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Public Act 100-0615
Public Act 0615 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 100-0615
| | HB3185 Enrolled | LRB100 11276 NHT 21622 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The State Universities Civil Service Act is | amended by changing Sections 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e, 36f, 36g, | 36g-1, 36h, 36j, 36o, 36p, and 36s as follows:
| (110 ILCS 70/36b) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b1)
| Sec. 36b. Creation.
| (1) A classified civil service system to be known
as the | State Universities Civil Service System is hereby created, and | is
hereinafter referred to as the University System.
| (2) The purpose of the University System is to establish a | sound
program of personnel administration for the Illinois | Community College
Board, State Community College of East St. | Louis (abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community | College Act), Southern Illinois University,
Chicago State | University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
| University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois | University,
Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois | University, the University of
Illinois, the State Universities | Civil
Service System, the State Universities Retirement | System, the State
Scholarship Commission, and the Board of | Higher Education. All
certificates, appointments and |
| promotions to positions in these agencies
and institutions | shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness,
to be | ascertained by examination, except as specified in Section 36e.
| (3) The University State Universities Civil Service System | hereby created
shall be a separate entity of the State of | Illinois and shall be under
the control of a Board to be known | as the University Civil Service Merit
Board, and is hereinafter | referred to as the Merit Board.
| (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36c) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b2)
| Sec. 36c. The merit board. The Merit Board shall be | composed of 11 members, 3
of whom shall be members of the Board | of Trustees of the University of
Illinois, one of whom shall be | a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern
Illinois | University, one of whom shall be a member of the Board of | Trustees
of Chicago State University, one of whom shall be a | member of the Board of
Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, | one of whom shall be a member of the
Board of Trustees of | Governors State University, one of whom shall be a member
of | the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, one of whom | shall be a
member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern | Illinois University, one of
whom shall be a member of the Board | of Trustees of Northern Illinois
University, and one of whom | shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of
Western Illinois | University. The 7 new members required to be elected to
the |
| Merit Board by their respective Boards of Trustees shall | replace the 2
persons who, until the effective date of this | amendatory Act of 1995, served as
members of the Merit Board | elected from the Board of Governors of State
Colleges and | Universities and the Board of Regents; and the terms of the
| members elected to the Merit Board from the Board of Governors | of State
Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents | shall terminate on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of | 1995. The members of the Merit Board
shall be elected by the | respective Boards in which they hold membership and
they shall | serve at the pleasure of the electing Boards.
| All members of the Merit Board shall serve without | compensation but
shall be reimbursed for any traveling expenses | incurred in attending
meetings of the Merit Board.
| The Merit Board shall determine the number necessary for a | quorum, elect
its own chairperson chairman and set up an | Executive Committee of its own members which
shall have all of | the powers of the Merit Board except as limited by the
Merit | Board.
| The Merit Board shall cause to be elected a committee of | not less than
eleven members to be made up of Civil Service | Employees, six of whom shall
be nominated by and from the Civil | Service Employees of the University of
Illinois and one of whom | shall be nominated by and from the Civil Service
Employees of | each of the other institutions specified in Section 36e, who
| will function in an advisory capacity to the Merit Board on all |
| matters
pertaining to the University System. This Advisory | Committee shall meet at
least quarterly and members of the | Committee shall be reimbursed by their
respective employers for | time lost from work and for expenses incurred in
attending | meetings of the Committee.
| (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36d) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b3)
| Sec. 36d. Powers and duties of the Merit Board. The Merit | Board shall have the power and duty: -
| (1) To approve a classification plan prepared under its | direction,
assigning to each class positions of | substantially similar duties. The
Merit Board shall have | power to delegate to its Executive Director the duty of
| assigning each position in the classified service to the | appropriate
class in the classification plan approved by | the Merit Board.
| (2) To prescribe the duties of each class of positions | and the
qualifications required by employment in that | class.
| (3) To prescribe the range of compensation for each | class or to fix
a single rate of compensation for employees | in a particular class; and
to establish other conditions of | employment which an employer and
employee representatives | have agreed upon as fair and equitable. The
Merit Board | shall direct the payment of the "prevailing rate of wages"
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| in those classifications in which, on January 1, 1952, any | employer is
paying such prevailing rate and in such other | classes as the Merit Board
may thereafter determine. | "Prevailing rate of wages" as used herein
shall be the | wages paid generally in the locality in which the work is
| being performed to employees engaged in work of a similar | character.
