92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB1689
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House Sponsors:
REITZ-CURRY,JULIE-SCHMITZ-MCCARTHY-HOFFMAN, SAVIANO, 
   MCKEON, SLONE, SCHOENBERG AND GARRETT.

Senate Sponsors:
DUDYCZ

Short description: 
FIRE DEPT FAIR TESTING                                                     

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Fire Department  Fair  Testing  Act.   Provides  that      
   promotions in municipal fire departments and fire protection districts      
   must  be  based  on testing and evaluation procedures published by the      
   appointing authority.  Provides that the  promotion  process  must  be      
   open to all members.  Requires the appointing authority to prepare and      
   distribute   promotion   lists.   Sets  criteria  for  determining  an      
   individual's rank on the promotion list.  Provides  that  2  impartial      
   observers  shall  review  and  monitor the promotion process. Sets the      
   components that may be included  in  promotional  examinations.   Sets      
   penalties  for  violations  of the Act.  Preempts home rule. Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          30 ILCS 805/8.25 new                                                 
        Deletes everything. Creates the Fire  Department  Promotion  Act.      
   Requires municipal fire departments and fire departments operated by a      
   fire  protection  district  to  make promotions in accordance with the      
   Act.    Requires the preparation and publishing  of  promotion  lists.      
   Sets  components  that may be included in the promotion process.  Sets      
   requirements for written examinations, the award of seniority  points,      
   the award of ascertained merit points, subjective evaluations, and the      
   award  of  veterans' preferences. Sets penalties for violations of the      
   Act.  Preempts home rule.   Contains  other  provisions.   Amends  the      
   State  Mandates  Act  to require implementation without reimbursement.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
          STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1                                          
          (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)                       
          In the opinion of DCCA, HB 1689 (H-am 1) creates a personnel         
          mandate for which reimbursement of 100% of the increased costs       
          to units of local government is required under the State Man-        
          dates Act. An estimate of the increased costs to units of local      
          government is not available at this time. However, HB 1689           
          (H-am 1) amends the State Mandates Act to require implementa-        
          tion of its provisions without reimbursement.                        
          HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1                                               
          (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)                       
          HB 1689 (H-am 1) contains language stating that a home rule or       
          non-home rule municipality may not administer its fire depart-       
          ment promotion process in a manner that is inconsistent with         
          the Fire Department Promotion Act. This is a limitation on the       
          concurrent excercise by home rule units of the powers and func-      
          tions exercised by the State. Therefore, in the opinion of           
          DCCA, HB 1689 (H-am 1) pre-empts home rule authority.                
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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