Full Text of SB0204 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 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 Board | 11 | | as being qualified for appointment. All
persons so appointed | 12 | | shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than
21 | 13 | | years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully | 14 | | completed 2 years of
law enforcement studies at an accredited | 15 | | college or university. Any person
appointed subsequent to | 16 | | successful completion of 2 years of such law
enforcement | 17 | | studies shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he be | 18 | | permitted
to carry firearms, until he reaches 21 years of age. | 19 | | In addition,
all persons so certified for appointment shall be | 20 | | of sound mind and body, be of
good moral character, be citizens | 21 | | of the United States, have no criminal
records, possess such | 22 | | prerequisites of training, education and experience as
the | 23 | | Board may from time to time prescribe, and shall be required to |
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successfully such mental and physical tests and | 2 | | examinations as may be
prescribed by the Board. Notwithstanding | 3 | | any Board rule to the contrary, all persons who either: (i) | 4 | | have been honorably discharged and who have been awarded a | 5 | | Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean | 6 | | Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq | 7 | | Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | 8 | | by the United States Armed Forces or (ii) are active members of | 9 | | the Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the | 10 | | United States Armed Forces and who have been awarded a | 11 | | Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean | 12 | | Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq | 13 | | Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | 14 | | as a result of honorable service during deployment on active | 15 | | duty, are deemed to have met the collegiate educational | 16 | | requirements. All persons who have been honorably discharged | 17 | | and who have been awarded an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal by | 18 | | the military or naval services of the United States are deemed | 19 | | to have met the collegiate educational requirements, | 20 | | notwithstanding any Board rule. Preference shall be given in | 21 | | such appointments to
persons who have honorably served in the | 22 | | military or naval services of the
United States. All appointees | 23 | | shall serve a probationary period of 12 months
from the date of | 24 | | appointment and during that period may be discharged at the
| 25 | | will of the Director. However, the Director may in his or her | 26 | | sole discretion
extend the probationary period of an officer up |
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| 1 | | to an additional 6 months when
to do so is deemed in the best | 2 | | interest of the Department.
| 3 | | (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, after | 4 | | July 1,
1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of State | 5 | | Police may appoint and
promote not more than 20 persons having | 6 | | special qualifications as special
agents as he deems necessary | 7 | | to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
such appointment | 8 | | or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
| 9 | | (c) During the 90 days following the effective date of this | 10 | | amendatory Act
of 1995, the Director of State Police may | 11 | | appoint up to 25 persons as State
Police officers. These | 12 | | appointments shall be made in accordance with the
requirements | 13 | | of this subsection (c) and any additional criteria that may be
| 14 | | established by the Director, but are not subject to any other | 15 | | requirements of
this Act. The Director may specify the initial | 16 | | rank for each person appointed
under this subsection.
| 17 | | All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made | 18 | | from personnel
certified by the Board. A person certified by | 19 | | the Board and appointed by the
Director under this subsection | 20 | | must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce
Commission on | 21 | | November 30, 1994 in a job title
subject to the Personnel Code | 22 | | and in a position for which the person was
eligible to earn | 23 | | "eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
| 24 | | those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension | 25 | | Code.
| 26 | | Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall |
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| 1 | | thereafter be subject to
the same requirements and procedures | 2 | | as other State police officers. A person
appointed under this | 3 | | subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months
from | 4 | | the date of appointment, during which he or she may be | 5 | | discharged at the
will of the Director.
| 6 | | This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the Director's | 7 | | authority to
appoint other State Police officers under | 8 | | subsection (a) of this Section.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 97-640, eff. 12-19-11.)
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