Each employer covered by the University System | shall be authorized to
negotiate with representatives of | employees to determine appropriate
ranges or rates of | compensation or other conditions of employment and
may | recommend to the Merit Board for establishment the rates or | ranges
or other conditions of employment which the employer | and employee
representatives have agreed upon as fair and | equitable. Any rates or
ranges established prior to January | 1, 1952, and hereafter, shall not be
changed except in | accordance with the procedures herein provided.
| (4) To recommend to the institutions and agencies | specified in
Section 36e standards for hours of work, | holidays, sick leave, overtime
compensation and vacation | for the purpose of improving conditions of
employment | covered therein and for the purpose of insuring conformity
| with the prevailing rate principal.
| (5) To prescribe standards of examination for each | class, the
examinations to be related to the duties of such | class. The Merit Board
shall have power to delegate to the | Executive Director and his or her staff the
preparation, |
| conduct and grading of examinations. Examinations may be
| written, oral, by statement of training and experience, in | the form of
tests of knowledge, skill, capacity, intellect, | aptitude; or, by any
other method, which in the judgment of | the Merit Board is reasonable and
practical for any | particular classification. Different examining
procedures | may be determined for the examinations in different
| classifications but all examinations in the same | classification shall be
uniform.
| (6) To authorize the continuous recruitment of | personnel and to that
end, to delegate to the Executive | Director and his or her staff the power and the duty to
| conduct open and continuous competitive examinations for | all
classifications of employment.
| (7) To cause to be established, from the results of | examinations,
registers for each class of positions in the | classified service of the University
State Universities | Civil Service System, of the persons who shall
attain the | minimum mark fixed by the Merit Board for the examination;
| and such persons shall take rank upon the registers as | candidates in the
order of their relative excellence as | determined by examination, without
reference to priority | of time of examination.
| (8) To provide by its rules for promotions in the | classified
service. Vacancies shall be filled by promotion | whenever practicable.
For the purpose of this paragraph, an |
| advancement in class shall
constitute a promotion.
| (8.5) To issue subpoenas to secure the attendance and | testimony of witnesses and the production of books and | papers in the course of any investigation or hearing | conducted pursuant to the Act. | (9) (Blank). To set a probationary period of employment | of no less than 6 months
and no longer than 12 months for | each class of positions in the classification
plan, the | length of the probationary period for each class to be | determined
by the Director.
| (10) To provide by its rules for employment at regular | rates of
compensation of persons with physical | disabilities in positions in which the
disability does not | prevent the individual from furnishing satisfactory
| service.
| (11) To make and publish rules, to carry out the | purpose of the University
State Universities Civil Service | System and for examination, appointments,
transfers and | removals and for maintaining and keeping records of the
| efficiency of officers and employees and groups of officers | and
employees in accordance with the provisions of Sections | 36b to 36q,
inclusive, and said Merit Board may from time | to time make changes in
such rules.
| (12) To appoint an Executive a Director who shall | appoint staff to and such assistants and other clerical
and | technical help as may be necessary efficiently to |
| administer
Sections 36b to 36q, inclusive. To authorize the | Executive Director to appoint a Designated Employer | Representative an
assistant resident at the place of | employment of each employer specified
in Section 36e, and | this Designated Employer Representative assistant may be | authorized to give examinations
and to certify names from | the regional registers provided in Section
36k. The | enumeration of specific duties and powers that the Merit | Board may delegate to the Executive Director in this | Section does not preclude the Merit Board from delegating | other duties and powers to the Executive Director.
| (13) To submit to the Governor of this state on or | before November 1
of each year prior to the regular session | of the General Assembly a
report of the University System's | business and an estimate of the amount
of appropriation | from state funds required for the purpose of
administering | the University System.
