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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Universities Civil Service Act is
5amended by changing Sections 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e, 36f, 36g,
636g-1, 36h, 36j, 36o, 36p, and 36s as follows:
 
7    (110 ILCS 70/36b)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b1)
8    Sec. 36b. Creation.
9    (1) A classified civil service system to be known as the
10State Universities Civil Service System is hereby created, and
11is hereinafter referred to as the University System.
12    (2) The purpose of the University System is to establish a
13sound program of personnel administration for the Illinois
14Community College Board, State Community College of East St.
15Louis (abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community
16College Act), Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
17University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
18University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
19University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
20University, the University of Illinois, the State Universities
21Civil Service System, the State Universities Retirement
22System, the State Scholarship Commission, and the Board of
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1promotions to positions in these agencies and institutions
2shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be
3ascertained by examination, except as specified in Section 36e.
4    (3) The University State Universities Civil Service System
5hereby created shall be a separate entity of the State of
6Illinois and shall be under the control of a Board to be known
7as the University Civil Service Merit Board, and is hereinafter
8referred to as the Merit Board.
9(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
10    (110 ILCS 70/36c)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b2)
11    Sec. 36c. The merit board. The Merit Board shall be
12composed of 11 members, 3 of whom shall be members of the Board
13of Trustees of the University of Illinois, one of whom shall be
14a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
15University, one of whom shall be a member of the Board of
16Trustees of Chicago State University, one of whom shall be a
17member of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University,
18one of whom shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of
19Governors State University, one of whom shall be a member of
20the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, one of whom
21shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern
22Illinois University, one of whom shall be a member of the Board
23of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, and one of whom
24shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
25University. The 7 new members required to be elected to the

 

 

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1Merit Board by their respective Boards of Trustees shall
2replace the 2 persons who, until the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of 1995, served as members of the Merit Board
4elected from the Board of Governors of State Colleges and
5Universities and the Board of Regents; and the terms of the
6members elected to the Merit Board from the Board of Governors
7of State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents
8shall terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
91995. The members of the Merit Board shall be elected by the
10respective Boards in which they hold membership and they shall
11serve at the pleasure of the electing Boards.
12    All members of the Merit Board shall serve without
13compensation but shall be reimbursed for any traveling expenses
14incurred in attending meetings of the Merit Board.
15    The Merit Board shall determine the number necessary for a
16quorum, elect its own chairperson chairman and set up an
17Executive Committee of its own members which shall have all of
18the powers of the Merit Board except as limited by the Merit
19Board.
20    The Merit Board shall cause to be elected a committee of
21not less than eleven members to be made up of Civil Service
22Employees, six of whom shall be nominated by and from the Civil
23Service Employees of the University of Illinois and one of whom
24shall be nominated by and from the Civil Service Employees of
25each of the other institutions specified in Section 36e, who
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1matters pertaining to the University System. This Advisory
2Committee shall meet at least quarterly and members of the
3Committee shall be reimbursed by their respective employers for
4time lost from work and for expenses incurred in attending
5meetings of the Committee.
6(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
7    (110 ILCS 70/36d)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b3)
8    Sec. 36d. Powers and duties of the Merit Board. The Merit
9Board shall have the power and duty: -
10        (1) To approve a classification plan prepared under its
11    direction, assigning to each class positions of
12    substantially similar duties. The Merit Board shall have
13    power to delegate to its Executive Director the duty of
14    assigning each position in the classified service to the
15    appropriate class in the classification plan approved by
16    the Merit Board.
17        (2) To prescribe the duties of each class of positions
18    and the qualifications required by employment in that
19    class.
20        (3) To prescribe the range of compensation for each
21    class or to fix a single rate of compensation for employees
22    in a particular class; and to establish other conditions of
23    employment which an employer and employee representatives
24    have agreed upon as fair and equitable. The Merit Board
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1    in those classifications in which, on January 1, 1952, any
2    employer is paying such prevailing rate and in such other
3    classes as the Merit Board may thereafter determine.
4    "Prevailing rate of wages" as used herein shall be the
5    wages paid generally in the locality in which the work is
6    being performed to employees engaged in work of a similar
7    character. Each employer covered by the University System
8    shall be authorized to negotiate with representatives of
9    employees to determine appropriate ranges or rates of
10    compensation or other conditions of employment and may
11    recommend to the Merit Board for establishment the rates or
12    ranges or other conditions of employment which the employer
13    and employee representatives have agreed upon as fair and
14    equitable. Any rates or ranges established prior to January
15    1, 1952, and hereafter, shall not be changed except in
16    accordance with the procedures herein provided.
17        (4) To recommend to the institutions and agencies
18    specified in Section 36e standards for hours of work,
19    holidays, sick leave, overtime compensation and vacation
20    for the purpose of improving conditions of employment
21    covered therein and for the purpose of insuring conformity
22    with the prevailing rate principal.
23        (5) To prescribe standards of examination for each
24    class, the examinations to be related to the duties of such
25    class. The Merit Board shall have power to delegate to the
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1    conduct and grading of examinations. Examinations may be
2    written, oral, by statement of training and experience, in
3    the form of tests of knowledge, skill, capacity, intellect,
4    aptitude; or, by any other method, which in the judgment of
5    the Merit Board is reasonable and practical for any
6    particular classification. Different examining procedures
7    may be determined for the examinations in different
8    classifications but all examinations in the same
9    classification shall be uniform.
10        (6) To authorize the continuous recruitment of
11    personnel and to that end, to delegate to the Executive
12    Director and his or her staff the power and the duty to
13    conduct open and continuous competitive examinations for
14    all classifications of employment.
15        (7) To cause to be established, from the results of
16    examinations, registers for each class of positions in the
17    classified service of the University State Universities
18    Civil Service System, of the persons who shall attain the
19    minimum mark fixed by the Merit Board for the examination;
20    and such persons shall take rank upon the registers as
21    candidates in the order of their relative excellence as
22    determined by examination, without reference to priority
23    of time of examination.
24        (8) To provide by its rules for promotions in the
25    classified service. Vacancies shall be filled by promotion
26    whenever practicable. For the purpose of this paragraph, an

