HB4026 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4026

Introduced 1/20/2012, by Rep. Paul Evans

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-21

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that part-time police officers shall not supervise or direct full-time police officers of a police department "in municipalities that have a population of more than 1,500 inhabitants" (now, under any circumstances). Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 3.1-30-21 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-21)

Sec. 3.1-30-21. Part-time police. A municipality may appoint, discipline, and discharge part-time police officers. A municipality that employs part-time police officers shall, by ordinance, establish hiring standards for part-time police officers and shall submit those standards to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.

Part-time police officers shall be members of the regular police department, except for pension purposes. Part-time police officers shall not be assigned under any circumstances to supervise or direct full-time police officers of a police department in municipalities that have a population of more than 1,500 inhabitants. Part-time police officers shall not be used as permanent replacements for permanent full-time police officers.

Part-time police officers shall be trained under the Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's In-Service Training Act in accordance with the procedures for part-time police officers established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. A part-time police officer hired after January 1, 1996 who has not yet received certification under Section 8.2 of the Illinois Police Training Act shall be directly supervised.

(Source: P.A. 89-170, eff. 1-1-96.)

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