| (14) To authorize the creation and use of pilot | programs to further the goals of the Act, which may be | inconsistent with any rules adopted by the Merit Board, | provided that such programs are of limited duration and do | not reduce any rights or benefits of employees subject to | this Act. | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36e) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b4)
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| Sec. 36e. Coverage. All employees of the Illinois Community | College Board,
State Community College of East St. Louis | (abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community College | Act), Southern Illinois University,
Chicago State University, | Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, | Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
| Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, the
| University of Illinois, the University State Universities | Civil Service System, the State
Universities Retirement | System, the State Scholarship Commission, and
the Board of | Higher Education, shall be covered by the University System
| described in Sections 36b to 36q, inclusive, of this Act, | except the
following persons:
| (1) The members and officers of the Merit Board and the | board of
trustees, and the commissioners of the | institutions and agencies covered
hereunder;
| (2) The presidents and vice-presidents of each | educational
institution;
| (3) Other principal administrative employees of each | institution and
agency as determined by the Merit Board;
| (4) The teaching, research and extension faculties of | each
institution and agency;
| (5) Students employed under rules prescribed by the | Merit Board,
without examination or certification.
| (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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| (110 ILCS 70/36f) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b5)
| Sec. 36f. Examinations. | (a) All examinations given under the University System | shall be open to
all applicants who are citizens of or | residents in the State of Illinois
and who can qualify by | training and experience for the position for
which application | is made. In examinations for technical positions for
which no | qualified residents of this State are available the residence
| requirement may be waived. | (b) Examinations may be written; oral; by statement of | training and experience; in the form of tests of knowledge, | skill, capacity, intellect, or aptitude; or by any other method | which, in the judgment of the Merit Board, is reasonable and | practical for any particular classification. The examinations | shall be practical and shall
relate to the classification for | which the examination is given. No
question in any examination | shall relate to political or religious
affiliation or racial | origins of the examinee.
| (c) Different examining procedures may be determined for | the examinations in different classifications, but all | examinations in the same classification must be uniform. The | examination requirement for the initial appointment, entry | level position only, of law enforcement personnel may be waived | if an applicant has satisfied all the requirements established | by the Illinois Police Training Act for appointment of law | enforcement officers and if the Merit Board allows for such a |
| waiver by rule. Additional positions, entry level only, may | have the examination requirement waived if the occupational | standards are regulated by the Department of Financial and | Professional Regulation, as designated by the Merit Board and | provided for in adopted rules. | (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1289.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36g) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b6)
| Sec. 36g.
Appropriate For the granting of appropriate | preference in entrance
examinations to qualified persons who | have been members of the armed forces
of the United States or | to qualified persons who, while citizens of the
United States, | were members of the armed forces of allies of the United
States | in time of hostilities with a foreign country, and to certain | other
persons as set forth in this Section.
| (a) As used in this Section:
| (1) "Time of hostilities with a foreign country" means | any period of
time in the past, present, or future during | which a declaration of war by
the United States Congress | has been or is in effect or during which an
emergency | condition has been or is in effect that is recognized by | the
issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a | Presidential executive order
and in which the armed forces | expeditionary medal or other campaign service
medals are | awarded according to Presidential executive order.
| (2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the |
| United States Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast | Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine
that constitutes | active duty under Section 401 of federal Public Law 95-202
| shall also be considered service in the Armed Forces of the | United States
for purposes of this Section.
| (b) The preference granted under this Section shall be in | the form of
points added to the final grades of the persons if | they otherwise qualify
and are entitled to appear on the list | of those eligible for appointments.
| (c) A veteran is qualified for a preference of 10 points if | the veteran
currently holds proof of a service connected | disability from the United
States Department of Veterans | Affairs or an allied country or if the
veteran is a recipient | of the Purple Heart.
| (d) A veteran who has served during a time of hostilities | with a
foreign country is qualified for a preference of 5 | points if the
veteran served under one or more of the following | conditions:
| (1) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months, or
| (2) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities | regardless of the
length of engagement, or
| (3) The veteran was discharged on the basis of | hardship, or
| (4) The veteran was released from active duty because | of a service
connected disability and was discharged under | honorable conditions.
