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Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Filed: 6/22/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 769
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 769 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 9 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
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| Sec. 9. Appointment; qualifications.
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| (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the |
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| appointment of
Department of State Police officers shall be |
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| made from those applicants who
have been certified by the Board |
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| as being qualified for appointment. All
persons so appointed |
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| shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than
21 |
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| years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully |
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| completed 2 years of
law enforcement studies at an accredited |
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| college or university. Any person
appointed subsequent to |
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| successful completion of 2 years of such law
enforcement |
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| studies shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he be |
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| permitted
to carry firearms, until he reaches 21 years of age. |
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| In addition,
all persons so certified for appointment shall be |
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| of sound mind and body, be of
good moral character, be citizens |
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| of the United States, have no criminal
records, possess such |
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| prerequisites of training, education and experience as
the |
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| Board may from time to time prescribe, and shall be required to |
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| pass
successfully such mental and physical tests and |
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| examinations as may be
prescribed by the Board. All persons who |
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| have been honorably discharged and who have been awarded an |
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| Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal after September 11, 2001 by the |
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| military or naval services of the United States are deemed to |
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| have met the collegiate educational requirements, |
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| notwithstanding any Board rule. Preference shall be given in |
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| such appointments to
persons who have honorably served in the |
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| military or naval services of the
United States. All appointees |
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| shall serve a probationary period of 12 months
from the date of |
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| appointment and during that period may be discharged at the
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| will of the Director. However, the Director may in his or her |
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| sole discretion
extend the probationary period of an officer up |
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| to an additional 6 months when
to do so is deemed in the best |
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| interest of the Department.
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| (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, after |
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| July 1,
1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of State |
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| Police may appoint and
promote not more than 20 persons having |
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| special qualifications as special
agents as he deems necessary |
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| to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
such appointment |
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| or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
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| (c) During the 90 days following the effective date of this |
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| amendatory Act
of 1995, the Director of State Police may |
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| appoint up to 25 persons as State
Police officers. These |
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| appointments shall be made in accordance with the
requirements |
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| of this subsection (c) and any additional criteria that may be
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| established by the Director, but are not subject to any other |
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| requirements of
this Act. The Director may specify the initial |
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| rank for each person appointed
under this subsection.
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| All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made |
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| from personnel
certified by the Board. A person certified by |
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| the Board and appointed by the
Director under this subsection |
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| must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce
Commission on |
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| November 30, 1994 in a job title
subject to the Personnel Code |
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| and in a position for which the person was
eligible to earn |
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| "eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
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| those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension |
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| Code.
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| Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall |
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| thereafter be subject to
the same requirements and procedures |
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| as other State police officers. A person
appointed under this |
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| subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months
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| the date of appointment, during which he or she may be |
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| discharged at the
will of the Director.
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| This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the Director's |