BUTLER. (KOSEL-STROGER) 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6 from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-6 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8 from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-8 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14 from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-14 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a board of fire and police commissioners may require police applicants to have obtained an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree as a prerequisite for employment. Grants an employment preference to persons who have successfully obtained an associate's degree in the field of law enforcement, criminal justice, fire service, or emergency medical services, or a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university located in Illinois, and persons who have been awarded a certificate attesting to the successful completion of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course and are serving as a law enforcement officer in Illinois. Removes a preference for persons who have completed 2 years of study in fire techniques or 2 years of police cadet training. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Allows persons who have successfully obtained an associate's degree in certain fields or a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (now, in Illinois) an educational preference. 97-02-05 S FIRST READING 97-02-05 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-06 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOC GOV & ELE 97-02-26 S DO PASS 008-000-000 SLGV 97-02-26 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-02-27 97-02-28 S SECOND READING 97-02-28 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-04 97-03-18 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-001-000 97-03-18 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-18 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-20 H HOUSE SPONSOR KOSEL 97-03-20 H FIRST READING 97-03-20 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-21 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOCAL GOVT 97-05-07 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR STROGER 97-05-08 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 017-000-000 HLGV 97-05-08 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-KOSEL 97-05-12 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-05-12 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-KOSEL 97-05-14 H BE ADOPTED HRUL 97-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-KOSEL 97-05-14 H ADOPTED 97-05-14 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-15 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 107-007-002 97-05-16 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 97-05-16 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-16 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/BUTLER 97-05-16 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/BUTLER 97-05-19 S RULES REFERS TO SLGV 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/BUTLER 97-05-20 S BE ADOPTED SLGV/010-000-000 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/BUTLER 97-05-21 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/059-000-000 97-05-21 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-19 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-16 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-08-16 S EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-16 97-08-16 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0445 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary