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Public Act 101-0374 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 9 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
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Sec. 9. Appointment; qualifications.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | ||||
appointment of
Department of State Police officers shall be | ||||
made from those applicants who
have been certified by the Board | ||||
as being qualified for appointment. All
persons so appointed | ||||
shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than
21 | ||||
years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully | ||||
completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours 2 years of
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law enforcement studies at an accredited college or university. | ||||
Any person
appointed subsequent to successful completion of an | ||||
associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college | ||||
or university 2 years of such law
enforcement studies shall not | ||||
have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be permitted
to carry | ||||
firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years of age. In addition,
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all persons so certified for appointment shall be of sound mind | ||||
and body, be of
good moral character, be citizens of the United | ||||
States, have no criminal
records, possess such prerequisites of |
training, education , and experience as
the Board may from time | ||
to time prescribe so long as persons who have an associate's | ||
degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or | ||
university are not disqualified , and shall be required to pass
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successfully such mental and physical tests and examinations as | ||
may be
prescribed by the Board. All Notwithstanding any Board | ||
rule to the contrary, all persons who meet one of the following | ||
requirements are deemed to have met the collegiate educational | ||
requirements: | ||
(i) have been honorably discharged and who have been | ||
awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign | ||
Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign | ||
Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism | ||
Expeditionary Medal by the United States Armed Forces; | ||
(ii) are active members of the Illinois National Guard | ||
or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces | ||
and who have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, | ||
Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, | ||
Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global | ||
War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal as a result of | ||
honorable service during deployment on active duty; | ||
(iii) have been honorably discharged who served in a | ||
combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent | ||
danger pay during deployment on active duty; or | ||
(iv) have at least 3 years of full active and | ||
continuous military duty and received an honorable |
discharge before hiring. | ||
Preference shall be given in such appointments to
persons | ||
who have honorably served in the military or naval services of | ||
the
United States. All appointees shall serve a probationary | ||
period of 12 months
from the date of appointment and during | ||
that period may be discharged at the
will of the Director. | ||
However, the Director may in his or her sole discretion
extend | ||
the probationary period of an officer up to an additional 6 | ||
months when
to do so is deemed in the best interest of the | ||
Department. Nothing in this subsection (a) limits the Board's | ||
ability to prescribe education prerequisites or requirements | ||
to certify Department of State Police officers for promotion as | ||
provided in Section 10 of this Act.
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(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, after | ||
July 1,
1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of State | ||
Police may appoint and
promote not more than 20 persons having | ||
special qualifications as special
agents as he or she deems | ||
necessary to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
such | ||
appointment or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
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(c) During the 90 days following the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act
of 1995, the Director of State Police may | ||
appoint up to 25 persons as State
Police officers. These | ||
appointments shall be made in accordance with the
requirements | ||
of this subsection (c) and any additional criteria that may be
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established by the Director, but are not subject to any other | ||
requirements of
this Act. The Director may specify the initial |
rank for each person appointed
under this subsection.
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All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made | ||
from personnel
certified by the Board. A person certified by | ||
the Board and appointed by the
Director under this subsection | ||
must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce
Commission on | ||
November 30, 1994 in a job title
subject to the Personnel Code | ||
and in a position for which the person was
eligible to earn | ||
"eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
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those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension | ||
Code.
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Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall | ||
thereafter be subject to
the same requirements and procedures | ||
as other State police officers. A person
appointed under this | ||
subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months
from | ||
the date of appointment, during which he or she may be | ||
discharged at the
will of the Director.
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This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the Director's | ||
authority to
appoint other State Police officers under | ||
subsection (a) of this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 100-11, eff. 7-1-17.)
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