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| (e) A person not eligible for a preference under subsection | (c) or (d) is
qualified for a preference of 3 points if the | person has served
in the
armed forces of the United States, the | Illinois National Guard,
or any reserve component of the armed | forces of the United States and the
person: (1) served for at | least 6 months and has been discharged under
honorable | conditions or (2) has been discharged on the ground of hardship
| or (3) was released from active duty because of a service | connected
disability. An active member of the National Guard or | a reserve component
of the armed forces of the United States is | eligible for the preference if
the member meets the service | requirements of this subsection (e).
| (f) The rank order of persons entitled to a preference on | eligible
lists shall be determined on the basis of their | augmented ratings. When the Executive
Director establishes | eligible lists on the basis of category ratings such
as | "superior", "excellent", "well-qualified", and "qualified", | the veteran
eligibles in each such category shall be preferred | for appointment before
the non-veteran eligibles in the same | category.
| (g) Employees in positions covered by this Act who, while | in good
standing, leave to engage in military service during a | period of
hostility, shall be given credit for seniority | purposes for time served
in the armed forces.
| (h) A surviving unremarried spouse of a veteran who | suffered a
service connected death or the spouse of a veteran |
| who suffered a service
connected disability that prevents the | veteran from qualifying for civil
service employment shall be | entitled to the same preference to which the
veteran would have | been entitled under this Section.
| (i) A preference shall also be given to the following | individuals:
10 points for one parent of an unmarried veteran | who suffered a service
connected death or a service connected | disability that prevents the veteran
from qualifying for civil | service employment. The first parent to receive a
civil service | appointment shall be the parent entitled to the preference.
| (Source: P.A. 87-796.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36g-1) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b6.1)
| Sec. 36g-1. Active military service. Any employee of any | institution or agency subject to this Act State Community
| College of East St. Louis (abolished under Section 2-12.1 of | the Public Community College Act), Southern Illinois | University, the University of
Illinois, any university under | the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents, or
any college or | university under the jurisdiction of the Board of Governors
of | State Colleges and Universities who is a member of any reserve | component
of the United States Armed Services, including the | Illinois National Guard,
and who is mobilized to active | military duty on or after August 1, 1990 as
a result of an | order of the President of the United States, shall, for each
| pay period beginning on or after the date of that mobilization, |
| August 1, 1990 continue to receive the
same regular | compensation that he or she receives or was receiving as an | employee
of that educational institution or agency at the time | he or she is or was so mobilized to
active military duty, plus | any health insurance and other benefits he or she is
or was | receiving or accruing at that time, minus the amount of his or | her base pay
for military service, and shall be given credit | for seniority purposes for the duration of his or her active | military service.
| In the event any provision of a collective bargaining | agreement or any
policy of the educational institution covering | any employee so ordered to
active duty is more generous than | the provisions contained in this Section,
that collective | bargaining agreement or policy shall be controlling.
| (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36h) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b7)
| Sec. 36h. Appointment. | (1) Whenever an employer covered by the University
System | has a position which needs to be filled, this employer shall | inform
the Executive Director of the Merit Board. The Executive | Director shall then certify to the
employer the names and | addresses of the persons with the 3 highest scores on
the | register for the classification to which the position is | assigned. The
employer shall select one of these persons | certified for the position and
shall notify the Executive |
| Director of the Merit Board of the selection. If less than
3 | scores appear on the appropriate register, the Executive | Director shall certify
the names and addresses of all persons | on the register.
| (2) All appointments shall be for a probationary period of | no less than 6
months and no longer than 12 months for each | class of positions in the
classification plan, the length of | the probationary period for each class
having been determined | by the Executive Director, except that persons first appointed
| to any police department of any university or college subject | to this Act covered by the University
System after the | effective date of this amendatory Act of 1979 shall be on
| probation for one year. The service during the probationary | period shall be
deemed to be a part of the examination. During | the probationary period, the
employee may be dismissed if the | employer determines that the employee has
failed to demonstrate | the ability and the qualifications necessary to
furnish | satisfactory service. The employer shall notify the Executive | Director in
writing of such dismissal. If an employee is not so | dismissed during his or her
probationary period, his or her | appointment shall be deemed complete at the end of the period.
