96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2645


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that, if a person (i) attends training at the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board equivalent to training offered to persons being trained to serve on a municipal police force, (ii) serves as a police officer for an Illinois forest preserve district, and (iii) transfers to an Illinois municipal police force, then  the person shall qualify to serve as a municipal police officer on the same basis as a trained municipal police officer. Effective immediately.
















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HB2645

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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 10.12 as follows:
 
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    (50 ILCS 705/10.12  new)
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    Sec. 10.12. Municipal police qualifications. If a person 
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(i) attends training at the Law Enforcement Training Standards 
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Board equivalent to training offered to persons being trained 
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to serve on an Illinois municipal police force, (ii) serves as 
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a police officer for an Illinois forest preserve district 
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created pursuant to the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act 
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or the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act, and (iii) 
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transfers to an Illinois municipal police force, then  the 
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person shall qualify to serve as a municipal police officer on 
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the same basis as if the person had served as a trained 
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municipal police officer.
 

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