 

 

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1    advancement in class shall constitute a promotion.
2        (8.5) To issue subpoenas to secure the attendance and
3    testimony of witnesses and the production of books and
4    papers in the course of any investigation or hearing
5    conducted pursuant to the Act.
6        (9) (Blank). To set a probationary period of employment
7    of no less than 6 months and no longer than 12 months for
8    each class of positions in the classification plan, the
9    length of the probationary period for each class to be
10    determined by the Director.
11        (10) To provide by its rules for employment at regular
12    rates of compensation of persons with physical
13    disabilities in positions in which the disability does not
14    prevent the individual from furnishing satisfactory
15    service.
16        (11) To make and publish rules, to carry out the
17    purpose of the University State Universities Civil Service
18    System and for examination, appointments, transfers and
19    removals and for maintaining and keeping records of the
20    efficiency of officers and employees and groups of officers
21    and employees in accordance with the provisions of Sections
22    36b to 36q, inclusive, and said Merit Board may from time
23    to time make changes in such rules.
24        (12) To appoint an Executive a Director who shall
25    appoint staff to and such assistants and other clerical and
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1    administer Sections 36b to 36q, inclusive. To authorize the
2    Executive Director to appoint a Designated Employer
3    Representative an assistant resident at the place of
4    employment of each employer specified in Section 36e, and
5    this Designated Employer Representative assistant may be
6    authorized to give examinations and to certify names from
7    the regional registers provided in Section 36k. The
8    enumeration of specific duties and powers that the Merit
9    Board may delegate to the Executive Director in this
10    Section does not preclude the Merit Board from delegating
11    other duties and powers to the Executive Director.
12        (13) To submit to the Governor of this state on or
13    before November 1 of each year prior to the regular session
14    of the General Assembly a report of the University System's
15    business and an estimate of the amount of appropriation
16    from state funds required for the purpose of administering
17    the University System.
18        (14) To authorize the creation and use of pilot
19    programs to further the goals of the Act, which may be
20    inconsistent with any rules adopted by the Merit Board,
21    provided that such programs are of limited duration and do
22    not reduce any rights or benefits of employees subject to
23    this Act.
24(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
25    (110 ILCS 70/36e)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b4)

