(70 ILCS 1210/29a) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 109)
Sec. 29a.
Persons who were engaged in the military or naval service of the
United States during the years 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1914, 1915,
1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, any time between September 16, 1940 and July 25,
1947, any time during the national emergency between June 25, 1950 and
January 31, 1955, or any time between January 1, 1961 and the date Congress
declares the Viet Nam conflict ended, and who were honorably discharged
therefrom, and all persons who were engaged in such military or naval
service during any of said years, any time between September 16, 1940 and
July 25, 1947, any time during the national emergency between June 25, 1950
and January 31, 1955, or any time between January 1, 1961 and the date
Congress declares the Viet Nam conflict ended, who are now or may hereafter
be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval service, not
including, however, persons who were convicted by court-martial of
disobedience of orders, when such disobedience consisted in the refusal to
perform military service on the ground of alleged religious or
conscientious objections against war, shall be preferred for appointments
to civil offices, positions and places of employment in the classified
service of the park district, provided they are found to possess the
business capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of such
office, position, or place of employment as determined by examination. The
Civil Service Board on certifying from any existing register of eligibles
resulting from the holding of an examination for original entrance or any
register hereafter created of persons who have taken and successfully
passed the examination provided for in this Act for original entrance
commenced prior to September 1, 1949, shall place the name or names of such
persons at the head of any existing eligible register or list of eligibles
that may hereafter be created under the provisions of this Act to be
certified for appointment. The Civil Service Board shall give preference
for original appointment to persons as hereinabove designated whose names
appear on any register of eligibles resulting from an examination for
original entrance held under the provisions of this Act and commenced on or
after September 1, 1949 by adding to the final grade average which they
received or will receive as the result of any examination held for original
entrance, five points. The numerical result thus attained shall be applied
by the Civil Service Board in determining the position of such persons on
any eligible list which has been created as the result of any examination
for original entrance commenced on or after September 1, 1949 for purpose
of preference in certification and appointment from such eligible list.
Every certified Civil Service employee who was called to, or who
volunteered for, the military or naval service of the United States at any
time during the years heretofore specified, any time between September 16,
1940 and July 25, 1947, any time during the national emergency between June
25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, or any time between January 1, 1961 and the
date Congress declares the Viet Nam conflict ended, and who were honorably
discharged therefrom, who are now or may hereafter be on inactive or
reserve duty in such military or naval service, not including, however,
persons who were convicted by such court-martial from disobedience of
orders where such disobedience consisted in refusal to perform military
service on the ground of alleged religious or conscientious objections
against war and whose names appear on existing promotional eligible
registers or any promotional eligible register that may hereafter be
created, as provided for by this Act, shall be preferred for promotional
appointment to civil offices, positions and places of employment in the
classified civil service of any park district coming under the provisions
of this Act.
The Civil Service Board shall give preference for promotional
appointment to persons as hereinabove designated whose names appear on
existing promotional eligible registers or promotional eligible registers
that may hereafter be created by adding to the final grade average which
they received or will receive as the result of any promotional examination
commencing prior to September 1, 1949 three-fourths of one point for each 6
months or fraction thereof of military or naval service not exceeding 48
months, and by adding to the final grade average which they will receive as
the result of any promotional examination held commencing on or after
September 1, 1949 seven-tenths of one point for each 6 months or fraction
thereof of military or naval service not exceeding 30 months. The numerical
result thus attained shall be applied by the Civil Service Board in
determining the position of such persons on any eligible list which has
been created or will be created as the result of any promotional
examination held hereunder for purposes of preference in certification and
appointment from such eligible list. No person shall receive the preference
for a promotional appointment granted by this Section after he has received
one promotion from an eligible list on which he was allowed such preference
and which was prepared as a result of an examination held on or after
September 1, 1949. No person entitled to preference or credit for military
service hereunder shall be required to furnish evidence or record of
honorable discharge from the armed forces before any examination held under
the provisions of this Act but such preference shall be given after the
posting or publication of the eligible list or register and before any
certification for appointments are made from the said eligible register.
(Source: P.A. 77-2474.)
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