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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 10-1-47 and 10-2.1-24 and by adding Sections | ||||||
6 | 10-1-18.3 and 10-2.1-17.5 as follows:
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7 | (65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.3 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 10-1-18.3. Disability as a cause for discharge; | ||||||
9 | prohibited. A physical or mental disability that constitutes, | ||||||
10 | in whole or in part, the basis of an application for benefits | ||||||
11 | under Article 3 of the Illinois Pension Code may not be used, | ||||||
12 | in whole or in part, as a cause for a municipality to discharge | ||||||
13 | a police officer.
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14 | (65 ILCS 5/10-1-47) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-47) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 10-1-47. An employee who has been on disability leave | ||||||
16 | or military leave granted by the commission and who wishes to | ||||||
17 | return to active duty in his certified position shall be | ||||||
18 | credited with seniority for the period of such leave and, if | ||||||
19 | otherwise qualified, shall be reinstated to his certified | ||||||
20 | position at the rank or grade held at the start of the leave, | ||||||
21 | not more than 60 days after his written request for | ||||||
22 | reinstatement is filed with the commission. Such request shall |
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1 | be filed not more than 30 days after termination of the | ||||||
2 | disability or military or naval service. | ||||||
3 | Upon the chief of the police department's receipt of a | ||||||
4 | certification under Section 3-116 of the Illinois Pension Code | ||||||
5 | that a police officer is no longer disabled and is able to | ||||||
6 | resume the duties of his or her position, the police officer | ||||||
7 | shall report to the chief of the police department. The chief | ||||||
8 | of the police department shall thereupon order immediate | ||||||
9 | reinstatement into active service, and the municipality shall | ||||||
10 | immediately return the police officer to its payroll, in the | ||||||
11 | same rank or grade held at the date he or she was placed on a | ||||||
12 | disability pension under Article 3 of the Illinois Pension | ||||||
13 | Code. | ||||||
14 | (Source: Laws 1963, p. 1116.)
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15 | (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17.5 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 10-2.1-17.5. Disability as a cause for discharge; | ||||||
17 | prohibited. A physical or mental disability that constitutes, | ||||||
18 | in whole or in part, the basis of an application for benefits | ||||||
19 | under Article 3 of the Illinois Pension Code may not be used, | ||||||
20 | in whole or in part, as a cause for a municipality to discharge | ||||||
21 | a police officer.
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22 | (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-24) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 10-2.1-24. Return to active duty. A person who has | ||||||
24 | been on disability or military leave granted by the board and |
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