Bill Text: IL SB2148 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Law Enforcement Training Assistance Fund is created as a nonappropriated State trust fund within the State treasury. Provides that all gifts, donations, and charitable contributions that are contributed by any public or private individual or entity to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for the purpose of supporting local law enforcement training shall be deposited into this Fund. Amends the Law Enforcement Intern Training Act. Creates the Correctional Officer Intern Program. To be eligible to participate, the person must meet the minimum criteria established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards 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. Provides that the Board shall require correctional interns to undertake, at a minimum, the same training requirements as established for correctional officers. Provides that 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. Makes other conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0577 [SB2148 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2148-Chaptered.html



Public Act 101-0577
SB2148 EnrolledLRB101 11213 SLF 56470 b
AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
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:
(50 ILCS 708/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"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.
"Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board created by the Illinois Police Training Act.
"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.
"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.
"Trainee" means a law enforcement intern who is enrolled in
the Law Enforcement Intern Training Program.
(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
(50 ILCS 708/10)
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
establish enrollment limitations.
(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97.)
(50 ILCS 708/15)
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
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 that is in
effect or amended hereafter.
(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97.)
(50 ILCS 708/20)
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
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
successfully complete a transition course approved by the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board and again
successfully complete the law enforcement State certification
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.
(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
(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.
(50 ILCS 708/25)
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.
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.
(Source: P.A. 90-259, eff. 7-30-90.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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