Public Act 094-0281
 
HB0003 Enrolled LRB094 03486 MKM 33489 b

    AN ACT concerning fire fighters.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Section 10-2.1-14 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14)  (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-14)
    Sec. 10-2.1-14. Register of eligibles. The board of fire
and police commissioners shall prepare and keep a register of
persons whose general average standing, upon examination, is
not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of the board, and
who are otherwise eligible. These persons shall take rank upon
the register as candidates in the order of their relative
excellence as determined by examination, without reference to
priority of time of examination. Applicants who have been
awarded a certificate attesting to their successful completion
of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course,
as provided in the Illinois Police Training Act, may be given
preference in appointment over noncertified applicants.
Applicants for appointment to fire departments who are licensed
as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Systems Act, may be given preference in
appointment over non-licensed applicants.
    Within 60 days after each examination, an eligibility list
shall be posted by the board, which shall show the final grades
of the candidates without reference to priority of time of
examination and subject to claim for military credit.
Candidates who are eligible for military credit shall make a
claim in writing within 10 days after the posting of the
eligibility list or such claim shall be deemed waived.
Appointment shall be subject to a final physical examination.
    If a person is placed on an eligibility list and becomes
overage before he or she is appointed to a police or fire
department, the person remains eligible for appointment until
the list is abolished pursuant to authorized procedures.
Otherwise no person who has attained the age of 36 years shall
be inducted as a member of a police department and no person
who has attained the age of 35 years shall be inducted as a
member of a fire department, except as otherwise provided in
this division.
(Source: P.A. 89-52, eff. 6-30-95; 90-455, eff. 8-16-97;
90-481, eff. 8-17-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)