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1 | | Notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, rule, or other law |
2 | | to the contrary, all original appointments to an affected |
3 | | department to which this Section applies shall be administered |
4 | | in the manner provided for in this Section. Provisions of the |
5 | | Illinois Municipal Code, municipal ordinances, and rules |
6 | | adopted pursuant to such authority and other laws relating to |
7 | | initial hiring of firefighters in affected departments shall |
8 | | continue to apply to the extent they are compatible with this |
9 | | Section, but in the event of a conflict between this Section |
10 | | and any other law, this Section shall control. |
11 | | A home rule or non-home rule municipality may not |
12 | | administer its fire department process for original |
13 | | appointments in a manner that is less stringent than this |
14 | | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of |
15 | | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the |
16 | | concurrent exercise by home rule units of the powers and |
17 | | functions exercised by the State. |
18 | | A municipality that is operating under a court order or |
19 | | consent decree regarding original appointments to a full-time |
20 | | fire department before the effective date of this amendatory |
21 | | Act of the 97th General Assembly is exempt from the |
22 | | requirements of this Section for the duration of the court |
23 | | order or consent decree. |
24 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection |
25 | | (a), this Section does not apply to a municipality with more |
26 | | than 1,000,000 inhabitants. |
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1 | | (b) Original appointments. All original appointments made |
2 | | to an affected fire department shall be made from a register of |
3 | | eligibles established in accordance with the processes |
4 | | established by this Section. Only persons who meet or exceed |
5 | | the performance standards required by this Section shall be |
6 | | placed on a register of eligibles for original appointment to |
7 | | an affected fire department. |
8 | | Whenever an appointing authority authorizes action to hire |
9 | | a person to perform the duties of a firefighter or to hire a |
10 | | firefighter-paramedic to fill a position that is a new position |
11 | | or vacancy due to resignation, discharge, promotion, death, the |
12 | | granting of a disability or retirement pension, or any other |
13 | | cause, the appointing authority shall appoint to that position |
14 | | the person with the highest ranking on the final eligibility |
15 | | list. If the appointing authority has reason to conclude that |
16 | | the highest ranked person fails to meet the minimum standards |
17 | | for the position or if the appointing authority believes an |
18 | | alternate candidate would better serve the needs of the |
19 | | department, then the appointing authority has the right to pass |
20 | | over the highest ranked person and appoint either: (i) any |
21 | | person who has a ranking in the top 5% of the register of |
22 | | eligibles or (ii) any person who is among the top 5 highest |
23 | | ranked persons on the list of eligibles if the number of people |
24 | | who have a ranking in the top 5% of the register of eligibles |
25 | | is less than 5 people. |
26 | | Any candidate may pass on an appointment once without |
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1 | | losing his or her position on the register of eligibles. Any |
2 | | candidate who passes a second time may be removed from the list |
3 | | by the appointing authority provided that such action shall not |
4 | | prejudice a person's opportunities to participate in future |
5 | | examinations, including an examination held during the time a |
6 | | candidate is already on the municipality's register of |
7 | | eligibles. |
8 | | The sole authority to issue certificates of appointment |
9 | | shall be vested in the Civil Service Commission. All |
10 | | certificates of appointment issued to any officer or member of |
11 | | an affected department shall be signed by the chairperson and |
12 | | secretary, respectively, of the commission upon appointment of |
13 | | such officer or member to the affected department by the |
14 | | commission. Each person who accepts a certificate of |
15 | | appointment and successfully completes his or her probationary |
16 | | period shall be enrolled as a firefighter and as a regular |
17 | | member of the fire department. |
18 | | For the purposes of this Section, "firefighter" means any |
19 | | person who has been prior to, on, or after the effective date |
20 | | of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly appointed |
21 | | to a fire department or fire protection district or employed by |
22 | | a State university and sworn or commissioned to perform |
23 | | firefighter duties or paramedic duties, or both, except that |
24 | | the following persons are not included: part-time |
25 | | firefighters; auxiliary, reserve, or voluntary firefighters, |
26 | | including paid-on-call firefighters; clerks and dispatchers or |
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1 | | other civilian employees of a fire department or fire |
