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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 3-30, 3-42.1, and 3-42.2 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 805/3-30)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-30)
7     Sec. 3-30. The board of any community college district has
8 the powers enumerated in Sections 3-31 through 3-43 of this
9 Act. This enumeration of powers is not exclusive but the board
10 may exercise all other powers, not inconsistent with this Act,
11 that may be requisite or proper for the maintenance, operation
12 and development of any college or colleges under the
13 jurisdiction of the board.
14 (Source: P.A. 78-669.)
 
15     (110 ILCS 805/3-42.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.1)
16     Sec. 3-42.1. (a) To appoint law enforcement officer and
17 non-law enforcement officer members of the community college
18 district police department or department of public safety.
19     (b) Members of the community college district police
20 department or department of public safety who are law
21 enforcement officers, as defined in the Illinois Police
22 Training Act, shall be peace officers under the laws of this

 

 

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1 State. As such, law enforcement officer members of these
2 departments shall have all of the powers of police officers in
3 cities and sheriffs in counties, including the power to make
4 arrests on view or on warrants for violations of State statutes
5 and to enforce county or city ordinances in all counties that
6 lie within the community college district, when such is
7 required for the protection of community college personnel,
8 students, property, or interests. Such officers shall have no
9 power to serve and execute civil process.
10     As peace officers in this State, all laws pertaining to
11 hiring, training, retention, service authority, and discipline
12 of police officers, under State law, shall apply. Law
13 enforcement officer members must complete the minimum basic
14 training requirements of a police training school under the
15 Illinois Police Training Act. Law enforcement officer members
16 who have successfully completed an Illinois Law Enforcement
17 Training and Standards Board certified firearms course shall be
18 equipped with appropriate firearms and auxiliary weapons.
19     (c) Non-law enforcement officer members of the community
20 college police, public safety, or security departments whose
21 job requirements include performing patrol and security type
22 functions shall, within 6 months after their initial hiring
23 date or the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
24 General Assembly, whichever is later, be required to
25 successfully complete the 20-hour basic security training
26 course required by (i) the Department of Financial and

 

 

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1 Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation
2 for Security Officers, (ii) by the International Association of
3 College Law Enforcement Administrators, or (iii) campus
4 protection officer training program or a similar course
5 certified and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
6 and Standards Board. They shall also be permitted to become
7 members of an Illinois State Training Board Mobile Training
8 Unit and shall complete 8 hours in continuing training, related
9 to their specific position of employment, each year. The board
10 may establish reasonable eligibility requirements for
11 appointment and retention of non-law enforcement officer
12 members.
13     All non-law enforcement officer members authorized to
14 carry weapons, other than firearms, shall receive training on
15 the proper deployment and use of force regarding such weapons.
16 persons to be members of the Security Department of the
17 community college. Members of the Security Department shall be
18 conservators of the peace and as such have all powers possessed
19 by policemen in cities, and sheriffs in counties, including the
20 power to make arrests on view or warrants of violations of
21 State statutes and city or county ordinances of the counties in
22 which the community college is located, when such is required
23 for the protection of community college properties and
24 interest, and its students and personnel, and within such
25 counties when specifically requested by appropriate State or
26 local law enforcement officials. Such officers have no power to

 

 

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1 serve and execute civil process.
2     The local community college board may establish reasonable
3 eligibility requirements for appointment to the security
4 department relating to residence, health, habits and moral
5 character. However, no person may be appointed hereunder unless
6 that person is at least 21 years of age and possesses a high
7 school diploma or the equivalent. No person may be appointed to
8 or retained in the security department unless that person is of
9 good character and not a habitual drunkard, gambler or a person
10 convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. All
11 community college security department personnel authorized to
12 carry weapons shall receive a course of training in the legal
13 and practical use of such weapons and shall also be instructed
14 in and understand the provisions of Article 7 of the "Criminal
15 Code of 1961", as now or hereafter amended, which pertain to
16 justifiable use of force.
17 (Source: P.A. 79-1002.)
 
18     (110 ILCS 805/3-42.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.2)
19     Sec. 3-42.2. (a) To establish parking regulations, to
20 regulate, and control the speed of, travel on all paths,
21 driveways and roadways which are owned and maintained by, and
22 within the property of, the community college district, to
23 prohibit the use of such paths, driveways and roadways for
24 racing or speeding purposes, to exclude therefrom traffic and
25 vehicles, and to prescribe such fines and penalties for the

 

 

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1 violation of such traffic regulations as cities and villages
2 are allowed to prescribe for the violation of their traffic
3 ordinances.
4     (b) To establish such other regulations as are determined
5 to be necessary for the protection of community college
6 students, staff, visitors, properties, and interests or for the
7 proper maintenance, operation, or development of any community
8 college or colleges under the jurisdiction of the board, and to
9 prescribe fines and penalties for the violation of these
10 regulations.
11     (c) Fines and penalties recovered under this Section shall
12 be paid, collected and used in accordance with the policy of
13 the local community college board.
14     (d) The local community college board may enforce the
15 provisions of this Section by use of members of the police
16 department, public safety department, or security department
17 Security Department of the community college or by agreeing in
18 writing with a municipality, county or the State for its law
19 enforcement officers to provide such enforcement.
20 (Source: P.A. 81-311.)
 
21     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.