093_HB1801eng HB1801 Engrossed LRB093 05199 MKM 05259 b 1 AN ACT concerning veterans preferences. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 5 changing Section 10-1-16 as follows: 6 (65 ILCS 5/10-1-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-16) 7 Sec. 10-1-16. Veterans preferences. Persons who were 8 engaged in the military or naval service of the United States 9 at any time during the years 1898 through 1902, 1914 through 10 1919, at any time between September 16, 1940 and July 25, 11 1947, or at any time during the national emergency between 12 June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, or at any time between 13 January 1, 1961 and the date Congress declares the Viet Nam 14 conflict ended, and who were honorably discharged from that 15 servicetherefromand all persons who were engaged in the 16suchmilitary or naval service during any of thosesuchyears 17 who are now or may hereafter be on inactive or reserve duty 18 in thesuchmilitary or naval service, not including, 19 however, persons who were convicted by court-martial of 20 disobedience of orders, where thesuchdisobedience consisted 21 in the refusal to perform military service on the ground of 22 alleged religious or conscientious objections against war, 23 shall be preferred for appointments to civil offices, 24 positions, and places of employment in the classified service 25 of any municipality coming under the provisions of this 26 Division 1, provided they are found to possess the business 27 capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of 28 such office, position, or place of employment as determined 29 by examination. The civil service commission on certifying 30 from any existing register of eligibles resulting from the 31 holding of an examination for original entrance or any HB1801 Engrossed -2- LRB093 05199 MKM 05259 b 1 register of eligibles that may be hereafter created of 2 persons who have taken and successfully passed the 3 examinations provided for in this Division 1 for original 4 entrance commencing prior to September 1, 1949, shall place 5 the name or names of such persons at the head of any existing 6 eligible register or list of eligibles that may hereafter be 7 created under the provision of this Division 1, to be 8 certified for appointment. The civil service commission shall 9 give preference for original appointment to persons as 10 hereinabove designated whose names appear on any register of 11 eligibles resulting from an examination for original entrance 12 held under the provisions of this Division 1 and commenced on 13 or after September 1, 1949 by adding to the final grade 14 average which they received or will receive as the result of 15 any examination held for original entrance, 5 points. The 16 numerical result thus attained shall be applied by the civil 17 service commission in determining the position of such 18 persons on any eligible list which has been created as the 19 result of any examination for original entrance commenced on 20 or after September 1, 1949 for purposes of preference in 21 certification and appointment from such eligible list. 22 Every certified civil service employee who was called to, 23 or who volunteered for, the military or naval service of the 24 United States at any time during the years specified in this 25 Division 1, at any time between September 16, 1940 and July 26 25, 1947, or at any time during the national emergency 27 between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, or at any time 28 between January 1, 1961 and the date Congress declares the 29 Viet Nam conflict ended, and who were honorably discharged 30 therefrom or who are now or who may hereafter be on inactive 31 or reserve duty in such military or naval service, not 32 including, however, persons who were convicted by court 33 martial of disobedience of orders where such disobedience 34 consisted in the refusal to perform military service on the HB1801 Engrossed -3- LRB093 05199 MKM 05259 b 1 ground of alleged religious or conscientious objections 2 against war, and whose names appear on existing promotional 3 eligible registers or any promotional eligible register that 4 may hereafter be created, as provided for by this Division 1, 5 shall be preferred for promotional appointment to civil 6 offices, positions and places of employment in the classified 7 civil service of any municipality coming under the provisions 8 of this Division 1. 9 The civil service commission shall give preference for 10 promotional appointment to persons as hereinabove designated 11 whose names appear on existing promotional eligible registers 12 or promotional eligible registers that may hereafter be 13 created by adding to the final grade average which they 14 received or will receive as the result of any promotional 15 examination commencing prior to September 1, 1949, six-tenths 16 of one point for each 6 months or fraction thereof of 17 military or naval service not exceeding 30 months, and by 18 adding to the final grade average which they will receive as 19 the result of any promotional examinations held commencing on 20 or after September 1, 1949 seven-tenths of one point for each 21 6 months or fraction thereof of military or naval service not 22 exceeding 30 months. The numerical result thus attained shall 23 be applied by the civil service commission in determining the 24 position of such persons on any eligible list which has been 25 created or will be created as the result of any promotional 26 examination held hereunder for purposes of preference in 27 certification and appointment from such eligible list. 28 No person shall receive the preference for a promotional 29 appointment granted by this Section after he has received one 30 promotion from an eligible list on which he was allowed such 31 preference and which was prepared as a result of an 32 examination held on or after September 1, 1949. 33 No person entitled to preference or credit for military 34 or naval service hereunder shall be required to furnish HB1801 Engrossed -4- LRB093 05199 MKM 05259 b 1 evidence or record of honorable discharge from the armed 2 forces before the publication or posting of any eligible 3 register or list resulting from the examination. Such 4 preference shall be given after the posting or publication of 5 any eligible list or register resulting from such examination 6 and before any certifications or appointments are made from 7 such list or register. 8 (Source: P.A. 76-69.)