Sen. John M. Sullivan

Filed: 4/8/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1150

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1150 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Universities Civil Service Act is
5amended by changing Sections 36d, 36e, 36g, 36h, 36j, and 36o
6and by adding Section 36t as follows:
 
7    (110 ILCS 70/36d)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b3)
8    Sec. 36d. Powers and duties of the Merit Board.
9    The Merit Board shall have the power and duty-
10    (1) To approve a classification plan prepared under its
11direction, assigning to each class positions of substantially
12similar duties. The Merit Board shall have power to delegate to
13its Executive Director the duty of assigning each position in
14the classified service to the appropriate class in the
15classification plan approved by the Merit Board.
16    (2) To prescribe the duties of each class of positions and

 

 

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1the qualifications required by employment in that class.
2    (3) To prescribe the range of compensation for each class
3or to fix a single rate of compensation for employees in a
4particular class; and to establish other conditions of
5employment which an employer and employee representatives have
6agreed upon as fair and equitable. The Merit Board shall direct
7the payment of the "prevailing rate of wages" in those
8classifications in which, on January 1, 1952, any employer is
9paying such prevailing rate and in such other classes as the
10Merit Board may thereafter determine. "Prevailing rate of
11wages" as used herein shall be the wages paid generally in the
12locality in which the work is being performed to employees
13engaged in work of a similar character. Each employer covered
14by the University System shall be authorized to negotiate with
15representatives of employees to determine appropriate ranges
16or rates of compensation or other conditions of employment and
17may recommend to the Merit Board for establishment the rates or
18ranges or other conditions of employment which the employer and
19employee representatives have agreed upon as fair and
20equitable. Any rates or ranges established prior to January 1,
211952, and hereafter, shall not be changed except in accordance
22with the procedures herein provided.
23    (4) To recommend to the institutions and agencies specified
24in Section 36e standards for hours of work, holidays, sick
25leave, overtime compensation and vacation for the purpose of
26improving conditions of employment covered therein and for the

 

 

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1purpose of insuring conformity with the prevailing rate
2principal.
3    (5) To prescribe standards of examination for each class,
4the examinations to be related to the duties of such class. The
5Merit Board shall have power to delegate to the Executive
6Director and his staff the preparation, conduct and grading of
7examinations. Examinations may be written, oral, by statement
8of training and experience, in the form of tests of knowledge,
9skill, capacity, intellect, aptitude; or, by any other method,
10which in the judgment of the Merit Board is reasonable and
11practical for any particular classification. Different
12examining procedures may be determined for the examinations in
13different classifications but all examinations in the same
14classification shall be uniform.
15    (6) To authorize the continuous recruitment of personnel
16and to that end, to delegate to the Executive Director and his
17staff the power and the duty to conduct open and continuous
18competitive examinations for all classifications of
19employment.
20    (7) To cause to be established from the results of
21examinations registers for each class of positions in the
22classified service of the State Universities Civil Service
23System, of the persons who shall attain the minimum mark fixed
24by the Merit Board for the examination; and such persons shall
25take rank upon the registers as candidates in the order of
26their relative excellence as determined by examination,

 

 

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1without reference to priority of time of examination.
2    (8) To provide by its rules for promotions in the
3classified service. Vacancies shall be filled by promotion
4whenever practicable. For the purpose of this paragraph, an
5advancement in class shall constitute a promotion.
6    (9) To set a probationary period of employment of no less
7than 6 months and no longer than 12 months for each class of
8positions in the classification plan, the length of the
9probationary period for each class to be determined by the
10Director.
11    (10) To provide by its rules for employment at regular
12rates of compensation of physically handicapped persons in
13positions in which the handicap does not prevent the individual
14from furnishing satisfactory service.
15    (11) To make and publish rules, to carry out the purpose of
16the State Universities Civil Service System and for
17examination, appointments, transfers and removals and for
18maintaining and keeping records of the efficiency of officers
19and employees and groups of officers and employees in
20accordance with the provisions of Sections 36b to 36q,
21inclusive, and said Merit Board may from time to time make
22changes in such rules.
23    (12) To appoint a Executive Director and such assistants
24and other clerical and technical help as may be necessary
25efficiently to administer Sections 36b to 36q, inclusive. To
26authorize the Director to appoint an assistant resident at the

