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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 9 as follows:
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| 6 | (20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
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| 7 | Sec. 9. Appointment; qualifications.
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| 8 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | ||||||
| 9 | appointment of
Department of State Police officers shall be | ||||||
| 10 | made from those applicants who
have been certified by the Board | ||||||
| 11 | as being qualified for appointment. All
persons so appointed | ||||||
| 12 | shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than
21 | ||||||
| 13 | years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully | ||||||
| 14 | completed 2 years of
law enforcement studies at an accredited | ||||||
| 15 | college or university. Any person
appointed subsequent to | ||||||
| 16 | successful completion of 2 years of such law
enforcement | ||||||
| 17 | studies shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he be | ||||||
| 18 | permitted
to carry firearms, until he reaches 21 years of age. | ||||||
| 19 | In addition,
all persons so certified for appointment shall be | ||||||
| 20 | of sound mind and body, be of
good moral character, be citizens | ||||||
| 21 | of the United States, have no criminal
records, possess such | ||||||
| 22 | prerequisites of training, education and experience as
the | ||||||
| 23 | Board may from time to time prescribe, and shall be required to | ||||||
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| 1 | pass
successfully such mental and physical tests and | ||||||
| 2 | examinations as may be
prescribed by the Board. All persons who | ||||||
| 3 | have been honorably discharged and who have been awarded an | ||||||
| 4 | Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal by the military or naval | ||||||
| 5 | services of the United States are deemed to have met the | ||||||
| 6 | collegiate educational requirements, notwithstanding any Board | ||||||
| 7 | rule. Preference shall be given in such appointments to
persons | ||||||
| 8 | who have honorably served in the military or naval services of | ||||||
| 9 | the
United States. All appointees shall serve a probationary | ||||||
| 10 | period of 12 months
from the date of appointment and during | ||||||
| 11 | that period may be discharged at the
will of the Director. | ||||||
| 12 | However, the Director may in his or her sole discretion
extend | ||||||
| 13 | the probationary period of an officer up to an additional 6 | ||||||
| 14 | months when
to do so is deemed in the best interest of the | ||||||
| 15 | Department.
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| 16 | (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, after | ||||||
| 17 | July 1,
1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of State | ||||||
| 18 | Police may appoint and
promote not more than 20 persons having | ||||||
| 19 | special qualifications as special
agents as he deems necessary | ||||||
| 20 | to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
such appointment | ||||||
| 21 | or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
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| 22 | (c) During the 90 days following the effective date of this | ||||||
| 23 | amendatory Act
of 1995, the Director of State Police may | ||||||
| 24 | appoint up to 25 persons as State
Police officers. These | ||||||
| 25 | appointments shall be made in accordance with the
requirements | ||||||
| 26 | of this subsection (c) and any additional criteria that may be
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| 1 | established by the Director, but are not subject to any other | ||||||
| 2 | requirements of
this Act. The Director may specify the initial | ||||||
| 3 | rank for each person appointed
under this subsection.
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| 4 | All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made | ||||||
| 5 | from personnel
certified by the Board. A person certified by | ||||||
| 6 | the Board and appointed by the
Director under this subsection | ||||||
| 7 | must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce
Commission on | ||||||
| 8 | November 30, 1994 in a job title
subject to the Personnel Code | ||||||
| 9 | and in a position for which the person was
eligible to earn | ||||||
| 10 | "eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
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| 11 | those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension | ||||||
| 12 | Code.
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| 13 | Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall | ||||||
| 14 | thereafter be subject to
the same requirements and procedures | ||||||
| 15 | as other State police officers. A person
appointed under this | ||||||
| 16 | subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months
from | ||||||
| 17 | the date of appointment, during which he or she may be | ||||||
| 18 | discharged at the
will of the Director.
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| 19 | This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the Director's | ||||||
| 20 | authority to
appoint other State Police officers under | ||||||
| 21 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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| 22 | (Source: P.A. 92-313, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| 23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 24 | becoming law.
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