HB5070 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 






 

 		











96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5070


 
Introduced 1/29/2010, by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













50 ILCS 135/12










    Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Adds that a member of a police department or a sheriff's department may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters for public office. Adds that a police officer or sheriff's deputy who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence without compensation during his or her term of office.
















LRB096 16865 RLJ 32177 b

















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB5070

LRB096 16865 RLJ 32177 b






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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Local Governmental Employees Political 
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Rights Act is amended  by changing Section 12 as follows:
 
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    (50 ILCS 135/12)
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    Sec. 12. Elective and appointed office. 
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    (a) A member of any fire department, or fire protection 
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district, police department, or sheriff's department may:
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        (1) be  a candidate for elective public office and serve 
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    in that public office if elected;
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        (2) be appointed to any public office and serve in that 
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    public office if appointed; and
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        (3) as long as the member is not in uniform and not on 
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    duty, solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters 
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    for the public office for which the member is a candidate.

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    (b) A firefighter, police officer, or sheriff's deputy who 
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is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written 
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application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence 
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without compensation during his or her term of office.

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(Source: P.A. 94-316, eff. 7-25-05; 95-142, eff. 8-13-07.)