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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 29
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 29 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing
5 Section 8b.7 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 415/8b.7) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b.7)
7 Sec. 8b.7. For the granting of an appropriate preference
8 in entrance examinations to qualified persons who have been
9 members of the armed forces of the United States or to
10 qualified persons who, while citizens of the United States,
11 were members of the armed forces of allies of the United
12 States in time of hostilities with a foreign country, and to
13 certain other persons as set forth in this Section.
14 (a) As used in this Section:
15 (1) "Time of hostilities with a foreign country"
16 means any period of time in the past, present, or future
17 during which a declaration of war by the United States
18 Congress has been or is in effect or during which an
19 emergency condition has been or is in effect that is
20 recognized by the issuance of a Presidential proclamation
21 or a Presidential executive order and in which the armed
22 forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
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1 medals are awarded according to Presidential executive
2 order.
3 (2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the
4 United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
5 Coast Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine that
6 constitutes active duty under Section 401 of federal
7 Public Law 95-202 shall also be considered service in the
8 Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of this
9 Section.
10 (b) The preference granted under this Section shall be
11 in the form of points added to the final grades of the
12 persons if they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear
13 on the list of those eligible for appointments.
14 (c) A veteran is qualified for a preference of 10 points
15 if the veteran currently holds proof of a service connected
16 disability from the United States Department of Veterans
17 Affairs or an allied country or if the veteran is a recipient
18 of the Purple Heart.
19 (d) A veteran who has served during a time of
20 hostilities with a foreign country is qualified for a
21 preference of 5 points if the veteran served under one or
22 more of the following conditions:
23 (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6
24 months, or
25 (2) The veteran served for the duration of
26 hostilities regardless of the length of engagement, or
27 (3) The veteran was discharged on the basis of
28 hardship, or
29 (4) The veteran was released from active duty
30 because of a serve connected disability and was
31 discharged under honorable conditions.
32 (e) A person not eligible for a preference under
33 subsection (c) or (d) is qualified for a preference of 3
34 points if the person has served in the armed forces of the
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1 United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any reserve
2 component of the armed forces of the United States if the
3 person: (1) served for at least 6 months and has been
4 discharged under honorable conditions or (2) has been
5 discharged on the ground of hardship or (3) was released from
6 active duty because of a service connected disability. An
7 active member of the National Guard or a reserve component of
8 the armed forces of the United States is eligible for the
9 preference if the member meets the service requirements of
10 this subsection (e).
11 (f) The rank order of persons entitled to a preference
12 on eligible lists shall be determined on the basis of their
13 augmented ratings. When the Director establishes eligible
14 lists on the basis of category ratings such as "superior",
15 "excellent", "well-qualified", and "qualified", the veteran
16 eligibles in each such category shall be preferred for
17 appointment before the non-veteran eligibles in the same
18 category.
19 (g) Employees in positions covered by jurisdiction B
20 who, while in good standing, leave to engage in military
21 service during a period of hostility, shall be given credit
22 for seniority purposes for time served in the armed forces.
23 (h) A surviving unremarried spouse of a veteran who
24 suffered a service connected death or the spouse of a veteran
25 who suffered a service connected disability that prevents the
26 veteran from qualifying for civil service employment shall be
27 entitled to the same preference to which the veteran would
28 have been entitled under this Section.
29 (i) A preference shall also be given to the following
30 individuals: 10 points for one parent of an unmarried
31 veteran who suffered a service connected death or a service
32 connected disability that prevents the veteran from
33 qualifying for civil service employment. The first parent to
34 receive a civil service appointment shall be the parent
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1 entitled to the preference.
2 (j) The Department of Central Management Services shall
3 adopt rules and implement procedures to verify that any
4 person seeking a preference under this Section is entitled to
5 the preference. A person seeking a preference under this
6 Section shall provide documentation or execute any consents
7 or other documents required by the Department of Central
8 Management Services or any other State department or agency
9 to enable the department or agency to verify that the person
10 is entitled to the preference.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)".