Public Act 096-0269
 
HB2253 Enrolled LRB096 04696 NHT 20900 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
changing Sections 3-30, 3-42.1, and 3-42.2 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 805/3-30)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-30)
    Sec. 3-30. The board of any community college district has
the powers enumerated in Sections 3-31 through 3-43 of this
Act. This enumeration of powers is not exclusive but the board
may exercise all other powers, not inconsistent with this Act,
that may be requisite or proper for the maintenance, operation
and development of any college or colleges under the
jurisdiction of the board.
(Source: P.A. 78-669.)
 
    (110 ILCS 805/3-42.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.1)
    Sec. 3-42.1. (a) To appoint law enforcement officer and
non-law enforcement officer members of the community college
district police department or department of public safety.
    (b) Members of the community college district police
department or department of public safety who are law
enforcement officers, as defined in the Illinois Police
Training Act, shall be peace officers under the laws of this
State. As such, law enforcement officer members of these
departments shall have all of the powers of police officers in
cities and sheriffs in counties, including the power to make
arrests on view or on warrants for violations of State statutes
and to enforce county or city ordinances in all counties that
lie within the community college district, when such is
required for the protection of community college personnel,
students, property, or interests. Such officers shall have no
power to serve and execute civil process.
    As peace officers in this State, all laws pertaining to
hiring, training, retention, service authority, and discipline
of police officers, under State law, shall apply. Law
enforcement officer members must complete the minimum basic
training requirements of a police training school under the
Illinois Police Training Act. Law enforcement officer members
who have successfully completed an Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board certified firearms course shall be
equipped with appropriate firearms and auxiliary weapons.
    (c) Non-law enforcement officer members of the community
college police, public safety, or security departments whose
job requirements include performing patrol and security type
functions shall, within 6 months after their initial hiring
date or the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly, whichever is later, be required to
successfully complete the 20-hour basic security training
course required by (i) the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation
for Security Officers, (ii) by the International Association of
College Law Enforcement Administrators, or (iii) campus
protection officer training program or a similar course
certified and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
and Standards Board. They shall also be permitted to become
members of an Illinois State Training Board Mobile Training
Unit and shall complete 8 hours in continuing training, related
to their specific position of employment, each year. The board
may establish reasonable eligibility requirements for
appointment and retention of non-law enforcement officer
members.
    All non-law enforcement officer members authorized to
carry weapons, other than firearms, shall receive training on
the proper deployment and use of force regarding such weapons.
persons to be members of the Security Department of the
community college. Members of the Security Department shall be
conservators of the peace and as such have all powers possessed
by policemen in cities, and sheriffs in counties, including the
power to make arrests on view or warrants of violations of
State statutes and city or county ordinances of the counties in
which the community college is located, when such is required
for the protection of community college properties and
interest, and its students and personnel, and within such
counties when specifically requested by appropriate State or
local law enforcement officials. Such officers have no power to
serve and execute civil process.
    The local community college board may establish reasonable
eligibility requirements for appointment to the security
department relating to residence, health, habits and moral
character. However, no person may be appointed hereunder unless
that person is at least 21 years of age and possesses a high
school diploma or the equivalent. No person may be appointed to
or retained in the security department unless that person is of
good character and not a habitual drunkard, gambler or a person
convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. All
community college security department personnel authorized to
carry weapons shall receive a course of training in the legal
and practical use of such weapons and shall also be instructed
in and understand the provisions of Article 7 of the "Criminal
Code of 1961", as now or hereafter amended, which pertain to
justifiable use of force.
(Source: P.A. 79-1002.)
 
    (110 ILCS 805/3-42.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.2)
    Sec. 3-42.2. (a) To establish parking regulations, to
regulate, and control the speed of, travel on all paths,
driveways and roadways which are owned and maintained by, and
within the property of, the community college district, to
prohibit the use of such paths, driveways and roadways for
racing or speeding purposes, to exclude therefrom traffic and
vehicles, and to prescribe such fines and penalties for the
violation of such traffic regulations as cities and villages
are allowed to prescribe for the violation of their traffic
ordinances.
    (b) To establish such other regulations as are determined
to be necessary for the protection of community college
students, staff, visitors, properties, and interests or for the
proper maintenance, operation, or development of any community
college or colleges under the jurisdiction of the board, and to
prescribe fines and penalties for the violation of these
regulations.
    (c) Fines and penalties recovered under this Section shall
be paid, collected and used in accordance with the policy of
the local community college board.
    (d) The local community college board may enforce the
provisions of this Section by use of members of the police
department, public safety department, or security department
Security Department of the community college or by agreeing in
writing with a municipality, county or the State for its law
enforcement officers to provide such enforcement.
(Source: P.A. 81-311.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.