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| Public Act 102-1075
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| HB5408 Enrolled | LRB102 25334 RJT 34610 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Universities Civil Service Act is |
amended by changing Sections 36d, 36h, and 45a as follows:
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(110 ILCS 70/36d) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b3)
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Sec. 36d. Powers and duties of the Merit Board. The Merit |
Board shall have the power and duty:
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(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
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assigning each position in the classified service to the |
appropriate
class in the classification plan approved by |
the Merit Board.
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(2) To prescribe the duties of each class of positions |
and the
qualifications required by employment in that |
class.
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(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. |
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The
Merit Board shall direct the payment of the |
"prevailing rate of wages"
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
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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
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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.
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(4) To establish minimum requirements 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.
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(5) To prescribe standards of examination for each |
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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
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preparation, conduct and grading of examinations.
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(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
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conduct open and continuous competitive examinations for |
all
classifications of employment.
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(7) To cause to be established, from the results of |
examinations,
registers for each class of positions in the |
classified service of the University
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.
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(8) To provide by its rules for promotions in the |
classified
service.
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(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).
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(10) To provide by its rules for employment at regular |
rates of
compensation of persons with physical |
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disabilities in positions in which the
disability does not |
prevent the individual from furnishing satisfactory
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service.
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(11) To make and publish rules to carry out the |
purpose of the University
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,
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inclusive, and said Merit Board may from time to time make |
changes in
such rules.
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(12) To appoint an Executive Director who shall |
appoint staff to help as may be necessary efficiently to |
administer
Sections 36b to 36q, inclusive. To authorize |
the Executive Director to accept the appointment of each |
appoint a Designated Employer Representative appointed by |
the institutions and agencies specified in Section 36e. A |
at the place of employment of each employer specified
in |
Section 36e, and this Designated Employer Representative |
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.
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(13) To submit to the Governor of this state on or |
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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
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administering the University System.
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(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; 100-615, eff. 1-1-19.)
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(110 ILCS 70/36h) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b7)
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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
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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 employer |
Executive Director shall certify
the names and addresses of |
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all persons on the register.
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(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
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to any police department of any university or college subject |
to this Act 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 |
maintain all records of notify the Executive Director in
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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.
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(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.
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(Source: P.A. 99-72, eff. 1-1-16; 100-615, eff. 1-1-19.)
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(110 ILCS 70/45a) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38l.1)
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Sec. 45a.
Except as provided in the second sentence of |
this Section,
all officers and employees subject to this Act, |
shall have the
following days as holidays, for which they |
shall receive their usual
compensation: New Year's Day, |
January 1, Memorial Day, as determined by
the law of the State |
of Illinois, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, as determined by |
the law of the State of Illinois, Independence Day, July 4, |
Labor Day,
the first Monday in September, Thanksgiving Day, |
the fourth Thursday of
November, Christmas Day, December 25, |
and five holidays to be designated
by each college, |
university, or agency and community college subject to
this |
Act. Craft and trade employees subject to this Act shall be |
paid
for all paid holidays included in their area agreement, |
and will be paid
for all five holidays designated by their |
employer pursuant to this
Section. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the |
contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as |
2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the |
State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General |
Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of |
election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be |
used as a location for election day services or as a polling |
place. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the |
contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as |
2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the |
