Public Act 098-0810
 
SB0119 EnrolledLRB098 04335 JDS 34363 b

    AN ACT concerning 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 9 as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 310/9)  (from Ch. 124, par. 109)
    Sec. 9. Hearings - disciplinary action. No certified
officer or employee under jurisdiction B, relating to merit and
fitness, who has been appointed under the rules and after
examination, shall be removed, discharged or demoted, or
suspended for a period of more than 30 calendar days, except
for cause, upon written charges approved by the Director of
Personnel, and after an opportunity to be heard in his own
defense if he makes written request to the Commission within 15
calendar days after the serving of the written charges upon
him. Upon the receipt of such a request for hearing, the
Commission shall grant a hearing within 45 30 calendar days.
The time and place of the hearing shall be fixed by the
Commission, and due notice thereof shall be given the Director
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
Commission shall be rendered within 60 calendar days after the
receipt of the transcript of the proceedings. If the finding
and decision is not rendered within 60 calendar days after
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 Commission or officer or board
appointed by it to conduct such investigation, when approved by
the Commission, shall be certified to the Director, and shall
be forthwith enforced by the Director. In making its finding
and decision, or in approving the finding and decision of some
officer or board appointed by it to conduct such investigation
the Merit Commission 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 Commission 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 to
suspend an employee for a reasonable period not exceeding 30
calendar days.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.