2 | | protection district who are not routinely expected to perform |
3 | | firefighter duties; and elected officials. |
4 | | (c) Qualification for placement on register of eligibles. |
5 | | The purpose of establishing a register of eligibles is to |
6 | | identify applicants who possess and demonstrate the mental |
7 | | aptitude and physical ability to perform the duties required of |
8 | | members of the fire department in order to provide the highest |
9 | | quality of service to the public. To this end, all applicants |
10 | | for original appointment to an affected fire department shall |
11 | | be subject to examination and testing which shall be public, |
12 | | competitive, and open to all applicants unless the municipality |
13 | | shall by ordinance limit applicants to residents of the |
14 | | municipality, county or counties in which the municipality is |
15 | | located, State, or nation. Any examination and testing |
16 | | procedure utilized under subsection (e) of this Section shall |
17 | | be supported by appropriate validation evidence and shall |
18 | | comply with all applicable State and federal laws. |
19 | | Municipalities may establish educational, emergency medical |
20 | | service licensure, and other pre-requisites for participation |
21 | | in an examination or for hire as a firefighter. Any |
22 | | municipality may charge a fee to cover the costs of the |
23 | | application process. |
24 | | Residency requirements in effect at the time an individual |
25 | | enters the fire service of a municipality cannot be made more |
26 | | restrictive for that individual during his or her period of |
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1 | | service for that municipality, or be made a condition of |
2 | | promotion, except for the rank or position of fire chief and |
3 | | for no more than 2 positions that rank immediately below that |
4 | | of the chief rank which are appointed positions pursuant to the |
5 | | Fire Department Promotion Act. |
6 | | No person who is 35 years of age or older shall be eligible |
7 | | to take an examination for a position as a firefighter unless |
8 | | the person has had previous employment status as a firefighter |
9 | | in the regularly constituted fire department of the |
10 | | municipality, except as provided in this Section. The age |
11 | | limitation does not apply to: |
12 | | (1) any person previously employed as a full-time |
13 | | firefighter in a regularly constituted fire department of |
14 | | (i) any municipality or fire protection district located in |
15 | | Illinois, (ii) a fire protection district whose |
16 | | obligations were assumed by a municipality under Section 21 |
17 | | of the Fire Protection District Act, or (iii) a |
18 | | municipality whose obligations were taken over by a fire |
19 | | protection district, |
20 | | (2) any person who has served a municipality as a |
21 | | regularly enrolled volunteer, paid-on-call, or part-time |
22 | | firefighter for the 5 years immediately preceding the time |
23 | | that the municipality begins to use full-time firefighters |
24 | | to provide all or part of its fire protection service, or |
25 | | (3) any person who turned 35 while serving as a member |
26 | | of the active or reserve components of any of the branches |
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1 | | of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National |
2 | | Guard of any state, whose service was characterized as |
3 | | honorable or under honorable, if separated from the |
4 | | military, and is currently under the age of 40. |
5 | | No person who is under 21 years of age shall be eligible |
6 | | for employment as a firefighter. |
7 | | No applicant shall be examined concerning his or her |
8 | | political or religious opinions or affiliations. The |
9 | | examinations shall be conducted by the commissioners of the |
10 | | municipality or their designees and agents. |
11 | | No municipality shall require that any firefighter |
12 | | appointed to the lowest rank serve a probationary employment |
13 | | period of longer than one year of actual active employment, |
14 | | which may exclude periods of training, or injury or illness |
15 | | leaves, including duty related leave, in excess of 30 calendar |
16 | | days. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, |
17 | | the probationary employment period limitation may be extended |
18 | | for a firefighter who is required, as a condition of |
19 | | employment, to be a licensed paramedic, during which time the |
20 | | sole reason that a firefighter may be discharged without a |
21 | | hearing is for failing to meet the requirements for paramedic |
22 | | licensure. |
23 | | In the event that any applicant who has been found eligible |
24 | | for appointment and whose name has been placed upon the final |
25 | | eligibility register provided for in this Division 1 has not |
26 | | been appointed to a firefighter position within one year after |
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1 | | the date of his or her physical ability examination, the |
2 | | commission may cause a second examination to be made of that |
3 | | applicant's physical ability prior to his or her appointment. |
4 | | If, after the second examination, the physical ability of the |
5 | | applicant shall be found to be less than the minimum standard |
