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91_HB1119
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1 AN ACT to amend the Personnel Code by changing Section
2 8b.7.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing
6 Section 8b.7 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 415/8b.7) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b.7)
8 Sec. 8b.7. Veteran preference. For the granting of
9 appropriate preference in entrance examinations to qualified
10 persons who have been members of the armed forces of the
11 United States or to qualified persons who, while citizens of
12 the United States, were members of the armed forces of allies
13 of the United States in time of hostilities with a foreign
14 country, and to certain other persons as set forth in this
15 Section.
16 (a) As used in this Section:
17 (1) "Time of hostilities with a foreign country"
18 means any period of time in the past, present, or future
19 during which a declaration of war by the United States
20 Congress has been or is in effect or during which an
21 emergency condition has been or is in effect that is
22 recognized by the issuance of a Presidential proclamation
23 or a Presidential executive order and in which the armed
24 forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
25 medals are awarded according to Presidential executive
26 order.
27 (2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the
28 United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
29 Coast Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine that
30 constitutes active duty under Section 401 of federal
31 Public Law 95-202 shall also be considered service in the
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1 Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of this
2 Section.
3 (b) The preference granted under this Section shall be
4 in the form of points added to the final grades of the
5 persons if they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear
6 on the list of those eligible for appointments.
7 (c) A veteran is qualified for a preference of 10 points
8 if the veteran currently holds proof of a service connected
9 disability from the United States Department of Veterans
10 Affairs or an allied country or if the veteran is a recipient
11 of the Purple Heart.
12 (d) A veteran who has served during a time of
13 hostilities with a foreign country is qualified for a
14 preference of 5 points if the veteran served under one or
15 more of the following conditions:
16 (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6
17 months, or
18 (2) The veteran served for the duration of
19 hostilities regardless of the length of engagement, or
20 (3) The veteran was discharged on the basis of
21 hardship, or
22 (4) The veteran was released from active duty
23 because of a service connected disability and was
24 discharged under honorable conditions.
25 (e) A person not eligible for a preference under
26 subsection (c) or (d) is qualified for a preference of 3
27 points if the person has served in the armed forces of the
28 United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any reserve
29 component of the armed forces of the United States if the
30 person: (1) served for at least 6 months and has been
31 discharged under honorable conditions, or (2) has been
32 discharged on the ground of hardship, or (3) was released
33 from active duty because of a service connected disability.
34 An active member of the National Guard or a reserve component
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1 of the armed forces of the United States is eligible for the
2 preference if the member meets the service requirements of
3 this subsection (e).
4 (f) The rank order of persons entitled to a preference
5 on eligible lists shall be determined on the basis of their
6 augmented ratings. When the Director establishes eligible
7 lists on the basis of category ratings such as "superior",
8 "excellent", "well-qualified", and "qualified", the veteran
9 eligibles in each such category shall be preferred for
10 appointment before the non-veteran eligibles in the same
11 category.
12 (g) Employees in positions covered by jurisdiction B
13 who, while in good standing, leave to engage in military
14 service during a period of hostility, shall be given credit
15 for seniority purposes for time served in the armed forces.
16 (h) A surviving unremarried spouse of a veteran who
17 suffered a service connected death or the spouse of a veteran
18 who suffered a service connected disability that prevents the
19 veteran from qualifying for civil service employment shall be
20 entitled to the same preference to which the veteran would
21 have been entitled under this Section.
22 (i) A preference shall also be given to the following
23 individuals: 10 points for one parent of an unmarried
24 veteran who suffered a service connected death or a service
25 connected disability that prevents the veteran from
26 qualifying for civil service employment. The first parent to
27 receive a civil service appointment shall be the parent
28 entitled to the preference.
29 (j) The Department of Central Management Services shall
30 adopt rules and implement procedures to verify that any
31 person seeking a preference under this Section is entitled to
32 the preference. A person seeking a preference under this
33 Section shall provide documentation or execute any consents
34 or other documents required by the Department of Central
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1 Management Services or any other State department or agency
2 to enable the department or agency to verify that the person
3 is entitled to the preference.
4 (Source: P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
5 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)