of such a request for hearing, the

 

 

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1Commission shall grant a hearing within 45 30 calendar days.
2The time and place of the hearing shall be fixed by the
3Commission, and due notice thereof shall be given the Director
4of Personnel and the employee. The hearing shall be public, and
5the officer or employee is entitled to call witnesses in his
6own defense and to have the aid of counsel. The finding of the
7Commission shall be rendered within 60 calendar days after the
8receipt of the transcript of the proceedings. If the finding
9and decision is not rendered within 60 calendar days after
10receipt of the transcript of the proceedings, the employee
11shall be considered to be reinstated and shall receive full
12compensation for the period for which he was suspended. The
13finding and decision of the Commission or officer or board
14appointed by it to conduct such investigation, when approved by
15the Commission, shall be certified to the Director, and shall
16be forthwith enforced by the Director. In making its finding
17and decision, or in approving the finding and decision of some
18officer or board appointed by it to conduct such investigation
19the Merit Commission may, for disciplinary purposes, suspend an
20employee for a period of time not to exceed 90 calendar days,
21and in no event to exceed a period of 120 calendar days from
22the date of any suspension of such employee, pending
23investigation of such charges. If the Commission certifies a
24decision that an officer or employee is to be retained in his
25position and if it does not order a suspension for disciplinary
26purposes, the officer or employee shall receive full

 

 

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1compensation for any period during which he was suspended
2pending the investigation of the charges.
3    Nothing in this Section shall limit the authority to
4suspend an employee for a reasonable period not exceeding 30
5calendar days.
6(Source: P.A. 80-13.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".