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90_SB1893
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-15 from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-15
70 ILCS 705/16.11 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 37.11
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire
Protection District Act. Provides that firefighters or
police officers who are candidates for promotion shall have
served 2 years at their current rank in order to participate
in the promotional examination process. Provides for the use
of weighted exams. Provides that promoted candidates shall
serve a probationary term of 12 months. Provides that during
the probationary term the board, at its discretion, may
terminate the candidate's probationary status and the
candidate shall revert to his or her former rank.
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1 AN ACT in relation to firefighters and police officers,
2 amending named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
6 changing Section 10-2.1-15 as follows:
7 (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-15)
8 Sec. 10-2.1-15. Promotions; merit, seniority. The board,
9 by its rules, shall provide for promotion in the fire and
10 police departments on the basis of ascertained merit and
11 seniority in service and examination, and shall provide in
12 all cases, where it is practicable, that vacancies shall be
13 filled by promotion. All examinations for promotion shall be
14 competitive among the qualified such members of the next
15 lower rank as desire to submit themselves to examination.
16 Candidates for promotion shall have served for 2 years in
17 their current rank on the date established for the written
18 examination in order to qualify for participation in the
19 examination process. The examination shall consist of a
20 series of component tests. Each test shall be worth 100
21 points in total value. The component tests shall be assigned
22 a percentage weight to be used to calculate a candidate's
23 total weighted score as follows: (i) written examination
24 shall be 50%; (ii) oral interview/assessment center shall be
25 35%; and (iii) merit and efficiency shall be 15%.
26 The criteria used to establish the merit and efficiency
27 score shall be developed and provided by the chief of the
28 fire department or police department. Each component test
29 score shall be multiplied by the percentage assigned to it
30 with the results of each component test added together to
31 create the total weighted score for each candidate. The
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1 total weighted score shall be adjusted by adding to it points
2 for seniority and veteran's preference. Seniority points
3 shall be awarded to each candidate on the basis of 1/2 point,
4 not to exceed a total of 5 points, for each full year of
5 service as a firefighter or police officer on the
6 municipality's fire department or police department. A
7 candidate's seniority shall be calculated on the date the
8 written examination is administered. Veteran's preference
9 points shall be awarded under Section 10-2.1-11 of this Act.
10 All promotions shall be made from the 3 having the
11 highest rating, and where there are less than 3 names on the
12 promotional eligible register, as originally posted, or
13 remaining thereon after appointments have been made
14 therefrom, appointments to fill existing vacancies shall be
15 made from those names or name remaining on the promotional
16 register except that promotions made in any municipality with
17 more than 130,000 but less than 2,000,000 population may be
18 made from the 7 members having the highest rating. The method
19 of examination and the rules governing examinations for
20 promotion shall be the same as provided for applicants for
21 original appointment, except that original appointments only
22 shall be on probation, as provided by the rules. Candidates
23 promoted under this Section shall serve a probationary term
24 of 12 months. During the probationary term, the board, at
25 its discretion, may terminate the candidate's probationary
26 status and the candidate shall revert to his or her former
27 rank.
28 The board shall strike off the names of candidates for
29 promotional appointment after they have remained thereon for
30 more than 3 years, provided there is no vacancy existing that
31 which can be filled from the promotional register.
32 (Source: P.A. 83-761.)
33 Section 10. The Fire Protection District Act is amended
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1 by changing Section 16.11 as follows:
2 (70 ILCS 705/16.11) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 37.11)
3 Sec. 16.11. Promotions. The board, by its rules, shall
4 provide for promotion in the fire department on the basis of
5 ascertained merit and seniority in service and examination,
6 and shall provide in all cases, where it is practicable, that
7 vacancies shall be filled by promotion. All examinations for
8 promotion shall be competitive among the qualified such
9 members of the next lower rank as desire to submit themselves
10 to examination. Candidates for promotion shall have served
11 for 2 years in their current rank on the date established
12 for the written examination in order to qualify for
13 participation in the examination process. The examination
14 shall consist of a series of component tests. Each test
15 shall be worth 100 points in total value. The component
16 tests shall be assigned a percentage weight to be used to
17 calculate a candidate's total weighted score as follows: (i)
18 written examination shall be 50%; (ii) oral
19 interview/assessment center shall be 35%; and (iii) merit
20 and efficiency shall be 15%.
21 The criteria used to establish the merit and efficiency
22 score shall be developed and provided by the chief of the
23 fire department. Each component test score shall be
24 multiplied by the percentage assigned to it with the results
25 of each component test added together to create the total
26 weighted score for each candidate. The total weighted score
27 shall be adjusted by adding to it points for seniority and
28 veteran's preference. Seniority points shall be awarded to
29 each candidate on the basis of 1/2 point, not to exceed a
30 total of 5 points, for each full year of service as a fire
31 fighter. A candidate's seniority shall be calculated on the
32 date the written examination is administered. Veteran's
33 preference points shall be awarded under Section 16.08a of
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1 this Act and Section 10-2.1-11 of the Illinois Municipal
2 Code.
3 All promotions shall be made from the 3 having the
4 highest rating and where there are less than 3 names on the
5 promotional eligible register, as originally posted, or
6 remaining thereon after appointments have been made
7 therefrom, appointments to fill existing vacancies shall be
8 made from those names or name remaining on the promotional
9 register. The method of examination and the rules governing
10 examinations for promotion shall be the same as provided for
11 applicants for original appointment. Candidates promoted
12 under this Section shall serve a probationary term of 12
13 months. During the probationary term, the board, at its
14 discretion, may terminate the candidate's probationary
15 status and the candidate shall revert to his or her former
16 rank.
17 The board shall strike off the names of candidates for
18 promotional appointment after they have remained thereon for
19 more than 3 years, provided there is no vacancy existing that
20 which can be filled from the promotional register.
21 (Source: P.A. 85-603.)