 

 

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1    Sec. 36e. Coverage. All employees of the Illinois Community
2College Board, State Community College of East St. Louis
3(abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community College
4Act), Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University,
5Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University,
6Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
7Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, the
8University of Illinois, the University State Universities
9Civil Service System, the State Universities Retirement
10System, the State Scholarship Commission, and the Board of
11Higher Education, shall be covered by the University System
12described in Sections 36b to 36q, inclusive, of this Act,
13except the following persons:
14        (1) The members and officers of the Merit Board and the
15    board of trustees, and the commissioners of the
16    institutions and agencies covered hereunder;
17        (2) The presidents and vice-presidents of each
18    educational institution;
19        (3) Other principal administrative employees of each
20    institution and agency as determined by the Merit Board;
21        (4) The teaching, research and extension faculties of
22    each institution and agency;
23        (5) Students employed under rules prescribed by the
24    Merit Board, without examination or certification.
25(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 70/36f)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b5)
2    Sec. 36f. Examinations.
3    (a) All examinations given under the University System
4shall be open to all applicants who are citizens of or
5residents in the State of Illinois and who can qualify by
6training and experience for the position for which application
7is made. In examinations for technical positions for which no
8qualified residents of this State are available the residence
9requirement may be waived.
10    (b) Examinations may be written; oral; by statement of
11training and experience; in the form of tests of knowledge,
12skill, capacity, intellect, or aptitude; or by any other method
13which, in the judgment of the Merit Board, is reasonable and
14practical for any particular classification. The examinations
15shall be practical and shall relate to the classification for
16which the examination is given. No question in any examination
17shall relate to political or religious affiliation or racial
18origins of the examinee.
19    (c) Different examining procedures may be determined for
20the examinations in different classifications, but all
21examinations in the same classification must be uniform. The
22examination requirement for the initial appointment, entry
23level position only, of law enforcement personnel may be waived
24if an applicant has satisfied all the requirements established
25by the Illinois Police Training Act for appointment of law
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1waiver by rule. Additional positions, entry level only, may
2have the examination requirement waived if the occupational
3standards are regulated by the Department of Financial and
4Professional Regulation, as designated by the Merit Board and
5provided for in adopted rules.
6(Source: Laws 1951, p. 1289.)
 
