(15 ILCS 510/8) (from Ch. 130, par. 108)
Sec. 8.
Hearings - disciplinary action.
No covered officer or
employee may be removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended for a period of
more than 30 calendar days, except for cause, upon written charges approved
by the Division of Personnel, and after an opportunity to be heard in his
own defense if he makes written request to the Board within 15 calendar
days after the serving of the written charges upon him. Upon the receipt
of such a request for hearing, the Board shall grant a hearing within 30
calendar days. The time and place of the hearing shall be fixed by the
Board, and due notice thereof shall be given the Division of Personnel and
the employee. The hearing shall be public, and the officer or employee is
entitled to call witnesses in his own defense and to have the aid of
counsel. The finding of the Board shall be rendered within 60 calendar
days after the receipt of the transcript of the proceeding.
If the finding and decision are not rendered within 60 calendar days after
the receipt of the transcript of the proceedings, the employee shall be
considered to be reinstated and shall receive full compensation for the
period for which he was suspended. The finding and decision of the Board
or officer of the Board appointed by it to conduct such investigation, when
approved by the Board, shall be certified to the Treasurer and shall be
forthwith enforced. In making its finding and decision, or in approving
the finding and decision of some officer of the Board appointed by it to
conduct such investigation, the Board may, for disciplinary purposes,
suspend an employee for a period of time not to exceed 90 calendar days,
and in no event to exceed a period of 120 calendar days from the date of
any suspension of such employee, pending investigation of such charges. If
the Board certifies a decision that an officer or employee is to be
retained in his position and if it does not order a suspension for
disciplinary purposes, the officer or employee shall receive full
compensation for any period during which he was suspended pending the
investigation of the charges.
Nothing in this Section shall limit the authority of the Treasurer to
suspend an employee for a reasonable period not exceeding 30 calendar days.
(Source: P.A. 85-1167.)
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