Public Act 098-0175
 
SB0206 EnrolledLRB098 05394 MLW 35428 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Secretary of State Merit Employment Code is
amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 310/12)  (from Ch. 124, par. 112)
    Sec. 12.
    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), employees
Employees of the Office of the Secretary of State - election to
public office - leave of absence - re-entry of service. Any
person holding a position in the Office of the Secretary of
State, who is elected to public office, shall, upon request, be
granted a leave of absence, without pay, from such position.
The leave of absence shall continue so long as he or she
remains an elected officer or for a period of 5 years,
whichever is shorter. and for a period of 30 calendar days
thereafter.
    If such person files a written request with the Director of
Personnel to re-enter active service with the Office of the
Secretary of State within the such 30 day period following the
termination of his or her leave of absence he or she may shall
be reinstated to his or her former position or a position of
comparable duties, responsibilities, and pay. The Office of the
Secretary of State shall, by mail, notify an employee on leave
of absence under this Section on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly of the leave of
absence change.
    (b) Employees on leave of absence under this Section on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
Assembly are subject to the following conditions:
        (1) An employee whose leave of absence has not exceeded
    5 years shall be subject to the requirements of subsection
    (a) of this Section.
        (2) An employee whose leave of absence has exceeded 5
    years shall not be barred from re-entering active service
    by the 5 year limit under subsection (a) of this Section if
    the employee files a written request to re-enter active
    service as required under subsection (a) of this Section
    within 30 days of the date that the Secretary of State
    mailed the notice to the employee as required under
    subsection (a) of this Section. The Secretary of State may
    reinstate the employee as provided in subsection (a) of
    this Section.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/5/2013