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| Public Act 102-0755 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||
Sections 5.970 and 6z-130 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.970 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.970. The Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention | ||||
Fund. | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-130 new) | ||||
Sec. 6z-130. The Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention | ||||
Fund. | ||||
(a) The Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Fund is | ||||
hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. | ||||
(b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Law | ||||
Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Fund shall be used by | ||||
the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to award | ||||
grants to units of local government, public institutions of | ||||
higher education, and qualified nonprofit entities for the | ||||
purpose of hiring and retaining law enforcement officers. | ||||
(c) When awarding grants, the Board shall prioritize: | ||||
(1) grants that will be used to hire, retain, or hire | ||||
and retain law enforcement officers in underserved areas | ||||
and areas experiencing the most need; | ||
(2) achieving demographic and geographic diversity of | ||
law enforcement officers that are recruited or hired by | ||
applicants that are awarded grants; | ||
(3) maximizing the effects of moneys spent on the | ||
actual recruitment and retention of law enforcement | ||
officers; and | ||
(4) providing grants that can impact multiple | ||
employers. | ||
(d) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||
including, but not limited to, fee receipts, gifts, grants, | ||
and awards from any public or private entity, must be | ||
deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the | ||
Fund must be deposited into the Fund. | ||
(e) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board | ||
may, by rule, set requirements for the distribution of grant | ||
moneys and determine which entities are eligible. | ||
(f) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board | ||
shall consider compliance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Act | ||
as a factor in awarding grant moneys. | ||
(g) As used in this Section, "qualified nonprofit entity" | ||
means a nonprofit entity, as defined by the Board by rule, that | ||
has established experience in recruitment and retention of law | ||
enforcement officers in Illinois.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||