6 | | fixed by the rules of the commission, the applicant shall not |
7 | | be appointed. The applicant's name may be retained upon the |
8 | | register of candidates eligible for appointment and when next |
9 | | reached for certification and appointment that applicant may be |
10 | | again examined as provided in this Section, and if the physical |
11 | | ability of that applicant is found to be less than the minimum |
12 | | standard fixed by the rules of the commission, the applicant |
13 | | shall not be appointed, and the name of the applicant shall be |
14 | | removed from the register. |
15 | | (d) Notice, examination, and testing components. Notice of |
16 | | the time, place, general scope, merit criteria for any |
17 | | subjective component, and fee of every examination shall be |
18 | | given by the commission, by a publication at least 2 weeks |
19 | | preceding the examination: (i) in one or more newspapers |
20 | | published in the municipality, or if no newspaper is published |
21 | | therein, then in one or more newspapers with a general |
22 | | circulation within the municipality, or (ii) on the |
23 | | municipality's Internet website. Additional notice of the |
24 | | examination may be given as the commission shall prescribe. |
25 | | The examination and qualifying standards for employment of |
26 | | firefighters shall be based on: mental aptitude, physical |
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1 | | ability, preferences, moral character, and health. The mental |
2 | | aptitude, physical ability, and preference components shall |
3 | | determine an applicant's qualification for and placement on the |
4 | | final register of eligibles. The examination may also include a |
5 | | subjective component based on merit criteria as determined by |
6 | | the commission. Scores from the examination must be made |
7 | | available to the public. |
8 | | (e) Mental aptitude. No person who does not possess at |
9 | | least a high school diploma or an equivalent high school |
10 | | education shall be placed on a register of eligibles. |
11 | | Examination of an applicant's mental aptitude shall be based |
12 | | upon a written examination. The examination shall be practical |
13 | | in character and relate to those matters that fairly test the |
14 | | capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties |
15 | | performed by members of a fire department. Written examinations |
16 | | shall be administered in a manner that ensures the security and |
17 | | accuracy of the scores achieved. |
18 | | (f) Physical ability. All candidates shall be required to |
19 | | undergo an examination of their physical ability to perform the |
20 | | essential functions included in the duties they may be called |
21 | | upon to perform as a member of a fire department. For the |
22 | | purposes of this Section, essential functions of the job are |
23 | | functions associated with duties that a firefighter may be |
24 | | called upon to perform in response to emergency calls. The |
25 | | frequency of the occurrence of those duties as part of the fire |
26 | | department's regular routine shall not be a controlling factor |
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1 | | in the design of examination criteria or evolutions selected |
2 | | for testing. These physical examinations shall be open, |
3 | | competitive, and based on industry standards designed to test |
4 | | each applicant's physical abilities in the following |
5 | | dimensions: |
6 | | (1) Muscular strength to perform tasks and evolutions |
7 | | that may be required in the performance of duties including |
8 | | grip strength, leg strength, and arm strength. Tests shall |
9 | | be conducted under anaerobic as well as aerobic conditions |
10 | | to test both the candidate's speed and endurance in |
11 | | performing tasks and evolutions. Tasks tested may be based |
12 | | on standards developed, or approved, by the local |
13 | | appointing authority. |
14 | | (2) The ability to climb ladders, operate from heights, |
15 | | walk or crawl in the dark along narrow and uneven surfaces, |
16 | | and operate in proximity to hazardous environments. |
17 | | (3) The ability to carry out critical, time-sensitive, |
18 | | and complex problem solving during physical exertion in |
19 | | stressful and hazardous environments. The testing |
20 | | environment may be hot and dark with tightly enclosed |
21 | | spaces, flashing lights, sirens, and other distractions. |
22 | | The tests utilized to measure each applicant's
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23 | | capabilities in each of these dimensions may be tests based on
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24 | | industry standards currently in use or equivalent tests |
25 | | approved by the Joint Labor-Management Committee of the Office |
26 | | of the State Fire Marshal. |
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1 | | Physical ability examinations administered under this |
2 | | Section shall be conducted with a reasonable number of proctors |
3 | | and monitors, open to the public, and subject to reasonable |
4 | | regulations of the commission. |
5 | | (g) Scoring of examination components. Appointing |
6 | | authorities may create a preliminary eligibility register. A |
