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| Public Act 097-0553 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil | ||||
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section | ||||
2605-90 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-90) | ||||
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||
delayed effective date) | ||||
Sec. 2605-90. Training; death and homicide investigations. | ||||
The Department shall provide training in death and homicide | ||||
investigation for State police officers. Only State police | ||||
officers who successfully complete the training may be assigned | ||||
as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. | ||||
Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced by a | ||||
certificate issued to the officer by the Department.
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The Director shall develop a process for waiver | ||||
applications for those officers whose prior training
and | ||||
experience as homicide investigators may qualify them for a
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waiver. The Director may issue a waiver at his or her | ||||
discretion, based
solely on the prior training and experience | ||||
of an officer as a
homicide investigator. | ||||
(Source: P.A. 96-1111, eff. 1-1-12.) | ||||
Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||
changing Section 10.11 as follows: | ||
(50 ILCS 705/10.11) | ||
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||
delayed effective date) | ||
Sec. 10.11. Training; death and homicide investigation. | ||
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board shall | ||
conduct or approve a training program in death and homicide | ||
investigation for the training of law enforcement officers of | ||
local government agencies. Only law enforcement officers who | ||
successfully complete the training program may be assigned as | ||
lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. | ||
Satisfactory completion of the training program shall be | ||
evidenced by a certificate issued to the law enforcement | ||
officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards | ||
Board.
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The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board | ||
shall develop a process for waiver applications sent by the | ||
agency administrator for those officers whose prior training | ||
and experience as homicide investigators may qualify them for a | ||
waiver. The Board may issue a waiver at its discretion, based | ||
solely on the prior training and experience of an officer as a | ||
homicide investigator. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1111, eff. 1-1-12.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2012.
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