Bill Sponsors: IL SB2778 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a deputy sheriff applicant who is a veteran and who was discharged honorably or generally under honorable conditions no later than 6 months before applying may request examination to occur before the next scheduled examination date and, if requested, shall be examined no later than 2 weeks following receipt of the application. Provides that, once the applicant passes the examination and all other requirements to be on an eligibility list, the applicant shall be immediately placed on the eligibility list. Provides that nothing in the provisions waives eligibility for the applicant to receive military preference points during the application process or employment.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-07-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0623 [SB2778 Detail]

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Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Linda Holmes [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-042FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Martin Moylan [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-055FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Lance Yednock [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-076FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-084FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Patrick Sheehan [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-037FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaN/A
Representative Justin Slaughter [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-027FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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