7 | | person shall be placed on the list based upon his or her |
8 | | passage of the written examination or the passage of the |
9 | | written examination and the physical ability component. |
10 | | Passage of the written examination means attaining the minimum |
11 | | score set by the commission. Minimum scores should be set by |
12 | | the commission so as to demonstrate a candidate's ability to |
13 | | perform the essential functions of the job. The minimum score |
14 | | set by the commission shall be supported by appropriate |
15 | | validation evidence and shall comply with all applicable State |
16 | | and federal laws. The appointing authority may conduct the |
17 | | physical ability component and any subjective components |
18 | | subsequent to the posting of the preliminary eligibility |
19 | | register. |
20 | | The examination components for an initial eligibility |
21 | | register shall be graded on a 100-point scale. A person's |
22 | | position on the list shall be determined by the following: (i)
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23 | | the person's score on the written examination, (ii) the person
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24 | | successfully passing the physical ability component, and (iii) |
25 | | the
person's results on any subjective component as described |
26 | | in
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1 | | In order to qualify for placement on the final eligibility |
2 | | register, an applicant's score on the written examination, |
3 | | before any applicable preference points or subjective points |
4 | | are applied, shall be at or above the minimum score set by the |
5 | | commission. The local appointing authority may prescribe the |
6 | | score to qualify for placement on the final eligibility |
7 | | register, but the score shall not be less than the minimum |
8 | | score set by the commission. |
9 | | The commission shall prepare and keep a register of persons |
10 | | whose total score is not less than the minimum score for |
11 | | passage and who have passed the physical ability examination. |
12 | | These persons shall take rank upon the register as candidates |
13 | | in the order of their relative excellence based on the highest |
14 | | to the lowest total points scored on the mental aptitude, |
15 | | subjective component, and preference components of the test |
16 | | administered in accordance with this Section. No more than 60 |
17 | | days after each examination, an initial eligibility list shall |
18 | | be posted by the commission. The list shall include the final |
19 | | grades of the candidates without reference to priority of the |
20 | | time of examination and subject to claim for preference credit. |
21 | | Commissions may conduct additional examinations, including |
22 | | without limitation a polygraph test, after a final eligibility |
23 | | register is established and before it expires with the |
24 | | candidates ranked by total score without regard to date of |
25 | | examination. No more than 60 days after each examination, an |
26 | | initial eligibility list shall be posted by the commission |
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1 | | showing the final grades of the candidates without reference to |
2 | | priority of time of examination and subject to claim for |
3 | | preference credit. |
4 | | (h) Preferences. The following are preferences: |
5 | | (1) Veteran preference. Persons who were engaged in the |
6 | | military service of the United States for a period of at |
7 | | least one year of active duty and who were honorably |
8 | | discharged therefrom, or who are now or have been members |
9 | | on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval |
10 | | service, shall be preferred for appointment to and |
11 | | employment with the fire department of an affected |
12 | | department. |
13 | | (2) Fire cadet preference. Persons who have |
14 | | successfully completed 2 years of study in fire techniques |
15 | | or cadet training within a cadet program established under |
16 | | the rules of the Joint Labor and Management Committee |
17 | | (JLMC), as defined in Section 50 of the Fire Department |
18 | | Promotion Act, may be preferred for appointment to and |
19 | | employment with the fire department. |
20 | | (3) Educational preference. Persons who have |
21 | | successfully obtained an associate's degree in the field of |
22 | | fire service or emergency medical services, or a bachelor's |
23 | | degree from an accredited college or university may be |
24 | | preferred for appointment to and employment with the fire |
25 | | department. |
26 | | (4) Paramedic preference. Persons who have obtained a |
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1 | | license as a paramedic may be preferred for appointment to |
2 | | and employment with the fire department of an affected |
3 | | department providing emergency medical services. |
4 | | (5) Experience preference. All persons employed by a |
5 | | municipality who have been paid-on-call or part-time |
6 | | certified Firefighter II, certified Firefighter III, State |
7 | | of Illinois or nationally licensed EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or |
8 | | paramedic, or any combination of those capacities may be |
9 | | awarded up to a maximum of 5 points. However, the applicant |
