HB2045eng 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2045 Engrossed LRB104 11510 BDA 21599 b

AN ACT concerning government.

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 changing Section 6z-126 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/6z-126)

Sec. 6z-126. Law Enforcement Training Fund.

(a) The Law Enforcement Training Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall consist of: (i) the share of the revenue from increasing the insurance producer license fees allocated for transfer to the Fund as provided under subsection (a-5) of Section 500-135 of the Illinois Insurance Code; and (ii) the share of the moneys collected from auto insurance policy fees under Section 8.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act allocated for deposit into the Fund; and (iii) any moneys received for the purposes of item (iv) of subsection (b) of this Section, including, but not limited to, fee receipts, gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.

(b) This Fund shall be used by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for the following purposes: (i) to fund law enforcement certification compliance; (ii) for the development and provision of basic courses by Board-approved academics, and in-service courses by approved academies; and (iii) for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board; and (iv) for the awarding of 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, county correctional officers, and public safety telecommunicators.

(c) When awarding grants under this Section, the Board shall prioritize:

(1) grants that will be used in underserved areas and areas experiencing the most need to hire, retain, or hire and retain law enforcement officers, county correctional officers, and public safety telecommunicators 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, county correctional officers, and public safety telecommunicators; and

(4) providing grants that can impact multiple employers.

(d) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may, by rule, set requirements for the distribution of grant moneys and determine which entities are eligible.

(e) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall consider compliance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Act as a factor in awarding grant moneys.

(f) 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.

(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 104-2, eff. 6-16-25.)

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