 

 

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1place of employment of each employer specified in Section 36e
2and this assistant may be authorized to give examinations and
3to certify names from the regional registers provided in
4Section 36k.
5    (13) To submit to the Governor of this state on or before
6November 1 of each year prior to the regular session of the
7General Assembly a report of the University System's business
8and an estimate of the amount of appropriation from state funds
9required for the purpose of administering the University
10System.
11(Source: P.A. 82-524.)
 
12    (110 ILCS 70/36e)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b4)
13    Sec. 36e. Coverage. All employees of the Illinois Community
14College Board, State Community College of East St. Louis
15(abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community College
16Act), Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University,
17Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University,
18Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
19Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University,
20University of Illinois, State Universities Civil Service
21System, State Universities Retirement System, the State
22Scholarship Commission, and the Board of Higher Education,
23shall be covered by the University System described in Sections
2436b to 36q, inclusive, of this Act, except the following
25persons:

 

 

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1        (1) the The members and officers of the Merit Board and
2    the board of trustees, and the commissioners of the
3    institutions and agencies covered hereunder;
4        (2) the The presidents and vice-presidents of each
5    educational institution;
6        (3) other Other principal administrative employees of
7    each institution and agency approved as determined by the
8    Merit Board;
9        (4) the The teaching, research and extension faculties
10    of each institution and agency; and
11        (5) students Students employed under rules prescribed
12    by the Merit Board, without examination or certification.
13    Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, all
14of the following apply:
15        (A) No position may be exempt under this Section unless
16    the exemption has been reviewed and approved by the Merit
17    Board or by the Executive Director as delegated by the
18    Merit Board.
19        (B) The authority to exempt lies solely with the Merit
20    Board or the Executive Director as delegated by the Merit
21    Board, and such authority shall not be extended to any
22    other employing institution or agency.
23        (C) Adequate advance notice of the intent to propose an
24    exemption must be provided to impacted employees and any
25    labor organization with exclusive bargaining rights for
26    that position and posted in all public places allocated for

 

 

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1    civil service employment information.
2(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; revised 9-16-10.)
 
3    (110 ILCS 70/36g)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b6)
4    Sec. 36g. For the granting of appropriate preference in
5entrance examinations to qualified persons who have been
6members of the armed forces of the United States or to
7qualified persons who, while citizens of the United States,
8were members of the armed forces of allies of the United States
9in time of hostilities with a foreign country, and to certain
10other persons as set forth in this Section.
11    (a) As used in this Section:
12        (1) "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means
13    any period of time in the past, present, or future during
14    which a declaration of war by the United States Congress
15    has been or is in effect or during which an emergency
16    condition has been or is in effect that is recognized by
17    the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a
18    Presidential executive order and in which the armed forces
19    expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are
20    awarded according to Presidential executive order.
21        (2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the
22    United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast
23    Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine that constitutes
24    active duty under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
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1    United States for purposes of this Section.
2    (b) The preference granted under this Section shall be in
3the form of points added to the final grades of the persons if
4they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear on the list
5of those eligible for appointments.
6    (c) A veteran is qualified for a preference of 10 points if
7the veteran currently holds proof of a service connected
8disability from the United States Department of Veterans
9Affairs or an allied country or if the veteran is a recipient
10of the Purple Heart.
11    (d) A veteran who has served during a time of hostilities
12with a foreign country is qualified for a preference of 5
13points if the veteran served under one or more of the following
14conditions:
15        (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
16        (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities
17    regardless of the length of engagement, or
18        (3) The veteran was discharged on the basis of
19    hardship, or
20        (4) The veteran was released from active duty because
21    of a service connected disability and was discharged under
22    honorable conditions.
23    (e) A person not eligible for a preference under subsection
24(c) or (d) is qualified for a preference of 3 points if the
25person has served in the armed forces of the United States, the
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1forces of the United States and the person: (1) served for at
2least 6 months and has been discharged under honorable
3conditions or (2) has been discharged on the ground of hardship
4or (3) was released from active duty because of a service
5connected disability. An active member of the National Guard or
6a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States is
7eligible for the preference if the member meets the service
8requirements of this subsection (e).
9    (f) The rank order of persons entitled to a preference on
10eligible lists shall be determined on the basis of their
11augmented ratings. When the Executive Director establishes
12eligible lists on the basis of category ratings such as
13"superior", "excellent", "well-qualified", and "qualified",
14the veteran eligibles in each such category shall be preferred
15for appointment before the non-veteran eligibles in the same
16category.
17    (g) Employees in positions covered by this Act who, while
18in good standing, leave to engage in military service during a
19period of hostility, shall be given credit for seniority
20purposes for time served in the armed forces.
21    (h) A surviving unremarried spouse of a veteran who
22suffered a service connected death or the spouse of a veteran
23who suffered a service connected disability that prevents the
24veteran from qualifying for civil service employment shall be
25entitled to the same preference to which the veteran would have
26been entitled under this Section.

