98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3375
 
Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. John G. Mulroe
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:






50 ILCS 705/2 from Ch. 85, par. 502
50 ILCS 705/10.4

 Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "probation officer". Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may initiate, administer, and conduct firearm certification courses for probation officers. Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning local government.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
5changing Sections 2 and 10.4 as follows:




6 (50 ILCS 705/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 502)



7 Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the 
8context otherwise
requires:

9 "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training 
10Standards Board.

11 "Local governmental agency" means any local governmental 
12unit or
municipal corporation in this State. It does not 
13include the State of
Illinois or any office, officer, 
14department, division, bureau, board,
commission, or agency of 
15the State, except that it does include a
State-controlled 
16university, college or public community college.

17 "Police training school" means any school located within 
18the State of
Illinois whether privately or publicly owned which 
19offers a course in
police or county corrections training and 
20has been approved by the Board.

21 "Probationary police officer" means a recruit law 
22enforcement officer
required to successfully complete initial 
23minimum basic training requirements
at a police training school 
 
 
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1to be eligible for permanent full-time
employment as a local 
2law enforcement officer.

3 "Probationary part-time police officer" means a recruit 
4part-time law
enforcement officer required to successfully 
5complete initial minimum part-time
training requirements to be 
6eligible for employment on a part-time basis as a
local law 
7enforcement officer.

8 "Permanent police officer" means a law enforcement officer 
9who has
completed his or her probationary period and is 
10permanently employed on a
full-time basis as a local law 
11enforcement officer by a participating local
governmental unit 
12or as a security officer or campus policeman permanently

13employed by a participating State-controlled university, 
14college, or public
community college.

15 "Part-time police officer" means a law enforcement officer 
16who has
completed his or her probationary period and is 
17employed on a part-time basis
as a law enforcement officer by a 
18participating unit of local government or as
a campus policeman 
19by a participating State-controlled university, college, or

20public community college.

21 "Law enforcement officer" means (i) any police officer of a 
22local governmental
agency who is primarily responsible for

23prevention or detection of crime and the enforcement of the 
24criminal code,
traffic, or highway laws of this State or any 
25political subdivision
of this State or (ii) any member of a 
26police force appointed and maintained as provided in Section 2 
 
 
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1of the Railroad Police Act.

2 "Recruit" means any full-time or part-time law
enforcement 
3officer or
full-time
county corrections officer who is enrolled 
4in an
approved training course.

5 "Probationary county corrections officer" means a recruit 
6county
corrections officer required to successfully complete 
7initial minimum basic
training requirements at a police 
8training school to be eligible for permanent
employment on a 
9full-time basis as a county corrections officer.

10 "Permanent county corrections officer" means a county 
11corrections
officer who has completed his probationary period 
12and is permanently employed
on a full-time basis as a county 
13corrections officer by a participating
local governmental 
14unit.

15 "County corrections officer" means any sworn
officer of the 
16sheriff who is primarily responsible for the control and 
17custody
of offenders, detainees or inmates.

18 "Probationary court security officer" means a recruit 
19court security
officer required to successfully complete 
20initial minimum basic training
requirements at a designated 
21training school to be eligible for employment as a
court 
22security officer.

23 "Permanent court security officer" means a court security 
24officer who has
completed his or her probationary period and is 
25employed as a court
security officer by a participating local 
26governmental unit.

 
 
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1 "Court security officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in 
2Section 3-6012.1
of the Counties Code.

3 "Probation officer" means a county probation officer 
4authorized by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court to carry a 
5firearm as part of his or her duties under Section 12 of the 
6Probation and Probation Officers Act, and whose functions shall 
7include the enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the 
8Criminal Code of 2012, and the Juvenile Court Act, and the 
9monitoring of offenders charged thereunder. 
10(Source: P.A. 94-846, eff. 1-1-07.)


11 (50 ILCS 705/10.4)
12 Sec. 10.4. Weapon certification for retired law 
13enforcement officers; probation officers. The Board may 
14initiate, administer, and conduct annual firearm certification 
15courses consistent with the requirements enumerated in the 
16Peace Officer Firearm Training Act for retired law enforcement 
17officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed 
18weapon and for probation officers.

19(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)


20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.