10 | | may not be awarded more than 0.5 points for each complete |
11 | | year of paid-on-call or part-time service. Applicants from |
12 | | outside the municipality who were employed as full-time |
13 | | firefighters or firefighter-paramedics by a fire |
14 | | protection district or another municipality may be awarded |
15 | | up to 5 experience preference points. However, the |
16 | | applicant may not be awarded more than one point for each |
17 | | complete year of full-time service. |
18 | | Upon request by the commission, the governing body of |
19 | | the municipality or in the case of applicants from outside |
20 | | the municipality the governing body of any fire protection |
21 | | district or any other municipality shall certify to the |
22 | | commission, within 10 days after the request, the number of |
23 | | years of successful paid-on-call, part-time, or full-time |
24 | | service of any person. A candidate may not receive the full |
25 | | amount of preference points under this subsection if the |
26 | | amount of points awarded would place the candidate before a |
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1 | | veteran on the eligibility list. If more than one candidate |
2 | | receiving experience preference points is prevented from |
3 | | receiving all of their points due to not being allowed to |
4 | | pass a veteran, the candidates shall be placed on the list |
5 | | below the veteran in rank order based on the totals |
6 | | received if all points under this subsection were to be |
7 | | awarded. Any remaining ties on the list shall be determined |
8 | | by lot. |
9 | | (6) Residency preference. Applicants whose principal |
10 | | residence is located within the fire department's |
11 | | jurisdiction may be preferred for appointment to and |
12 | | employment with the fire department. |
13 | | (7) Additional preferences. Up to 5 additional |
14 | | preference points may be awarded for unique categories |
15 | | based on an applicant's experience or background as |
16 | | identified by the commission. In identifying these |
17 | | categories, the commission may determine that minority |
18 | | persons and female persons constitute unique categories of |
19 | | persons whose experience and background are valuable to the |
20 | | department and make them eligible to be awarded additional |
21 | | preference points under this item (7). |
22 | | For the purposes of this item (7), "minority person" |
23 | | means a person who is any of the
following:
(i) American |
24 | | Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
origins in any of |
25 | | the original peoples of North and South America, including |
26 | | Central America, and who maintains tribal affiliation or |
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1 | | community attachment);
(ii) Asian (a person having origins |
2 | | in any of the
original peoples of the Far East, Southeast |
3 | | Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, but not |
4 | | limited to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, |
5 | | Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and |
6 | | Vietnam);
(iii) Black or African American (a person having
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7 | | origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa); terms |
8 | | such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to |
9 | | "Black or African American";
(iv) Hispanic or Latino (a |
10 | | person of Cuban, Mexican,
Puerto Rican, South or Central |
11 | | American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of |
12 | | race);
(v) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (a
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13 | | person having origins in any of the original peoples of |
14 | | Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands). |
15 | | (8) Scoring of preferences. The commission shall give |
16 | | preference for original appointment to persons designated |
17 | | in item (1)
by adding to the final grade that they receive |
18 | | 5 points
for the recognized preference achieved. The |
19 | | commission shall determine the number of preference points |
20 | | for each category except (1). The number of preference |
21 | | points for each category shall range from 0 to 5. In |
22 | | determining the number of preference points, the |
23 | | commission shall prescribe that if a candidate earns the |
24 | | maximum number of preference points in all categories, that |
25 | | number may not be less than 10 nor more than 30. The |
26 | | commission shall give preference for original appointment |
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1 | | to persons designated in items (2) through (7) by adding |
2 | | the requisite number of points to the final grade for each |
3 | | recognized preference achieved. The numerical result thus |
4 | | attained shall be applied by the commission in determining |
5 | | the final eligibility list and appointment from the |
6 | | eligibility list. The local appointing authority may |
7 | | prescribe the total number of preference points awarded |
8 | | under this Section, but the total number of preference |
9 | | points shall not be less than 10 points or more than 30 |
10 | | points. |
11 | | No person entitled to any preference shall be required to |