 

 

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1    (i) A preference shall also be given to the following
2individuals: 10 points for one parent of an unmarried veteran
3who suffered a service connected death or a service connected
4disability that prevents the veteran from qualifying for civil
5service employment. The first parent to receive a civil service
6appointment shall be the parent entitled to the preference.
7(Source: P.A. 87-796.)
 
8    (110 ILCS 70/36h)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b7)
9    Sec. 36h. Appointment.
10    (1) Whenever an employer covered by the University System
11has a position which needs to be filled, this employer shall
12inform the Executive Director of the Merit Board. The Director
13shall then certify to the employer the names and addresses of
14the three persons standing highest on the register for the
15classification to which the position is assigned. The employer
16shall select one of these persons certified for the position
17and shall notify the Executive Director of the Merit Board of
18his selection. If less than three names appear on the
19appropriate register, the Director shall certify the names and
20addresses of the person or persons on the register. Sex shall
21be disregarded except when the nature of the position requires
22otherwise.
23    (2) All appointments shall be for a probationary period of
24no less than 6 months and no longer than 12 months for each
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1the probationary period for each class having been determined
2by the Executive Director, except that persons first appointed
3to any police department of any university or college covered
4by the University System after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of 1979, shall be on probation for 1 year. The
6service during the probationary period shall be deemed to be a
7part of the examination. During the probationary period, the
8employee may be dismissed if the employer determines that the
9employee has failed to demonstrate the ability and the
10qualifications necessary to furnish satisfactory service. The
11employer shall notify the Executive Director in writing of such
12dismissal. If an employee is not so dismissed during his
13probationary period his appointment shall be deemed complete at
14the end of the period.
15    (3) No person shall be appointed to any police department
16of any university or college covered by the University System
17unless he possesses a high school diploma or an equivalent high
18school education, and unless he is a person of good character
19and is not a person who has been convicted of a felony or a
20crime involving moral turpitude.
21(Source: P.A. 86-708.)
 
