SB0220 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Personnel Code to exempt certain positions within the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired from civil service jurisdiction requirements.

• Positions requiring licensure by the State Board of Education under Article 21B of the School Code are exempt from jurisdiction B from the effective date of this act until January 1, 2017.

• These exemptions apply only to the extent that certain civil service requirements (Sections 8b.1, 8b.3, and 8b.5) need not be met.

• The exemption is one of several partial exemptions granted to various state positions, including those in charitable institutions, physicians, attorneys, and specialized healthcare roles within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.