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1    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 10-2.1-8 as follows:
 



6    (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8)  (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-8)



7    Sec. 10-2.1-8. Veteran's and educational preference. 

8Persons who have successfully
obtained an associate's degree in 
9the field of law enforcement, criminal
justice, fire service, 
10or emergency medical services, or a bachelor's degree
from an 
11accredited college or university; persons who
have been awarded 
12a certificate attesting to the successful completion
of the 
13Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course as 
14provided in
the Illinois Police Training Act and are currently 
15serving as a law enforcement
officer on a part-time or 
16full-time basis within the State of Illinois; and persons who 
17were engaged in
the active military or naval service of the 
18United States for a period of at least
one year and who were 
19honorably discharged therefrom, or who are now or may
hereafter 
20be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval 
21service
(not including, however, in the case of offices, 
22positions and places of
employment in the police department, 
23persons who were convicted by
court-martial of disobedience of 
 
 
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1orders, where such disobedience consisted
in the refusal to 
2perform military service on the ground of religious or

3conscientious objections against war) shall be preferred for 
4appointments
to offices, positions, and places of employment in 
5the fire and police
departments of the municipality coming 
6under the provisions of this
Division 2.1. For purposes of this 
7Section, if a person has been deployed, then "active duty 
8military or naval service of the United States" includes 
9training and service school attendance, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 
10101(d), which is ordered pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 12301(d). The 
11preference points awarded under this Section shall not be

12cumulative.

13    This amendatory Act of 1973 does not apply to any 
14municipality which is
a home rule unit.
15    Persons who have participated in that municipality's 
16police explorer or cadet program may be preferred, for a 
17maximum of 2 points, for appointments to offices, positions, 
18and places of employment in municipal police departments under 
19the provisions of this Division. 

20(Source: P.A. 96-83, eff. 1-1-10.)

 

21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.