Illinois House Bill 4941 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides for a veteran's and educational preference for appointments to offices, positions, and places of employment in the police department of non-home rule municipalities that do not have a civil service commission or board of fire and police commissioners in the municipality. Requirements for the veteran's and educational preference include a specified associate degree, successful completion of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, and specified military or naval service of the United States. Provides for an employment preference for persons who have participated in a municipality's police explorer or cadet program. Provides that the preference points awarded under these provisions are not cumulative. Effective immediately.

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Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-14	House	First Reading
2018-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
65	5	11-1-10.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4941&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4941.htm