Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1767 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 03/24/2023

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1  AN ACT concerning education.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The State Universities Civil Service Act is
5  amended by changing Section 36f as follows:
6  (110 ILCS 70/36f) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b5)
7  Sec. 36f. Examinations.
8  (a) All examinations given under the University System
9  shall be open to all applicants who are citizens of or
10  residents in the State of Illinois and who can qualify by
11  training and experience for the position for which application
12  is made. In examinations for technical positions for which no
13  qualified residents of this State are available the residence
14  requirement may be waived.
15  (b) Examinations may be written; oral; by statement of
16  training and experience; in the form of tests of knowledge,
17  skill, capacity, intellect, or aptitude; or by any other
18  method which, in the judgment of the Merit Board, is
19  reasonable and practical for any particular classification.
20  The examinations shall be practical and shall relate to the
21  classification for which the examination is given. No question
22  in any examination shall relate to political or religious
23  affiliation or racial origins of the examinee.

 

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1  (c) Different examining procedures may be determined for
2  the examinations in different classifications, but all
3  examinations in the same classification must be uniform. The
4  examination requirement for the initial appointment, entry
5  level position only, of law enforcement personnel may be
6  waived if an applicant has satisfied all the requirements
7  established by the Illinois Police Training Act for
8  appointment of law enforcement officers and if the Merit Board
9  allows for such a waiver by rule. Additional positions, entry
10  level only, may have the examination requirement waived if the
11  occupational standards are regulated by the Department of
12  Financial and Professional Regulation, as designated by the
13  Merit Board and provided for in adopted rules.
14  (Source: P.A. 100-615, eff. 1-1-19.)

 

 

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