7    (110 ILCS 70/36g)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b6)
8    Sec. 36g. Appropriate For the granting of appropriate
9preference in entrance examinations to qualified persons who
10have been members of the armed forces of the United States or
11to qualified persons who, while citizens of the United States,
12were members of the armed forces of allies of the United States
13in time of hostilities with a foreign country, and to certain
14other persons as set forth in this Section.
15    (a) As used in this Section:
16        (1) "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means
17    any period of time in the past, present, or future during
18    which a declaration of war by the United States Congress
19    has been or is in effect or during which an emergency
20    condition has been or is in effect that is recognized by
21    the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a
22    Presidential executive order and in which the armed forces
23    expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are
24    awarded according to Presidential executive order.
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1    United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast
2    Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine that constitutes
3    active duty under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
4    shall also be considered service in the Armed Forces of the
5    United States for purposes of this Section.
6    (b) The preference granted under this Section shall be in
7the form of points added to the final grades of the persons if
8they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear on the list
9of those eligible for appointments.
10    (c) A veteran is qualified for a preference of 10 points if
11the veteran currently holds proof of a service connected
12disability from the United States Department of Veterans
13Affairs or an allied country or if the veteran is a recipient
14of the Purple Heart.
15    (d) A veteran who has served during a time of hostilities
16with a foreign country is qualified for a preference of 5
17points if the veteran served under one or more of the following
18conditions:
19        (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
20        (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities
21    regardless of the length of engagement, or
22        (3) The veteran was discharged on the basis of
23    hardship, or
24        (4) The veteran was released from active duty because
25    of a service connected disability and was discharged under
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1    (e) A person not eligible for a preference under subsection
2(c) or (d) is qualified for a preference of 3 points if the
3person has served in the armed forces of the United States, the
4Illinois National Guard, or any reserve component of the armed
5forces of the United States and the person: (1) served for at
6least 6 months and has been discharged under honorable
7conditions or (2) has been discharged on the ground of hardship
8or (3) was released from active duty because of a service
9connected disability. An active member of the National Guard or
10a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States is
11eligible for the preference if the member meets the service
12requirements of this subsection (e).
13    (f) The rank order of persons entitled to a preference on
14eligible lists shall be determined on the basis of their
15augmented ratings. When the Executive Director establishes
16eligible lists on the basis of category ratings such as
17"superior", "excellent", "well-qualified", and "qualified",
18the veteran eligibles in each such category shall be preferred
19for appointment before the non-veteran eligibles in the same
20category.
21    (g) Employees in positions covered by this Act who, while
22in good standing, leave to engage in military service during a
23period of hostility, shall be given credit for seniority
24purposes for time served in the armed forces.
25    (h) A surviving unremarried spouse of a veteran who
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1who suffered a service connected disability that prevents the
2veteran from qualifying for civil service employment shall be
3entitled to the same preference to which the veteran would have
4been entitled under this Section.
5    (i) A preference shall also be given to the following
6individuals: 10 points for one parent of an unmarried veteran
7who suffered a service connected death or a service connected
8disability that prevents the veteran from qualifying for civil
9service employment. The first parent to receive a civil service
10appointment shall be the parent entitled to the preference.
11(Source: P.A. 87-796.)
 
12    (110 ILCS 70/36g-1)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b6.1)
13    Sec. 36g-1. Active military service. Any employee of any
14institution or agency subject to this Act State Community
15College of East St. Louis (abolished under Section 2-12.1 of
16the Public Community College Act), Southern Illinois
17University, the University of Illinois, any university under
18the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents, or any college or
19university under the jurisdiction of the Board of Governors of
20State Colleges and Universities who is a member of any reserve
21component of the United States Armed Services, including the
22Illinois National Guard, and who is mobilized to active
23military duty on or after August 1, 1990 as a result of an
24order of the President of the United States, shall, for each
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1August 1, 1990 continue to receive the same regular
2compensation that he or she receives or was receiving as an
3employee of that educational institution or agency at the time
4he or she is or was so mobilized to active military duty, plus
5any health insurance and other benefits he or she is or was
6receiving or accruing at that time, minus the amount of his or
7her base pay for military service, and shall be given credit
8for seniority purposes for the duration of his or her active
9military service.
10    In the event any provision of a collective bargaining
11agreement or any policy of the educational institution covering
12any employee so ordered to active duty is more generous than
13the provisions contained in this Section, that collective
14bargaining agreement or policy shall be controlling.
15(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
16    (110 ILCS 70/36h)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b7)
17    Sec. 36h. Appointment.
18    (1) Whenever an employer covered by the University System
19has a position which needs to be filled, this employer shall
20inform the Executive Director of the Merit Board. The Executive
21Director shall then certify to the employer the names and
22addresses of the persons with the 3 highest scores on the
23register for the classification to which the position is
24assigned. The employer shall select one of these persons
25certified for the position and shall notify the Executive

 

 

