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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1945 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Darren Bailey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that for the granting of appropriate preference in the hiring of ex-offenders, persons who are ex-felons who have been offense-free for at least 7 years after meeting specified requirements shall be eligible for a hiring preference from the State. Specifies further eligibility requirements. Provides for the adoption of rules.
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| | SB1945 | | LRB102 10765 RJF 16094 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 8b.21 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 415/8b.21 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8b.21. Ex-offender preference. |
| 8 | | (a) For the granting of appropriate preference in the |
| 9 | | hiring of ex-offenders, persons who are ex-felons who have |
| 10 | | been offense-free for at least 7 years after meeting the |
| 11 | | requirements specified in this Section, and any other |
| 12 | | applicable legal requirements of the this State, shall be |
| 13 | | eligible for a hiring preference from the State. |
| 14 | | (b) Any person eligible for a hiring preference under this |
| 15 | | Section must meet the following requirements: |
| 16 | | (1) participation in a program of counseling; |
| 17 | | (2) no probation violations; |
| 18 | | (3) no unpaid fines or amounts; |
| 19 | | (4) provide community, church, or other personal |
| 20 | | witnesses and references who can attest to the |
| 21 | | rehabilitation of the applicant; and |
| 22 | | (5) any other eligibility requirements prescribed by |
| 23 | | the Director of Central Management Services. |