PERSONNEL-NO BACH DEGREE REQ Senate SponsorsSen. Steve Stadelman 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 415/8bfrom Ch. 127, par. 63b108b20 ILCS 415/8b.21 newAmends the Illinois Personnel Code. Provides that a State agency shall not require as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in State employment that an applicant have a baccalaureate degree. Provides that the provisions shall not apply the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a baccalaureate degree or advanced degree. Effective immediately. 2/6/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman 2/6/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die