Sen. Chuck Weaver

Filed: 5/19/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3261

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3261, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing
6Section 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
9appropriate preference in entrance examinations to qualified
10veterans, persons who have been members of the armed forces of
11the United States or to qualified persons who, while citizens
12of the United States, were members of the armed forces of
13allies of the United States in time of hostilities with a
14foreign country, and to certain other persons as set forth in
15this Section.
16    (a) As used in this Section:

 

 

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1        (1) "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means
2    any period of time in the past, present, or future during
3    which a declaration of war by the United States Congress
4    has been or is in effect or during which an emergency
5    condition has been or is in effect that is recognized by
6    the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a
7    Presidential executive order and in which the armed forces
8    expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are
9    awarded according to Presidential executive order.
10        (2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the
11    United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
12    Coast Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine that
13    constitutes active duty under Section 401 of federal Public
14    Law 95-202 shall also be considered service in the Armed
15    Forces of the United States for purposes of this Section.
16        (3) "Veteran" means a member of the armed forces of the
17    United States, the Illinois National Guard, or a reserve
18    component of the armed forces of the United States.
19    (b) The preference granted under this Section shall be in
20the form of points added to the final grades of the persons if
21they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear on the list
22of those eligible for appointments.
23    (c) A veteran is qualified for a preference of 10 points if
24the veteran currently holds proof of a service connected
25disability from the United States Department of Veterans
26Affairs or an allied country or if the veteran is a recipient

 

 

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1of the Purple Heart.
2    (d) A veteran who has served during a time of hostilities
3with a foreign country is qualified for a preference of 5
4points if the veteran served under one or more of the following
5conditions:
6        (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
7        (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities
8    regardless of the length of engagement, or
9        (3) The veteran was discharged on the basis of
10    hardship, or
11        (4) The veteran was released from active duty because
12    of a service connected disability and was discharged under
13    honorable conditions.
14    (e) A person not eligible for a preference under subsection
15(c) or (d) is qualified for a preference of 3 points if the
16person has served in the armed forces of the United States, the
17Illinois National Guard, or any reserve component of the armed
18forces of the United States if the person: (1) served for at
19least 6 months and has been discharged under honorable
20conditions; or (2) has been discharged on the ground of
21hardship; or (3) was released from active duty because of a
22service connected disability; or (4) served a minimum of 4
23years in the Illinois National Guard or reserve component of
24the armed forces of the United States regardless of whether or
25not the person was mobilized to active duty. An active member
26of the National Guard or a reserve component of the armed

 

 

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1forces of the United States is eligible for the preference if
2the member meets the service requirements of this subsection
3(e).
4    (f) The rank order of persons entitled to a preference on
5eligible lists shall be determined on the basis of their
6augmented ratings. When the Director establishes eligible
7lists on the basis of category ratings such as "superior",
8"excellent", "well-qualified", and "qualified", the veteran
9eligibles in each such category shall be preferred for
10appointment before the non-veteran eligibles in the same
11category.
12    (g) Employees in positions covered by jurisdiction B who,
13while in good standing, leave to engage in military service
14during a period of hostility, shall be given credit for
15seniority purposes for time served in the armed forces.
16    (h) A surviving unremarried spouse of a veteran who
17suffered a service connected death or the spouse of a veteran
18who suffered a service connected disability that prevents the
19veteran from qualifying for civil service employment shall be
20entitled to the same preference to which the veteran would have
21been entitled under this Section.
22    (i) A preference shall also be given to the following
23individuals: 10 points for one parent of an unmarried veteran
24who suffered a service connected death or a service connected
25disability that prevents the veteran from qualifying for civil
26service employment. The first parent to receive a civil service

 

 

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1appointment shall be the parent entitled to the preference.
2    (j) The Department of Central Management Services shall
3adopt rules and implement procedures to verify that any person
4seeking a preference under this Section is entitled to the
5preference. A person seeking a preference under this Section
6shall provide documentation or execute any consents or other
7documents required by the Department of Central Management
8Services or any other State department or agency to enable the
9department or agency to verify that the person is entitled to
10the preference.
11    (k) If an applicant claims to be a veteran, the Department
12of Central Management Services must verify that status before
13granting a veteran preference by requiring a certified copy of
14the applicant's most recent DD214 (Certificate of Release or
15Discharge from Active Duty), NGB-22 (Proof of National Guard
16Service), or other evidence of the applicant's most recent
17honorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States
18that is determined to be acceptable by the Department of
19Central Management Services.
20(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 91-481, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".