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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois State Police Act is amended by
5changing 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
9appointment of Illinois State Police officers shall be made
10from those applicants who have been certified by the Board as
11being qualified for appointment. All persons so appointed
12shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than 21
13years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully
14completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an
15accredited college or university. Any person appointed
16subsequent to successful completion of an associate's degree
17or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university
18shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be
19permitted to carry firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years
20of age. In addition, all persons so certified for appointment
21shall be of sound mind and body, be of good moral character, be
22citizens of the United States, have no criminal records,
23possess such prerequisites of training, education, and

 

 

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1experience as the Board may from time to time prescribe so long
2as persons who have an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at
3an accredited college or university are not disqualified, and
4shall be required to pass successfully such mental and
5physical tests and examinations as may be prescribed by the
6Board. A person who meets All persons who meet one of the
7following requirements is are deemed to have met the
8collegiate educational requirements:
9        (i) has have been honorably discharged and who has
10    have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait
11    Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal
12    (Kuwait), Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service
13    Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal,
14    Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, or Global War on
15    Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, or Inherent Resolve
16    Campaign Medal by the United States Armed Forces;
17        (ii) is an active member are active members of the
18    Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the
19    United States Armed Forces and who has have been awarded a
20    Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal
21    (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Kosovo
22    Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan
23    Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on
24    Terrorism Service Medal, or Global War on Terrorism
25    Expeditionary Medal, or Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal as
26    a result of honorable service during deployment on active

 

 

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1    duty;
2        (iii) has have been honorably discharged who served in
3    a combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent
4    danger pay during deployment on active duty; or
5        (iv) has have at least 3 years of full active and
6    continuous United States Armed Forces military duty, which
7    shall also include a period of active duty with the State
8    of Illinois under Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States
9    Code pursuant to an order of the President or the Governor
10    of the State of Illinois, and received an honorable
11    discharge before hiring; or .
12        (v) has successfully completed basic law enforcement
13    training, has at least 3 years of continuous, full-time
14    service as a peace officer with the same police
15    department, and is currently serving as a peace officer
16    when applying.
17    Preference shall be given in such appointments to persons
18who have honorably served in the United States Armed Forces
19military or naval services of the United States. All
20appointees shall serve a probationary period of 12 months from
21the date of appointment and during that period may be
22discharged at the will of the Director. However, the Director
23may in his or her sole discretion extend the probationary
24period of an officer up to an additional 6 months when to do so
25is deemed in the best interest of the Illinois State Police.
26Nothing in this subsection (a) limits the Board's ability to

 

 

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1prescribe education prerequisites or requirements to certify
2Illinois State Police officers for promotion as provided in
3Section 10 of this Act.
4    (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act,
5after July 1, 1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of
6State Police may appoint and promote not more than 20 persons
7having special qualifications as special agents as he or she
8deems necessary to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
9such appointment or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
10    (c) During the 90 days following March 31, 1995 (the
11effective date of Public Act 89-9), the Director of State
12Police may appoint up to 25 persons as State Police officers.
13These appointments shall be made in accordance with the
14requirements of this subsection (c) and any additional
15criteria that may be established by the Director, but are not
16subject to any other requirements of this Act. The Director
17may specify the initial rank for each person appointed under
18this subsection.
19    All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made
20from personnel certified by the Board. A person certified by
21the Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection
22must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission on
23November 30, 1994 in a job title subject to the Personnel Code
24and in a position for which the person was eligible to earn
25"eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
26those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension

 

 

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1Code.
2    Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall
3thereafter be subject to the same requirements and procedures
4as other State police officers. A person appointed under this
5subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months from
6the date of appointment, during which he or she may be
7discharged at the will of the Director.
8    This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the
9Director's authority to appoint other State Police officers
10under subsection (a) of this Section.
11    (d) During the 180 days following January 1, 2022 (the
12effective date of Public Act 101-652), the Director of the
13Illinois State Police may appoint current Illinois State
14Police employees serving in law enforcement officer positions
15previously within Central Management Services as State Police
16officers. These appointments shall be made in accordance with
17the requirements of this subsection (d) and any institutional
18criteria that may be established by the Director, but are not
19subject to any other requirements of this Act. All
20appointments under this subsection (d) shall be made from
21personnel certified by the Board. A person certified by the
22Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection must
23have been employed by the a State agency, board, or commission
24on January 1, 2021 in a job title subject to the Personnel Code
25and in a position for which the person was eligible to earn
26"eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as

 

 

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1those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
2Code. Persons appointed under this subsection (d) shall
3thereafter be subject to the same requirements, and subject to
4the same contractual benefits and obligations, as other State
5police officers. This subsection (d) does not affect or limit
6the Director's authority to appoint other State Police
7officers under subsection (a) of this Section.
8    (e) The Merit Board shall review Illinois State Police
9Cadet applicants. The Illinois State Police may provide
10background check and investigation material to the Board for
11its review pursuant to this Section. The Board shall approve
12and ensure that no cadet applicant is certified unless the
13applicant is a person of good character and has not been
14convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty to, a felony offense,
15any of the misdemeanors specified in this Section or if
16committed in any other state would be an offense similar to
17Section 11-1.50, 11-6, 11-6.5, 11-6.6, 11-9.1, 11-9.1B, 11-14,
1811-14.1, 11-30, 12-2, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5, 16-1, 17-1,
1917-2, 26.5-1, 26.5-2, 26.5-3, 28-3, 29-1, any misdemeanor in
20violation of any Section of Part E of Title III of the Criminal
21Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 32-4a, or 32-7 of
22the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or
23subsection (a) of Section 17-32 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
24the Criminal Code of 2012, to Section 5 or 5.2 of the Cannabis
25Control Act, or any felony or misdemeanor in violation of
26federal law or the law of any state that is the equivalent of

 

 

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1any of the offenses specified therein. The Officer
2Professional Conduct Database, provided for in Section 9.2 of
3the Illinois Police Training Act, shall be searched as part of
4this process. For purposes of this Section, "convicted of, or
5entered a plea of guilty" regardless of whether the
6adjudication of guilt or sentence is withheld or not entered
7thereon. This includes sentences of supervision, conditional
8discharge, or first offender probation, or any similar
9disposition provided for by law.
10    (f) The Board shall by rule establish an application fee
11waiver program for any person who meets one or more of the
12following criteria:
13        (1) his or her available personal income is 200% or
14    less of the current poverty level; or
15        (2) he or she is, in the discretion of the Board,
16    unable to proceed in an action with payment of application
17    fee and payment of that fee would result in substantial
18    hardship to the person or the person's family.
19(Source: P.A. 101-374, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, eff. 1-1-22;
20102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-813, eff.
215-13-22; revised 8-24-22.)