Public Act 102-0755
 
HB3863 EnrolledLRB102 04466 RLC 14484 b


  
    AN ACT concerning finance.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
Sections 5.970 and 6z-130 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.970 new)
    Sec. 5.970. The Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention 
Fund.
 
    (30 ILCS 105/6z-130 new)
    Sec. 6z-130. The Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention 
Fund.
    (a) The Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Fund is 
hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. 
    (b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Law 
Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Fund shall be used by 
the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to award 
grants to units of local government, public institutions of 
higher education, and qualified nonprofit entities for the 
purpose of hiring and retaining law enforcement officers. 
    (c) When awarding grants, the Board shall prioritize: 
        (1) grants that will be used to hire, retain, or hire 
    and retain law enforcement officers in underserved areas 
    and areas experiencing the most need; 
        (2) achieving demographic and geographic diversity of 
    law enforcement officers that are recruited or hired by 
    applicants that are awarded grants; 
        (3) maximizing the effects of moneys spent on the 
    actual recruitment and retention of law enforcement 
    officers; and 
        (4) providing grants that can impact multiple 
    employers. 
    (d) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, 
including, but not limited to, fee receipts, gifts, grants, 
and awards from any public or private entity, must be 
deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the 
Fund must be deposited into the Fund. 
    (e) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 
may, by rule, set requirements for the distribution of grant 
moneys and determine which entities are eligible. 
    (f) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 
shall consider compliance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Act 
as a factor in awarding grant moneys. 
    (g) As used in this Section, "qualified nonprofit entity" 
means a nonprofit entity, as defined by the Board by rule, that 
has established experience in recruitment and retention of law 
enforcement officers in Illinois. 

 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.