Illinois Code § 8

§ 8.

Hearings - disciplinary action. No covered officer or employee may be removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended for a period of more than 30 calendar days, except for cause, upon written charges approved by the Division of Personnel, and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense if he makes written request to the Board within 15 calendar days after the serving of the written charges upon him. Upon the receipt of such a request for hearing, the Board shall grant a hearing within 30 calendar days. The time and place of the hearing shall be fixed by the Board, and due notice thereof shall be given the Division of Personnel and the employee. The hearing shall be public, and the officer or employee is entitled to call witnesses in his own defense and to have the aid of counsel. The finding of the Board shall be rendered within 60 calendar days after the receipt of the transcript of the proceeding. If the finding and decision are not rendered within 60 calendar days after the receipt of the transcript of the proceedings, the employee shall be considered to be reinstated and shall receive full compensation for the period for which he was suspended. The finding and decision of the Board or officer of the Board appointed by it to conduct such investigation, when approved by the Board, shall be certified to the Treasurer and shall be forthwith enforced. In making its finding and decision, or in approving the finding and decision of some officer of the Board appointed by it to conduct such investigation, the Board may, for disciplinary purposes, suspend an employee for a period of time not to exceed 90 calendar days, and in no event to exceed a period of 120 calendar days from the date of any suspension of such employee, pending investigation of such charges. If the Board certifies a decision that an officer or employee is to be retained in his position and if it does not order a suspension for disciplinary purposes, the officer or employee shall receive full compensation for any period during which he was suspended pending the investigation of the charges. Nothing in this Section shall limit the authority of the Treasurer to suspend an employee for a reasonable period not exceeding 30 calendar days. (Source: P.A. 85-1167.)