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