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| Public Act 101-0577 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 15. The Law Enforcement Intern Training Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 and by | ||||
adding Sections 22 and 23 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 708/5)
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Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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"Academy" means a school certified by the Illinois Law | ||||
Enforcement Training Standards Board to provide basic training | ||||
under Section 6 of the
Illinois Police Training Act.
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"Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training | ||||
Standards Board
created by the Illinois Police Training Act.
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"Correctional Intern" means a civilian who has met the | ||||
requirements to enter the Correctional Intern Training Program | ||||
and who is not employed as a correctional officer under the | ||||
Illinois Police Training Act. | ||||
"Graduate Correctional Intern" means a civilian who has | ||||
successfully completed the correctional intern training course | ||||
and is not employed as a correctional officer under the | ||||
Illinois Police Training Act. | ||||
"Law Enforcement Intern" means a civilian who has met the | ||||
requirements to
enter the Law Enforcement Intern Training | ||||
Program and who is not employed as a
law enforcement officer | ||
under the Illinois Police Training Act.
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"Graduate Law Enforcement Intern" means a civilian who has | ||
successfully
completed the law enforcement intern training | ||
course and is not employed as a
law enforcement officer under | ||
the Illinois Police Training Act.
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"Trainee" means a law enforcement intern who is enrolled in | ||
the Law
Enforcement Intern Training Program.
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(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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(50 ILCS 708/10)
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Sec. 10. Initiation, administration, and conduct of | ||
program by Board. The
Board may initiate, administer, and | ||
conduct the Law Enforcement Intern Training
Program and the | ||
Correctional Officer Intern Program. The training for law | ||
enforcement interns shall be provided at any
certified academy | ||
selected by the Board. The Board shall have the authority to
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establish enrollment limitations.
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(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97.)
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(50 ILCS 708/15)
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Sec. 15. Election to participate in the Law Enforcement | ||
Intern Training Program program. Any person may elect to
apply | ||
to participate in the Law Enforcement Intern Training Program. | ||
To be
eligible to participate, the person must meet the minimum | ||
criteria established
by the Board that includes, but is not | ||
limited to, physical fitness standards,
educational standards, | ||
psychological standards, 21 years of age, of good
character, | ||
and not convicted of a felony offense or other crime involving | ||
moral
turpitude under the laws of this State or any other State | ||
that, if convicted in
this State, would be punishable as a | ||
felony or a crime of moral turpitude.
Applicants shall be | ||
accepted for the program on a person by person basis and
shall | ||
not take the place of or prevent a law enforcement officer from | ||
entering
an academy class to meet the basic training | ||
requirements set forth in the
Illinois Police Training Act. | ||
When reviewing applications, special consideration shall be | ||
given to persons who have been members of the Armed Forces of | ||
the United States in accordance with the Veterans Preference | ||
Act. The Board's investigators shall enforce the
provisions of
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this Act to ensure compliance with the Act, including, but not | ||
limited to,
administrating a criminal justice background check | ||
that includes State and
federal criminal histories, conducting | ||
interviews, obtaining, by subpoena if
necessary, investigative | ||
records, police records, personnel records, or other
records | ||
that may be needed.
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Nothing in this Act shall override or replace, preempt, or | ||
supersede, any
hiring or selection standard, process, | ||
procedure, requirement, or mechanism
established by any local | ||
governmental unit, or State statute or regulation
that is in | ||
effect or amended hereafter.
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(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97.)
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(50 ILCS 708/20)
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Sec. 20. Law enforcement certification Certification; | ||
transition course. The Board shall require law
enforcement | ||
interns to undertake, at
a minimum, the same training | ||
requirements as established for law enforcement
officers under | ||
the Illinois Police Training Act. The Board certificate
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reserved for law
enforcement officers shall not be awarded | ||
until the law enforcement intern is
employed, has successfully | ||
completed the State certification exam, and meets
the | ||
requirements established by the Board. The Law Enforcement | ||
Intern
Certificate shall be issued to the trainee following the | ||
successful completion
of the course. The graduate law | ||
enforcement intern, if not employed as a law
enforcement | ||
officer within 2 years after issuance of the law enforcement | ||
intern
certificate, must then meet the requirements of the | ||
Illinois Police Training
Act upon
employment. A graduate law | ||
enforcement intern who is not employed within one
year, but is | ||
hired within 2 years after completing the course, must
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successfully complete a transition course approved by the | ||
Illinois Law
Enforcement Training Standards Board and again | ||
successfully
complete the law enforcement State certification
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exam in order to obtain the Board's certificate reserved for | ||
law enforcement
officers. The transition course shall consist | ||
of a minimum of 80 hours and
shall be conducted at a Board | ||
certified academy.
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(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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(50 ILCS 708/22 new) | ||
Sec. 22. Election to participate in the Correctional | ||
Officer Intern Program. Any person may elect to apply to | ||
participate in the Correctional Officer Intern Training | ||
Program. To be eligible to participate, the person must meet | ||
the minimum criteria established by the Board that includes, | ||
but is not limited to, physical fitness standards, educational | ||
standards, psychological standards, being at least 21 years of | ||
age, of good character, and not convicted of a felony offense | ||
or other crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this | ||
State or any other State that, if convicted in this State, | ||
would be punishable as a felony or a crime of moral turpitude. | ||
Applicants shall be accepted for the program on a person by | ||
person basis and shall not take the place of or prevent a | ||
correctional officer from entering an academy class to meet the | ||
basic training requirements set forth in the Illinois Police | ||
Training Act. When reviewing applications, special | ||
consideration shall be given to persons who have been members | ||
of the Armed Forces of the United States in accordance with the | ||
Veterans Preference Act. The Board's investigators shall | ||
enforce this Act to ensure compliance with the Act, including, | ||
but not limited to, administrating a criminal justice | ||
background check that includes State and federal criminal | ||
histories, conducting interviews, obtaining, by subpoena if | ||
necessary, investigative records, police records, personnel | ||
records, or other records that may be needed.
Nothing in this | ||
Act shall override or replace, preempt, or supersede any hiring | ||
or selection standard, process, procedure, requirement, or | ||
mechanism established by any local governmental unit, or State | ||
statute or regulation. | ||
(50 ILCS 708/23 new) | ||
Sec. 23. Correctional certification. The Board shall | ||
require correctional interns to undertake, at a minimum, the | ||
same training requirements as established for correctional | ||
officers under the Illinois Police Training Act. The Board | ||
certificate reserved for correctional officers shall not be | ||
awarded until the correctional intern is employed, has | ||
successfully completed the State certification exam, and meets | ||
the requirements established by the Board. The correctional | ||
intern certificate shall be issued to the trainee following the | ||
successful completion of the course. The graduate correctional | ||
intern, if not employed as a correctional officer within 2 | ||
years after issuance of the correctional intern certificate, | ||
must then meet the requirements of the Illinois Police Training | ||
Act upon employment.
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(50 ILCS 708/25)
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Sec. 25. Police Training Board Services Fund. The Board | ||
shall charge,
collect, or receive fees, tuition, or moneys from | ||
persons electing to enter the
Law Enforcement Intern Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Program or the Correctional Officer Intern Program equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
to the costs of providing
personnel, equipment, services, and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
training to law enforcement interns that,
in
the judgement of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the Board, are in the best interest of the State.
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All fees or moneys received by the Board under this Act | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shall be deposited in
a special fund in the State Treasury to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
be known as the Police Training Board
Services Fund. The moneys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
deposited in the Police Training Board Services Fund
shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
appropriated to the Board for expenses of the
Board for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
administration and conduct of training.
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(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-90.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
becoming law.
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