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1Director of the Merit Board of the selection. If less than 3
2scores appear on the appropriate register, the Executive
3Director shall certify the names and addresses of all persons
4on the register.
5    (2) All appointments shall be for a probationary period of
6no less than 6 months and no longer than 12 months for each
7class of positions in the classification plan, the length of
8the probationary period for each class having been determined
9by the Executive Director, except that persons first appointed
10to any police department of any university or college subject
11to this Act covered by the University System after the
12effective date of this amendatory Act of 1979 shall be on
13probation for one year. The service during the probationary
14period shall be deemed to be a part of the examination. During
15the probationary period, the employee may be dismissed if the
16employer determines that the employee has failed to demonstrate
17the ability and the qualifications necessary to furnish
18satisfactory service. The employer shall notify the Executive
19Director in writing of such dismissal. If an employee is not so
20dismissed during his or her probationary period, his or her
21appointment shall be deemed complete at the end of the period.
22    (3) No person shall be appointed to any police department
23of any university or college covered by the University System
24unless he or she possesses a high school diploma or an
25equivalent high school education and unless he or she is a
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1convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.
2(Source: P.A. 99-72, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
3    (110 ILCS 70/36j)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b9)
4    Sec. 36j. Promotions.
5    (a) The Merit Board shall by rules provide for promotions
6on the basis of ability and experience and seniority in service
7and examination and to provide in all cases where it is
8practicable that vacancies will be filled by promotion. For the
9purpose of this Section, an advancement in class shall
10constitute a promotion.
11    (b) The Merit Board shall by rule fix lines of promotion
12from such several offices and places to superior offices or
13places in all cases where, in the judgment of the Merit Board,
14the duties of such several positions directly tend to fit the
15incumbent for a superior position.
16    (c) Employees promoted in the promotional line shall have
17their seniority for the highest position held on the basis of
18length of service in that classification. For the next lower
19classification the employee may add his seniority in the higher
20classification to that in the lower to determine seniority in
21the lower classification. Whenever a superior position in the
22promotional line in the classified civil service under the
23University System is to be filled, the Executive Director shall
24certify to the employer, in the order of their seniority, the
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1the promotional register for the class or grade to which said
2position belongs. The employer shall appoint one of those
3persons whose names were certified by the Executive Director.
4    (d) Appointments to superior positions in the promotional
5line shall be on probation for a period of no less than 6
6months and no longer than 12 months for each class of positions
7in the classification plan, the length of the probationary
8period having been determined by the Executive Director.
9Persons so appointed may be demoted at any time during the
10period of probation if, in the opinion of the employer, they
11have failed to demonstrate the ability and the qualifications
12necessary to furnish satisfactory service, but shall not be
13discharged from the superior position if they have previously
14completed a probationary period in an inferior position in the
15promotional line.
16    (e) Employees promoted in the promotional line shall have
17their seniority for the highest position held on the basis of
18length of service in that classification. For the next lower
19classification, the employee may add his or her seniority in
20the higher classification to that in the lower to determine
21seniority in the lower classification.
22    (f) Whenever a person is promoted to a superior position in
23the promotional line prior to the completion of the
24probationary period in any one of the positions in the
25classified civil service under the University System, total
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1positions shall be combined to establish certified status and
2seniority in the inferior position.
3(Source: P.A. 99-72, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
4    (110 ILCS 70/36o)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b14)
5    Sec. 36o. Demotion, removal, and discharge.
6    (a) After the completion of his or her probationary period,
7no employee shall be demoted, removed or discharged except for
8just cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to
9be heard in his or her own defense if he or she makes a written
10request for a hearing to the Merit Board within 15 days after
11the serving of the written charges upon him or her.
12    (b) Upon the filing of such a request for a hearing, the
13Merit Board shall grant such hearing by a hearing board or
14hearing officer appointed by the Merit Board to commence be
15held within 45 days from the date of the service of the
16demotion, removal, or discharge notice, which may be continued
17from time to time by a hearing board or hearing officer
18appointed by the Merit Board. The members of the hearing board
19or the hearing officer shall be selected from among the members
20of a panel established by the Merit Board after consultation
21with the Advisory Committee provided in Section 36c. The
22hearing board or hearing officer shall make and render findings
23of facts on the charges and transmit to the Merit Board a
24transcript of the evidence along with the hearing board's or
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1board or hearing officer when approved by the Merit Board shall
2be certified to the parties employer.
3    (c) If cause for demotion, removal, or discharge is found,
4the employee shall be immediately demoted, removed, or
5discharged separated from the service. If cause is not found,
6the employee shall forthwith be reassigned to perform the
7duties of a position in his or her classification without loss
8of compensation.
9    (d) In the course of the hearing, the Executive Director of
10the Merit Board shall have power to administer oaths and to
11secure by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses
12and the production of books and papers relevant to the inquiry.
13    (e) The provisions of the Administrative Review Law and all
14amendments and modification thereof, and the rules adopted
15pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for
16the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the
17Merit Board hereby created. The term "administrative decision"
18is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
19(Source: P.A. 95-113, eff. 8-13-07.)
 
