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91_HB4763

 
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 1        AN ACT regarding the State Police.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The State Police Act is amended by changing
 5    Section 9 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
 7        Sec. 9.  Appointment; qualifications.
 8        (a)  Except as otherwise provided in  this  Section,  the
 9    appointment  of  Department of State Police officers shall be
10    made from those applicants who have  been  certified  by  the
11    Board  as  being  qualified  for appointment.  All persons so
12    appointed shall, at the time of  their  appointment,  be  not
13    less  than  21  years  of  age,  or  20 years of age and have
14    successfully completed 2 years of law enforcement studies  at
15    an  accredited  college  or university.  Any person appointed
16    subsequent to successful completion of 2 years  of  such  law
17    enforcement studies shall not have power of arrest, nor shall
18    he  be permitted to carry firearms, until he reaches 21 years
19    of age.
20        Beginning on January 1, 2001, qualified applicants  shall
21    have  completed, with a C average or better from a college or
22    university accredited by the  Middle  States  Association  of
23    Colleges  and  Schools,  the  North  Central  Association  of
24    Colleges  and Schools, the New England Association of Schools
25    and  Colleges,  the  Northwest  Association  of  Schools  and
26    Colleges, the Southern Association of Schools  and  Colleges,
27    or the Western Association of Schools and Colleges:
28             (1)  a Bachelor's Degree; or
29             (2)  an  Associate  in  Arts or Associate in Science
30        Degree or equivalent general education course  work,  and
31        either
 
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 1                  (A)  3 years of continuous full time service at
 2             the same police agency as a police officer or
 3                  (B)  2 years of military service.
 4        In  addition,  all  persons  so certified for appointment
 5    shall be of sound mind and body, be of good moral  character,
 6    be  citizens  of the United States, have no criminal records,
 7    possess  such  prerequisites  of  training,   education   and
 8    experience  as the Board may from time to time prescribe, and
 9    shall be  required  to  pass  successfully  such  mental  and
10    physical  tests  and examinations as may be prescribed by the
11    Board.  Preference shall be given  in  such  appointments  to
12    persons  who  have  honorably served in the military or naval
13    services of the United States.  All appointees shall serve  a
14    probationary period of 12 months from the date of appointment
15    and  during  that period may be discharged at the will of the
16    Director.
17        (b)  Notwithstanding the other provisions  of  this  Act,
18    after  July  1, 1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of
19    State Police may appoint and promote not more than 20 persons
20    having special qualifications as special agents as  he  deems
21    necessary to carry out the Department's objectives.  Any such
22    appointment or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
23        (c)  During  the  90 days following the effective date of
24    this amendatory Act of 1995, the Director of State Police may
25    appoint up to 25 persons as  State  Police  officers.   These
26    appointments   shall   be   made   in   accordance  with  the
27    requirements  of  this  subsection  (c)  and  any  additional
28    criteria that may be established by the Director, but are not
29    subject to any other requirements of this Act.  The  Director
30    may  specify the initial rank for each person appointed under
31    this subsection.
32        All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be  made
33    from personnel certified by the Board.  A person certified by
34    the Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection
 
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 1    must  have  been employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission
 2    on November 30, 1994 in a job title subject to the  Personnel
 3    Code  and  in a position for which the person was eligible to
 4    earn  "eligible  creditable   service"   as   a   "noncovered
 5    employee",  as  those  terms are defined in Article 14 of the
 6    Illinois Pension Code.
 7        Persons  appointed  under  this  subsection   (c)   shall
 8    thereafter be subject to the same requirements and procedures
 9    as  other  State  police  officers.  A person appointed under
10    this subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months
11    from the date of appointment, during which he or she  may  be
12    discharged at the will of the Director.
13        This   subsection  (c)  does  not  affect  or  limit  the
14    Director's authority to appoint other State  Police  officers
15    under subsection (a) of this Section.
16    (Source: P.A. 88-461; 89-9, eff. 3-31-95.)

17        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
18    becoming law.

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