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90_HB0031
20 ILCS 415/8b.7 from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b.7
Amends the Personnel Code. Requires the Department of
Central Management Services to verify with the Department of
Veterans' Affairs an applicant's claim that the applicant is
a United States Veteran.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Personnel Code of Illinois by
2 changing Section 8b.7.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Personnel Code of Illinois is amended by
6 changing Section 8b.7 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 415/8b.7) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b.7)
8 Sec. 8b.7. For the granting of appropriate preference in
9 entrance examinations to qualified persons who have been
10 members of the armed forces of the United States or to
11 qualified persons who, while citizens of the United States,
12 were members of the armed forces of allies of the United
13 States in time of hostilities with a foreign country, and to
14 certain other persons as set forth in this Section.
15 (a) As used in this Section:
16 (1) "Time of hostilities with a foreign country"
17 means any period of time in the past, present, or future
18 during which a declaration of war by the United States
19 Congress has been or is in effect or during which an
20 emergency condition has been or is in effect that is
21 recognized by the issuance of a Presidential proclamation
22 or a Presidential executive order and in which the armed
23 forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service
24 medals are awarded according to Presidential executive
25 order.
26 (2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the
27 United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
28 Coast Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine that
29 constitutes active duty under Section 401 of federal
30 Public Law 95-202 shall also be considered service in the
31 Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of this
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1 Section.
2 (b) The preference granted under this Section shall be
3 in the form of points added to the final grades of the
4 persons if they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear
5 on the list of those eligible for appointments.
6 (c) A veteran is qualified for a preference of 10 points
7 if the veteran currently holds proof of a service connected
8 disability from the United States Department of Veterans
9 Affairs or an allied country or if the veteran is a recipient
10 of the Purple Heart.
11 (d) A veteran who has served during a time of
12 hostilities with a foreign country is qualified for a
13 preference of 5 points if the veteran served under one or
14 more of the following conditions:
15 (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6
16 months, or
17 (2) The veteran served for the duration of
18 hostilities regardless of the length of engagement, or
19 (3) The veteran was discharged on the basis of
20 hardship, or
21 (4) The veteran was released from active duty
22 because of a serve connected disability and was
23 discharged under honorable conditions.
24 (e) A person not eligible for a preference under
25 subsection (c) or (d) is qualified for a preference of 3
26 points if the person has served in the armed forces of the
27 United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any reserve
28 component of the armed forces of the United States if the
29 person: (1) served for at least 6 months and has been
30 discharged under honorable conditions or (2) has been
31 discharged on the ground of hardship or (3) was released from
32 active duty because of a service connected disability. An
33 active member of the National Guard or a reserve component of
34 the armed forces of the United States is eligible for the
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1 preference if the member meets the service requirements of
2 this subsection (e).
3 (f) The rank order of persons entitled to a preference
4 on eligible lists shall be determined on the basis of their
5 augmented ratings. When the Director establishes eligible
6 lists on the basis of category ratings such as "superior",
7 "excellent", "well-qualified", and "qualified", the veteran
8 eligibles in each such category shall be preferred for
9 appointment before the non-veteran eligibles in the same
10 category.
11 (g) Employees in positions covered by jurisdiction B
12 who, while in good standing, leave to engage in military
13 service during a period of hostility, shall be given credit
14 for seniority purposes for time served in the armed forces.
15 (h) A surviving unremarried spouse of a veteran who
16 suffered a service connected death or the spouse of a veteran
17 who suffered a service connected disability that prevents the
18 veteran from qualifying for civil service employment shall be
19 entitled to the same preference to which the veteran would
20 have been entitled under this Section.
21 (i) A preference shall also be given to the following
22 individuals: 10 points for one parent of an unmarried
23 veteran who suffered a service connected death or a service
24 connected disability that prevents the veteran from
25 qualifying for civil service employment. The first parent to
26 receive a civil service appointment shall be the parent
27 entitled to the preference.
28 (j) The Department of Central Management Services shall
29 adopt rules and implement procedures to verify that any
30 person seeking a preference under this Section is entitled to
31 the preference. A person seeking a preference under this
32 Section shall provide documentation or execute any consents
33 or other documents required by the Department of Central
34 Management Services or any other State department or agency
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1 to enable the department or agency to verify that the person
2 is entitled to the preference.
3 (k) If an applicant claims to be a veteran, the
4 Department of Central Management Services must verify that
5 status with the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)