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| Public Act 098-0175 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Secretary of State Merit Employment Code is | ||||
amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 310/12) (from Ch. 124, par. 112)
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Sec. 12.
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), employees | ||||
Employees of the Office of the Secretary of State - election
to | ||||
public office - leave of absence - re-entry of service. Any | ||||
person holding
a position in the Office of the Secretary of | ||||
State, who is elected to public
office, shall, upon request, be | ||||
granted a leave of absence, without pay,
from such position. | ||||
The leave of absence shall continue so long as he or she | ||||
remains
an elected officer or for a period of 5 years, | ||||
whichever is shorter. and for a period of 30 calendar days | ||||
thereafter.
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If such person files a written request with the Director of | ||||
Personnel to
re-enter active service with the Office of the | ||||
Secretary of State within
the such 30 day period following the | ||||
termination of his or her leave of absence he or she may shall | ||||
be reinstated to his or her former position or a position
of | ||||
comparable duties, responsibilities, and pay. The Office of the | ||||
Secretary of State shall, by mail, notify an employee on leave | ||
of absence under this Section on the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly of the leave of | ||
absence change.
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(b) Employees on leave of absence under this Section on the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | ||
Assembly are subject to the following conditions: | ||
(1) An employee whose leave of absence has not exceeded | ||
5 years shall be subject to the requirements of subsection | ||
(a) of this Section. | ||
(2) An employee whose leave of absence has exceeded 5 | ||
years shall not be barred from re-entering active service | ||
by the 5 year limit under subsection (a) of this Section if | ||
the employee files a written request to re-enter active | ||
service as required under subsection (a) of this Section | ||
within 30 days of the date that the Secretary of State | ||
mailed the notice to the employee as required under | ||
subsection (a) of this Section. The Secretary of State may | ||
reinstate the employee as provided in subsection (a) of | ||
this Section. | ||
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||