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| Public Act 096-0269 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 Public Community College Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 3-30, 3-42.1, and 3-42.2 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 805/3-30) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-30)
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Sec. 3-30.
The board of any community college district has | ||||
the powers enumerated in
Sections 3-31 through 3-43 of this | ||||
Act. This enumeration of powers is not exclusive but
the board | ||||
may exercise all other powers, not inconsistent with this Act,
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that may be requisite or proper for the maintenance, operation | ||||
and
development of any college or colleges under the | ||||
jurisdiction of the board.
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(Source: P.A. 78-669.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-42.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.1)
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Sec. 3-42.1. (a) To appoint law enforcement officer and | ||||
non-law enforcement officer members of the community college | ||||
district police department or department of public safety. | ||||
(b) Members of the community college district police | ||||
department or department of public safety who are law | ||||
enforcement officers, as defined in the Illinois Police | ||||
Training Act, shall be peace officers under the laws of this | ||||
State. As such, law enforcement officer members of these | ||
departments shall have all of the powers of police officers in | ||
cities and sheriffs in counties, including the power to make | ||
arrests on view or on warrants for violations of State statutes | ||
and to enforce county or city ordinances in all counties that | ||
lie within the community college district, when such is | ||
required for the protection of community college personnel, | ||
students, property, or interests. Such officers shall have no | ||
power to serve and execute civil process. | ||
As peace officers in this State, all laws pertaining to | ||
hiring, training, retention, service authority, and discipline | ||
of police officers, under State law, shall apply. Law | ||
enforcement officer members must complete the minimum basic | ||
training requirements of a police training school under the | ||
Illinois Police Training Act. Law enforcement officer members | ||
who
have successfully completed an Illinois Law Enforcement | ||
Training and Standards Board certified firearms course shall be | ||
equipped with appropriate firearms and auxiliary weapons. | ||
(c) Non-law enforcement officer members of the community | ||
college police, public safety, or security departments whose | ||
job requirements include performing patrol and security type | ||
functions shall, within 6 months after their initial hiring | ||
date or the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th | ||
General Assembly, whichever is later, be required to | ||
successfully complete the 20-hour basic security training | ||
course
required by (i) the Department of Financial and | ||
Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation | ||
for Security Officers, (ii) by the International Association of | ||
College Law Enforcement Administrators, or (iii) campus | ||
protection officer training program or a similar course
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certified and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training | ||
and Standards Board. They shall also be permitted to become | ||
members of an Illinois State Training Board Mobile Training | ||
Unit and shall complete 8 hours in continuing training, related | ||
to their specific position of employment, each year. The board | ||
may establish reasonable eligibility requirements for | ||
appointment and retention of non-law enforcement officer | ||
members. | ||
All non-law enforcement officer members authorized to | ||
carry weapons, other than firearms, shall receive training on | ||
the proper deployment and use of force regarding such weapons. | ||
persons to be members of the Security Department of the
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community college. Members of the Security Department shall be | ||
conservators
of the peace and as such have all powers possessed | ||
by policemen in cities,
and sheriffs in counties, including the | ||
power to make arrests on view or
warrants of violations of | ||
State statutes and city or county ordinances of
the counties in | ||
which the community college is located, when such is
required | ||
for the protection of community college properties and | ||
interest,
and its students and personnel, and within such | ||
counties when specifically
requested by appropriate State or | ||
local law enforcement officials. Such
officers have no power to | ||
serve and execute civil process.
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The local community college board may establish reasonable
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eligibility requirements for appointment to the security
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department relating to residence, health, habits and moral | ||
character.
However, no person may be appointed hereunder unless | ||
that person is at least
21 years of age and possesses a high | ||
school diploma or the equivalent.
No person may be appointed to | ||
or retained in the security department unless
that person is of | ||
good character and not a habitual drunkard, gambler or
a person | ||
convicted of a
felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. All | ||
community college security
department personnel authorized to | ||
carry weapons shall receive a
course of training in the legal | ||
and practical use of such weapons and shall
also be instructed | ||
in and understand the provisions of Article 7 of the "Criminal
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Code of 1961", as now or hereafter amended, which pertain to | ||
justifiable use
of force.
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(Source: P.A. 79-1002.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-42.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-42.2)
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Sec. 3-42.2.
(a) To establish parking regulations, to | ||
regulate, and
control the speed of, travel on all paths, | ||
driveways and roadways which
are owned and maintained by, and | ||
within the property of, the community
college district, to | ||
prohibit the use of such paths, driveways and
roadways for | ||
racing or speeding purposes, to exclude therefrom traffic
and | ||
vehicles, and to prescribe such fines and penalties for the
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violation of such traffic regulations as cities and villages | ||
are allowed
to prescribe for the violation of their traffic | ||
ordinances.
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(b) To establish such other regulations as are determined | ||
to be necessary for the protection of community college | ||
students, staff, visitors, properties, and interests or for the | ||
proper maintenance, operation, or development of any community | ||
college or colleges under the jurisdiction of the board, and to | ||
prescribe fines and penalties for the violation of these | ||
regulations. | ||
(c) Fines and penalties recovered under this Section shall | ||
be paid, collected
and used in accordance with the policy of | ||
the local community college board.
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(d) The local community college board may enforce the | ||
provisions of this Section
by use of members of the police | ||
department, public safety department, or security department | ||
Security Department of the community college
or by agreeing in | ||
writing with a municipality, county or the State for its
law | ||
enforcement officers to provide such enforcement.
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(Source: P.A. 81-311.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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