Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

Filed: 3/10/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2253

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2253, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
6 changing Sections 3-30, 3-42.1, and 3-42.2 as follows:
 
7     (110 ILCS 805/3-30)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-30)
8     Sec. 3-30. The board of any community college district has
9 the powers enumerated in Sections 3-31 through 3-43 of this
10 Act. This enumeration of powers is not exclusive but the board
11 may exercise all other powers, not inconsistent with this Act,
12 that may be requisite or proper for the maintenance, operation
13 and development of any college or colleges under the
14 jurisdiction of the board.
15 (Source: P.A. 78-669.)
 

 

 

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1     (110 ILCS 805/3-42.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.1)
2     Sec. 3-42.1. (a) To appoint law enforcement officer and
3 non-law enforcement officer members of the community college
4 district police department or department of public safety.
5     (b) Members of the community college district police
6 department or department of public safety who are law
7 enforcement officers, as defined in the Illinois Police
8 Training Act, shall be peace officers under the laws of this
9 State. As such, law enforcement officer members of these
10 departments shall have all of the powers of police officers in
11 cities and sheriffs in counties, including the power to make
12 arrests on view or on warrants for violations of State statutes
13 and to enforce county or city ordinances in all counties that
14 lie within the community college district, when such is
15 required for the protection of community college personnel,
16 students, property, or interests. Such officers shall have no
17 power to serve and execute civil process.
18     As peace officers in this State, all laws pertaining to
19 hiring, training, retention, service authority, and discipline
20 of police officers, under State law, shall apply. Law
21 enforcement officer members must complete the minimum basic
22 training requirements of a police training school under the
23 Illinois Police Training Act. Law enforcement officer members
24 who have successfully completed an Illinois Law Enforcement
25 Training and Standards Board certified firearms course shall be
26 equipped with appropriate firearms and auxiliary weapons.

 

 

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1     (c) Non-law enforcement officer members of the community
2 college police, public safety, or security departments whose
3 job requirements include performing patrol and security type
4 functions shall, within 6 months after their initial hiring
5 date or the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
6 General Assembly, whichever is later, be required to
7 successfully complete the 20-hour basic security training
8 course required by (i) the Department of Financial and
9 Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation
10 for Security Officers, (ii) by the International Association of
11 College Law Enforcement Administrators, or (iii) campus
12 protection officer training program or a similar course
13 certified and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
14 and Standards Board. They shall also be permitted to become
15 members of an Illinois State Training Board Mobile Training
16 Unit and shall complete 8 hours in continuing training, related
17 to their specific position of employment, each year. The board
18 may establish reasonable eligibility requirements for
19 appointment and retention of non-law enforcement officer
20 members.
21     All non-law enforcement officer members authorized to
22 carry weapons, other than firearms, shall receive training on
23 the proper deployment and use of force regarding such weapons.
24 persons to be members of the Security Department of the
25 community college. Members of the Security Department shall be
26 conservators of the peace and as such have all powers possessed

 

 

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1 by policemen in cities, and sheriffs in counties, including the
2 power to make arrests on view or warrants of violations of
3 State statutes and city or county ordinances of the counties in
4 which the community college is located, when such is required
5 for the protection of community college properties and
6 interest, and its students and personnel, and within such
7 counties when specifically requested by appropriate State or
8 local law enforcement officials. Such officers have no power to
9 serve and execute civil process.
10     The local community college board may establish reasonable
11 eligibility requirements for appointment to the security
12 department relating to residence, health, habits and moral
13 character. However, no person may be appointed hereunder unless
14 that person is at least 21 years of age and possesses a high
15 school diploma or the equivalent. No person may be appointed to
16 or retained in the security department unless that person is of
17 good character and not a habitual drunkard, gambler or a person
18 convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. All
19 community college security department personnel authorized to
20 carry weapons shall receive a course of training in the legal
21 and practical use of such weapons and shall also be instructed
22 in and understand the provisions of Article 7 of the "Criminal
23 Code of 1961", as now or hereafter amended, which pertain to
24 justifiable use of force.
25 (Source: P.A. 79-1002.)
 

 

 

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1     (110 ILCS 805/3-42.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.2)
2     Sec. 3-42.2. (a) To establish parking regulations, to
3 regulate, and control the speed of, travel on all paths,
4 driveways and roadways which are owned and maintained by, and
5 within the property of, the community college district, to
6 prohibit the use of such paths, driveways and roadways for
7 racing or speeding purposes, to exclude therefrom traffic and
8 vehicles, and to prescribe such fines and penalties for the
9 violation of such traffic regulations as cities and villages
10 are allowed to prescribe for the violation of their traffic
11 ordinances.
12     (b) To establish such other regulations as are determined
13 to be necessary for the protection of community college
14 students, staff, visitors, properties, and interests or for the
15 proper maintenance, operation, or development of any community
16 college or colleges under the jurisdiction of the board, and to
17 prescribe fines and penalties for the violation of these
18 regulations.
19     (c) Fines and penalties recovered under this Section shall
20 be paid, collected and used in accordance with the policy of
21 the local community college board.
22     (d) The local community college board may enforce the
23 provisions of this Section by use of members of the police
24 department, public safety department, or security department
25 Security Department of the community college or by agreeing in
26 writing with a municipality, county or the State for its law

 

 

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1 enforcement officers to provide such enforcement.
2 (Source: P.A. 81-311.)
 
3     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4 becoming law.".