Bill Text: IL HB1710 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0231 [HB1710 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1710-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0231 [HB1710 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1710-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1710
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1710 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 10-2.1-8 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-8)
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7 | Sec. 10-2.1-8. Veteran's and educational preference.
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8 | Persons who have successfully
obtained an associate's degree in | ||||||
9 | the field of law enforcement, criminal
justice, fire service, | ||||||
10 | or emergency medical services, or a bachelor's degree
from an | ||||||
11 | accredited college or university; persons who
have been awarded | ||||||
12 | a certificate attesting to the successful completion
of the | ||||||
13 | Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course as | ||||||
14 | provided in
the Illinois Police Training Act and are currently | ||||||
15 | serving as a law enforcement
officer on a part-time or | ||||||
16 | full-time basis within the State of Illinois; and persons who |
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1 | were engaged in
the active military or naval service of the | ||||||
2 | United States for a period of at least
one year and who were | ||||||
3 | honorably discharged therefrom, or who are now or may
hereafter | ||||||
4 | be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval | ||||||
5 | service
(not including, however, in the case of offices, | ||||||
6 | positions and places of
employment in the police department, | ||||||
7 | persons who were convicted by
court-martial of disobedience of | ||||||
8 | orders, where such disobedience consisted
in the refusal to | ||||||
9 | perform military service on the ground of religious or
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10 | conscientious objections against war) shall be preferred for | ||||||
11 | appointments
to offices, positions, and places of employment in | ||||||
12 | the fire and police
departments of the municipality coming | ||||||
13 | under the provisions of this
Division 2.1. For purposes of this | ||||||
14 | Section, if a person has been deployed, then "active duty | ||||||
15 | military or naval service of the United States" includes | ||||||
16 | training and service school attendance, as defined in 10 U.S.C. | ||||||
17 | 101(d), which is ordered pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 12301(d). The | ||||||
18 | preference points awarded under this Section shall not be
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19 | cumulative.
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20 | This amendatory Act of 1973 does not apply to any | ||||||
21 | municipality which is
a home rule unit. | ||||||
22 | Persons who have participated in that municipality's | ||||||
23 | police explorer or cadet program may be preferred, for a | ||||||
24 | maximum of 2 points, for appointments to offices, positions, | ||||||
25 | and places of employment in municipal police departments under | ||||||
26 | the provisions of this Division.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 96-83, eff. 1-1-10.)
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2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
3 | becoming law.".
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