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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4177
Introduced 1/22/2004, by Robin Kelly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14 |
from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-14 |
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that applicants on the register of eligibles for appointment to fire departments who have an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P license in accordance with the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Act may be given preference in appointment over non-licensed applicants.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4177 |
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LRB093 15702 MKM 41312 b |
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| AN ACT concerning fire fighters.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 10-2.1-14 as follows:
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| (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-14)
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| Sec. 10-2.1-14. Register of eligibles. The board of fire |
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| and police
commissioners shall prepare and keep a register of |
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| persons whose general
average standing, upon examination, is |
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| not less than the minimum fixed by the
rules of the board, and |
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| who are otherwise eligible. These persons shall take
rank upon |
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| the register as candidates in the order of their relative |
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| excellence
as determined by examination, without reference to |
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| priority of time of
examination.
Applicants who have been |
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| awarded a certificate attesting to their successful
completion |
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| of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, |
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| as
provided in the Illinois Police Training Act, may be given |
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| preference in
appointment over noncertified applicants. |
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| Applicants for appointment to fire departments who are licensed |
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| as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical |
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| Services (EMS) Systems Act, may be given preference in |
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| appointment over non-licensed applicants.
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| Within 60 days after each examination, an eligibility list
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| shall be posted by the board, which shall show the final grades |
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| of
the candidates without reference to priority of time of |
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| examination
and subject to claim for military credit. |
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| Candidates who are
eligible for military credit shall make a |
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| claim in writing within 10 days after
the posting of the |
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| eligibility list or such claim shall be deemed waived.
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| Appointment shall be subject to a final physical examination.
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| If a person is placed on an eligibility list and becomes |
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| overage before he
or she is appointed to a police or fire |