12 | | claim the credit before any examination held under the |
13 | | provisions of this Section, but the preference shall be given |
14 | | after the posting or publication of the initial eligibility |
15 | | list or register at the request of a person entitled to a |
16 | | credit before any certification or appointments are made from |
17 | | the eligibility register, upon the furnishing of verifiable |
18 | | evidence and proof of qualifying preference credit. Candidates |
19 | | who are eligible for preference credit shall make a claim in |
20 | | writing within 10 days after the posting of the initial |
21 | | eligibility list, or the claim shall be deemed waived. Final |
22 | | eligibility registers shall be established after the awarding |
23 | | of verified preference points. All employment shall be subject |
24 | | to the commission's initial hire background review including, |
25 | | but not limited to, criminal history, employment history, moral |
26 | | character, oral examination, and medical and psychological |
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1 | | examinations, all on a pass-fail basis. The medical and |
2 | | psychological examinations must be conducted last, and may only |
3 | | be performed after a conditional offer of employment has been |
4 | | extended. |
5 | | Any person placed on an eligibility list who exceeds the |
6 | | age requirement before being appointed to a fire department |
7 | | shall remain eligible for appointment until the list is |
8 | | abolished, or his or her name has been on the list for a period |
9 | | of 2 years. No person who has attained the age of 35 years |
10 | | shall be inducted into a fire department, except as otherwise |
11 | | provided in this Section. |
12 | | The commission shall strike off the names of candidates for |
13 | | original appointment after the names have been on the list for |
14 | | more than 2 years. |
15 | | (i) Moral character. No person shall be appointed to a fire |
16 | | department unless he or she is a person of good character; not |
17 | | a habitual drunkard, a gambler, or a person who has been |
18 | | convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. |
19 | | However, no person shall be disqualified from appointment to |
20 | | the fire department because of the person's record of |
21 | | misdemeanor convictions except those under Sections 11-6, |
22 | | 11-7, 11-9, 11-14, 11-15, 11-17, 11-18, 11-19, 12-2, 12-6, |
23 | | 12-15, 14-4, 16-1, 21.1-3, 24-3.1, 24-5, 25-1, 28-3, 31-1, |
24 | | 31-4, 31-6, 31-7, 32-1, 32-2, 32-3, 32-4, 32-8, and subsections |
25 | | 1, 6, and 8 of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
26 | | Criminal Code of 2012, or arrest for any cause without |
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1 | | conviction thereon. Any such person who is in the department |
2 | | may be removed on charges brought for violating this subsection |
3 | | and after a trial as hereinafter provided. |
4 | | A classifiable set of the fingerprints of every person who |
5 | | is offered employment as a certificated member of an affected |
6 | | fire department whether with or without compensation, shall be |
7 | | furnished to the Illinois Department of State Police and to the |
8 | | Federal Bureau of Investigation by the commission. |
9 | | Whenever a commission is authorized or required by law to |
10 | | consider some aspect of criminal history record information for |
11 | | the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and |
12 | | responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of fees in |
13 | | conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of the |
14 | | State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, |
15 | | the Department of State Police is authorized to furnish, |
16 | | pursuant to positive identification, the information contained |
17 | | in State files as is necessary to fulfill the request. |
18 | | (j) Temporary appointments. In order to prevent a stoppage |
19 | | of public business, to meet extraordinary exigencies, or to |
20 | | prevent material impairment of the fire department, the |
21 | | commission may make temporary appointments, to remain in force |
22 | | only until regular appointments are made under the provisions |
23 | | of this Division, but never to exceed 60 days. No temporary |
24 | | appointment of any one person shall be made more than twice in |
25 | | any calendar year. |
26 | | (k) A person who knowingly divulges or receives test |
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1 | | questions or answers before a written examination, or otherwise |
2 | | knowingly violates or subverts any requirement of this Section, |
3 | | commits a violation of this Section and may be subject to |
4 | | charges for official misconduct. |
5 | | A person who is the knowing recipient of test information |
6 | | in advance of the examination shall be disqualified from the |
7 | | examination or discharged from the position to which he or she |
8 | | was appointed, as applicable, and otherwise subjected to |
9 | | disciplinary actions.
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10 | | (Source: P.A. 98-760, eff. 7-16-14; 98-973, eff. 8-15-14; |
11 | | 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-379, eff. 8-17-15.)".
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