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Public Act 103-0929


 

Public Act 0929 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
Public Act 103-0929
 
SB2918 EnrolledLRB103 36395 RPS 66497 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Sections 10-1-47 and 10-2.1-24 and by adding Sections
10-1-18.3 and 10-2.1-17.5 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.3 new)
    Sec. 10-1-18.3. Disability as a cause for discharge;
prohibited. A physical or mental disability that constitutes,
in whole or in part, the basis of an application for benefits
under Article 3 of the Illinois Pension Code may not be used,
in whole or in part, as a cause for a municipality to discharge
a police officer.
 
    (65 ILCS 5/10-1-47)  (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-47)
    Sec. 10-1-47. An employee who has been on disability leave
or military leave granted by the commission and who wishes to
return to active duty in his certified position shall be
credited with seniority for the period of such leave and, if
otherwise qualified, shall be reinstated to his certified
position at the rank or grade held at the start of the leave,
not more than 60 days after his written request for
reinstatement is filed with the commission. Such request shall
be filed not more than 30 days after termination of the
disability or military or naval service.
    Upon the chief of the police department's receipt of a
certification under Section 3-116 of the Illinois Pension Code
that a police officer is no longer disabled and is able to
resume the duties of his or her position, the police officer
shall report to the chief of the police department. The chief
of the police department shall thereupon order immediate
reinstatement into active service, and the municipality shall
immediately return the police officer to its payroll, in the
same rank or grade held at the date he or she was placed on a
disability pension under Article 3 of the Illinois Pension
Code.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 1116.)
 
    (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17.5 new)
    Sec. 10-2.1-17.5. Disability as a cause for discharge;
prohibited. A physical or mental disability that constitutes,
in whole or in part, the basis of an application for benefits
under Article 3 of the Illinois Pension Code may not be used,
in whole or in part, as a cause for a municipality to discharge
a police officer.
 
    (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-24)  (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-24)
    Sec. 10-2.1-24. Return to active duty. A person who has
been on disability or military leave granted by the board and
who wishes to return to active duty in his certified position
shall be credited with seniority for the period of such leave
and, if otherwise qualified, shall be reinstated to his
certified position at the rank or grade held at the start of
the leave, not more than 60 days after his written request for
reinstatement is filed with the board. Such request shall be
filed not more than 30 days after termination of the
disability or military or naval service.
    Upon receipt of a certification under Section 3-116 of the
Illinois Pension Code that a police officer is no longer
disabled and is able to resume the duties of his or her
position, the police officer shall then report to the chief of
the police department. The chief of the police department
shall thereupon order immediate reinstatement into active
service, and the municipality shall immediately return the
police officer to its payroll, in the same rank or grade held
at the date he or she was placed on a disability pension under
Article 3 of the Illinois Pension Code.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2840.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2025