100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3263
 
Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



20 ILCS 2610/23  from Ch. 121, par. 307.18d

     Amends the State Police Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of the bill, the Director of State Police shall not appoint auxiliary State policemen.  Repeals provisions concerning auxiliary State policemen to make conforming changes.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Police Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 23 as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 2610/23)  (from Ch. 121, par. 307.18d)



7    Sec. 23. Auxiliary State policemen. On and after the 
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General 
9Assembly, the The Director shall not may appoint auxiliary 
10State policemen in
such number as he deems necessary. Such 
11auxiliary policemen shall not be
regular State policemen. Such 
12auxiliary State policemen shall
not supplement members of the 
13regular State police in the performance
of their assigned and 
14normal duties, except as otherwise provided herein.
Such 
15auxiliary State policemen shall only be assigned to perform the 
16following
duties: to aid or direct traffic, to aid in control 
17of natural or man made
disasters, or to aid in case of civil 
18disorder as directed by the commanding
officers.  
19Identification symbols worn by such auxiliary State policemen

20shall be different and distinct from those used by State 
21policemen.  Such
auxiliary State policemen shall at all times 
22during the performance of their
duties be subject to the 
23direction and control of the commanding officer.
Such auxiliary 
 
 
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1State policemen shall not carry firearms.

2    Auxiliary State policemen, prior to entering upon any of 
3their duties,
shall receive a course of training in such police 
4procedures as shall be
appropriate in the exercise of the 
5powers conferred upon them, which training
and course of study 
6shall be determined and provided by the Department of
State 
7Police. Prior to the appointment of any auxiliary State 
8policeman
his fingerprints shall be taken and no person shall 
9be appointed as such
auxiliary State policeman if he has been 
10convicted of a felony or other
crime involving moral turpitude.

11    All auxiliary State policemen shall be between the age of 
1221 and 60 years,
and shall serve without compensation.

13    The Line of Duty Compensation Act shall be applicable to 
14auxiliary State
policemen appointed before this amendatory Act 
15of the 100th General Assembly upon their death in the line of 
16duty described herein.

17(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)