| (3) No person shall be appointed to any police
department | of any university or college covered by the University
System | unless he or she possesses a high school diploma or an | equivalent
high school education and unless he or she is a | person of good character and
is not a person who has been |
| convicted of a felony or a crime involving
moral turpitude.
| (Source: P.A. 99-72, eff. 1-1-16.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36j) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b9)
| Sec. 36j. Promotions. | (a) The Merit Board shall by rules provide for promotions | on the basis of
ability and experience and seniority in service | and examination and to
provide in all cases where it is | practicable that vacancies will be filled
by promotion. For the | purpose of this Section, an advancement in class shall | constitute a promotion. | (b) The Merit Board shall by rule fix lines of promotion | from
such several offices and places to superior offices or | places in all cases
where, in the judgment of the Merit Board, | the duties of such several
positions directly tend to fit the | incumbent for a superior position.
| (c) Employees promoted in the promotional line shall have | their seniority
for the highest position held on the basis of | length of service in that
classification. For the next lower | classification the employee may add his
seniority in the higher | classification to that in the lower to determine
seniority in | the lower classification. Whenever a superior position in the | promotional line in the classified
civil service under the | University System is to be filled, the Executive Director
shall | certify to the employer, in the order of their seniority, the | names
and addresses of the persons with the 3 highest scores on |
| the promotional
register for the class or grade to which said | position belongs. The
employer shall appoint one of those | persons whose names were certified
by the Executive Director. | (d) Appointments to superior positions in the
promotional | line shall be on probation for a period of no less than 6
| months and no longer than 12 months for each class of positions
| in the classification plan, the length of the probationary | period having
been determined by the Executive Director. | Persons
so appointed may be demoted at any time during the | period of probation if,
in the opinion of the employer, they | have failed to demonstrate the ability
and the qualifications | necessary to furnish satisfactory service, but shall
not be | discharged from the superior position if they have previously
| completed a probationary period in an inferior position in the | promotional
line.
| (e) Employees promoted in the promotional line shall have | their seniority for the highest position held on the basis of | length of service in that classification. For the next lower | classification, the employee may add his or her seniority in | the higher classification to that in the lower to determine | seniority in the lower classification. | (f) Whenever a person is promoted to a superior position in | the promotional
line prior to the completion of the | probationary period in
any one of the positions in the | classified civil service under the
University System, total | service in the inferior position and in all such
superior |
| positions shall be combined to establish certified status and
| seniority in the inferior position.
| (Source: P.A. 99-72, eff. 1-1-16.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36o) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b14)
| Sec. 36o. Demotion, removal, and discharge. | (a) After the completion of his or her probationary period, | no employee shall be
demoted, removed or discharged except for | just cause, upon written charges,
and after an opportunity to | be heard in his or her own defense if he or she makes a
written | request for a hearing to the Merit Board within 15 days after | the
serving of the written charges upon him or her. | (b) Upon the filing of such a request
for a hearing, the | Merit Board shall grant such hearing by a hearing board or | hearing officer appointed by the Merit Board to commence be | held within
45 days from the date of the service of the | demotion, removal, or discharge
notice, which may be continued | from time to time by a hearing board or hearing officer | appointed by the Merit Board. The members of the
hearing board | or the hearing officer shall be selected from among the members | of a panel
established by the Merit Board after consultation | with the Advisory
Committee provided in Section 36c. The | hearing board or hearing officer shall make and
render findings | of facts on the charges and transmit to the Merit Board a
| transcript of the evidence along with the hearing board's or | hearing officer's findings of fact. The findings of
the hearing |
| board or hearing officer when approved by the Merit Board shall | be certified to
the parties employer. | (c) If cause for demotion, removal, or discharge is found, | the
employee shall be immediately demoted, removed, or | discharged separated from the service. If cause is not
found, | the employee shall forthwith be reassigned to perform the | duties of
a position in his or her classification without loss | of compensation. | (d) In the
course of the hearing, the Executive Director of | the Merit Board shall have power to
administer oaths and to | secure by subpoena the attendance and testimony of
witnesses | and the production of books and papers relevant to the inquiry.