20    (110 ILCS 70/36p)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b15)
21    Sec. 36p. Nondiscrimination. In the administration of the
22University System, no applicant shall be denied employment by
23the Merit Board or by any employer subject to this Act because
24of race, color, sex, national origin, religious or political
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1protection status, disability, military status, sexual
2orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable military discharge, as
3defined in the Illinois Human Rights Act, except that any
4applicant for employment may be required as a condition of
5employment, to sign a valid oath attesting his loyalty to the
6state and the United States.
7(Source: P.A. 78-842.)
 
8    (110 ILCS 70/36s)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b18)
9    Sec. 36s. Supported employees.
10    (a) The Merit Board shall develop and implement a supported
11employment program. It shall be the goal of the program to
12appoint a minimum of 10 supported employees to State University
13civil service positions before June 30, 1992.
14    (b) The Merit Board shall designate a liaison to work with
15State agencies and departments, any funder or provider or both,
16and State universities in the implementation of a supported
17employment program.
18    (c) As used in this Section:
19        (1) "Supported employee" means any individual who:
20            (A) has a severe physical or mental disability
21        which seriously limits functional capacities,
22        including but not limited to, mobility, communication,
23        self-care, self-direction, work tolerance or work
24        skills, in terms of employability as defined,
25        determined and certified by the Department of Human

 

 

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1        Services; and
2            (B) has one or more physical or mental disabilities
3        resulting from amputation; arthritis; blindness;
4        cancer; cerebral palsy; cystic fibrosis; deafness;
5        heart disease; hemiplegia; respiratory or pulmonary
6        dysfunction; an intellectual disability; mental
7        illness; multiple sclerosis; muscular dystrophy;
8        musculoskeletal disorders; neurological disorders,
9        including stroke and epilepsy; paraplegia;
10        quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions; sickle
11        cell anemia; and end-stage renal disease; or another
12        disability or combination of disabilities determined
13        on the basis of an evaluation of rehabilitation
14        potential to cause comparable substantial functional
15        limitation.
16        (2) "Supported employment" means competitive work in
17    integrated work settings:
18            (A) for individuals with severe disabilities for
19        whom competitive employment has not traditionally
20        occurred, or
21            (B) for individuals for whom competitive
22        employment has been interrupted or intermittent as a
23        result of a severe disability, and who because of their
24        disability, need on-going support services to perform
25        such work. The term includes transitional employment
26        for individuals with chronic mental illness.

 

 

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1        (3) "Participation in a supported employee program"
2    means participation as a supported employee that is not
3    based on the expectation that an individual will have the
4    skills to perform all the duties in a job class, but on the
5    assumption that with support and adaptation, or both, a job
6    can be designed to take advantage of the supported
7    employee's special strengths.
8        (4) "Funder" means any entity either State, local or
9    federal, or private not-for-profit or for-profit that
10    provides monies to programs that provide services related
11    to supported employment.
12        (5) "Provider" means any entity either public or
13    private that provides technical support and services to any
14    department or agency subject to the control of the
15    Governor, the Secretary of State or the University Civil
16    Service System.
17    (d) The Merit Board shall establish job classifications for
18supported employees who may be appointed into the
19classifications without open competitive testing requirements.
20Supported employees shall serve in a trial employment capacity
21for not less than 3 or more than 12 months.
22    (e) The Merit Board shall maintain a record of all
23individuals hired as supported employees. The record shall
24include:
25        (1) the number of supported employees initially
26    appointed;

 

 

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1        (2) the number of supported employees who successfully
2    complete the trial employment periods; and
3        (3) the number of permanent targeted positions by
4    titles.
5    (f) The Merit Board shall submit an annual report to the
6General Assembly regarding the employment progress of
7supported employees, with recommendations for legislative
8action.
9(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)