22    (110 ILCS 70/36j)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b9)
23    Sec. 36j. Promotions. The Merit Board shall by rules
24provide for promotions on the basis of ability and experience
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1cases where it is practicable that vacancies will be filled by
2promotion. The Merit Board shall by rule fix lines of promotion
3from such several offices and places to superior offices or
4places in all cases where, in the judgment of the Merit Board,
5the duties of such several positions directly tend to fit the
6incumbent for a superior position.
7    Employees promoted in the promotional line shall have their
8seniority for the highest position held on the basis of length
9of service in that classification. For the next lower
10classification the employee may add his seniority in the higher
11classification to that in the lower to determine seniority in
12the lower classification.
13    Whenever a superior position in the promotional line in the
14classified civil service under the University System is to be
15filled, the Director shall certify to the employer, in the
16order of their seniority, the names and addresses of the three
17persons standing highest upon the promotional register for the
18class or grade to which said position belongs. The employer
19shall appoint one of the three persons whose names were
20certified by the Executive Director. Sex shall be disregarded
21except when the nature of the position requires otherwise.
22Appointments to superior positions in the promotional line
23shall be on probation for a period of no less than 6 months and
24no longer than 12 months for each class of positions in the
25classification plan, the length of the probationary period
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1appointed may be demoted at any time during the period of
2probation, if, in the opinion of the employer, they have failed
3to demonstrate the ability and the qualifications necessary to
4furnish satisfactory service, but shall not be discharged from
5the superior position if they have previously completed a
6probationary period in an inferior position in the promotional
7line.
8    Whenever a person is promoted to a superior position in the
9promotional line prior to the completion of the probationary
10period in any one of the positions in the classified civil
11service under the University System, total service in the
12inferior position and in all such superior positions shall be
13combined to establish certified status and seniority in the
14inferior position.
15(Source: P.A. 82-524.)
 
16    (110 ILCS 70/36o)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b14)
17    Sec. 36o. Demotion, removal, and discharge. After the
18completion of his or her probationary period, no employee shall
19be demoted, removed or discharged except for just cause, upon
20written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard in his or
21her own defense if he or she makes a written request for a
22hearing to the Merit Board within 15 days after the serving of
23the written charges upon him or her. Upon the filing of such a
24request for a hearing, the Merit Board shall grant such hearing
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1demotion, removal or discharge notice by a hearing board or
2hearing officer appointed by the Merit Board. The members of
3the hearing board or the hearing officer shall be selected from
4among the members of a panel established by the Merit Board
5after consultation with the Advisory Committee provided in
6Section 36c. The hearing board or hearing officer shall make
7and render findings of facts on the charges and transmit to the
8Merit Board a transcript of the evidence along with the hearing
9board's or hearing officer's findings of fact. The findings of
10the hearing board or hearing officer when approved by the Merit
11Board shall be certified to the employer. If cause for
12demotion, removal or discharge is found, the employee shall be
13immediately separated from the service. If cause is not found,
14the employee shall forthwith be reassigned to perform the
15duties of a position in his or her classification without loss
16of compensation. In the course of the hearing, the Executive
17Director of the Merit Board shall have power to administer
18oaths and to secure by subpoena the attendance and testimony of
19witnesses and the production of books and papers relevant to
20the inquiry.
21    The provisions of the Administrative Review Law and all
22amendments and modification thereof, and the rules adopted
23pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for
24the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the
25Merit Board hereby created. The term "administrative decision"
26is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-113, eff. 8-13-07.)
 
2    (110 ILCS 70/36t new)
3    Sec. 36t. General provisions.
4    (a) Open Meetings Act. The Merit Board and any committees
5and subdivisions thereof shall be subject to all provisions of
6the Open Meetings Act. The Merit Board is a "public body"
7within the meaning of that term as set forth in the Open
8Meetings Act.
9    (b) State Records Act. The Merit Board and any committees
10and subdivisions thereof shall be subject to all provisions of
11the State Records Act. The Merit Board is an "agency" within
12the meaning of that term as set forth in the State Records Act.
13    (c) Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Notwithstanding
14any provision of law to the contrary, any authority granted to
15the Merit Board to make and publish rules is strictly limited
16to the requirements of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
17Act, and no authority for the Merit Board to make and publish
18rules exists outside of the requirements of the Illinois
19Administrative Procedure Act. The Merit Board is an "agency"
20within the meaning of that term as set forth in the Illinois
21Administrative Procedure Act.".