Public Act 0553 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 097-0553

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 2605-90 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-90)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 2605-90. Training; death and homicide investigations. The Department shall provide training in death and homicide investigation for State police officers. Only State police officers who successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced by a certificate issued to the officer by the Department.

The Director shall develop a process for waiver applications for those officers whose prior training and experience as homicide investigators may qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a waiver at his or her discretion, based solely on the prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide investigator.

(Source: P.A. 96-1111, eff. 1-1-12.)

Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by changing Section 10.11 as follows:

(50 ILCS 705/10.11)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 10.11. Training; death and homicide investigation. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board shall conduct or approve a training program in death and homicide investigation for the training of law enforcement officers of local government agencies. Only law enforcement officers who successfully complete the training program may be assigned as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. Satisfactory completion of the training program shall be evidenced by a certificate issued to the law enforcement officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board shall develop a process for waiver applications sent by the agency administrator for those officers whose prior training and experience as homicide investigators may qualify them for a waiver. The Board may issue a waiver at its discretion, based solely on the prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide investigator.

(Source: P.A. 96-1111, eff. 1-1-12.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2012.

Effective Date: 1/1/2012