MUNI CD MILITARY PREFERENCE House SponsorsRep. Linda Chapa LaVia-Donald L. Moffitt-Michael P. McAuliffe-Patrick J Verschoore-Patricia Bailey, Elizabeth Coulson, Susana A Mendoza, Jack D. Franks, Cynthia Soto, Maria Antonia Berrios and Michelle Chavez Senate Sponsors(Sen. Martin A. Sandoval and Pamela J. Althoff) 8/8/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0483 65 ILCS 5/10-1-16from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-16 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that persons who were engaged in active military or naval service of the United States for at least one year (now, at any time during certain stated periods) and who were honorably discharged shall be preferred for appointments to civil offices, positions, and places of employment in the classified service of a municipality that is subject to Division 1 of the Code. Provides that the municipality's civil service commission shall give preference points for original appointments to qualified veterans, whose names appear on any register of eligibles resulting from a civil service entrance exam, by adding 5 points to their final grade averages. Provides that qualified veterans shall be preferred for promotional civil service appointments and that the preference that the qualified veterans will receive shall be seven-tenths of one point for each 6 months or fraction thereof of active military or naval service not exceeding 30 months (now, no requirement that the service be active). Makes other changes. Effective immediately. 2/10/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 2/10/2005HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt 2/10/2005HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe 2/10/2005HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore 2/10/2005HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey 2/10/2005HouseFirst Reading 2/10/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/16/2005HouseAssigned to Local Government Committee 2/23/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 2/24/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 008-000-000 2/25/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/3/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/3/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza 3/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 3/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 3/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 3/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez 3/10/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 3/15/2005SenateArrive in Senate 3/15/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 16, 2005 3/17/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 3/17/2005SenateFirst Reading 3/17/2005SenateReferred to Rules 4/13/2005SenateAssigned to Local Government 4/20/2005SenateDo Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 4/20/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005 4/20/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 5/10/2005SenateSecond Reading 5/10/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005 5/16/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 5/16/2005HousePassed Both Houses 6/14/2005HouseSent to the Governor 8/8/2005HouseGovernor Approved 8/8/2005HouseEffective Date August 8, 2005 8/8/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0483