| (e) The provisions of the Administrative Review Law and all | amendments and
modification thereof, and the rules adopted
| pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for | the
judicial review of final administrative decisions of the | Merit Board hereby
created. The term "administrative decision" | is defined as in Section 3-101
of the Code of Civil Procedure.
| (Source: P.A. 95-113, eff. 8-13-07.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36p) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b15)
| Sec. 36p. Nondiscrimination. In the administration of the | University System, no applicant shall be
denied employment by | the Merit Board or by any employer subject to this Act because | of race,
color, sex, national origin, religious or political | affiliations, ancestry, age, marital status, order of |
| protection status, disability, military status, sexual | orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable military discharge, as | defined in the Illinois Human Rights Act, except
that any | applicant for employment may be required as a condition of
| employment, to sign a valid oath attesting his loyalty to the | state and the
United States.
| (Source: P.A. 78-842.)
| (110 ILCS 70/36s) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b18)
| Sec. 36s. Supported employees.
| (a) The Merit Board shall develop and implement a supported | employment
program. It shall be the goal of the program to | appoint a minimum of 10
supported employees to State University | civil service positions before
June 30, 1992.
| (b) The Merit Board shall designate a liaison to work with | State
agencies and departments, any funder or provider or both, | and State
universities in the implementation of a supported | employment program.
| (c) As used in this Section:
| (1) "Supported employee" means any individual who:
| (A) has a severe physical or mental disability | which seriously limits
functional capacities, | including but not limited to, mobility, communication,
| self-care, self-direction, work tolerance or work | skills, in terms of
employability as defined, | determined and certified by the Department of
Human |
| Services; and
| (B) has one or more physical or mental disabilities | resulting from
amputation; arthritis; blindness; | cancer; cerebral palsy; cystic fibrosis;
deafness; | heart disease; hemiplegia; respiratory or pulmonary | dysfunction; an intellectual disability; mental | illness; multiple sclerosis; muscular dystrophy;
| musculoskeletal disorders; neurological disorders, | including stroke and
epilepsy; paraplegia; | quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions; sickle
| cell anemia; and end-stage renal disease; or another | disability or
combination of disabilities determined | on the basis of an evaluation of
rehabilitation | potential to cause comparable substantial functional | limitation.
| (2) "Supported employment" means competitive work in
| integrated work settings:
| (A) for individuals with severe disabilities for | whom competitive
employment has not traditionally | occurred, or
| (B) for individuals for whom competitive | employment has been
interrupted or intermittent as a | result of a severe disability, and who
because of their | disability, need on-going support services to perform | such
work. The term includes transitional employment | for individuals with
chronic mental illness.
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| (3) "Participation in a supported employee program" | means participation
as a supported employee that is not | based on the expectation that an
individual will have the | skills to perform all the duties in a job class,
but on the | assumption that with support and adaptation, or both, a job | can
be designed to take advantage of the supported | employee's
special strengths.
| (4) "Funder" means any entity either State, local or | federal, or
private not-for-profit or for-profit that | provides monies to programs that
provide services related | to supported employment.
| (5) "Provider" means any entity either public or | private that provides
technical support and services to any | department or agency subject to the
control of the | Governor, the Secretary of State or the University Civil
| Service System.
| (d) The Merit Board shall establish job classifications for | supported
employees who may be appointed into the | classifications without open
competitive testing requirements. | Supported employees shall serve in a
trial employment capacity | for not less than 3 or more than 12 months.
| (e) The Merit Board shall maintain a record of all | individuals hired as
supported employees. The record shall | include:
| (1) the number of supported employees initially | appointed;
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| (2) the number of supported employees who successfully | complete the
trial employment periods; and
| (3) the number of permanent targeted positions by | titles.
| (f) The Merit Board shall submit an annual report to the | General
Assembly regarding the employment progress of | supported employees, with
recommendations for legislative | action.
| (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2019
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