91st General Assembly
Summary of SB0171
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Senate Sponsors:
KLEMM.

House Sponsors:
REITZ-MATHIAS-HASSERT-GIGLIO

Short description: 
MUNI CD-DEPUTY POL&FIRE CHIEFS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to provide that a non-homerule      
   municipality of 130,000 or fewer inhabitants may provide for up  to  2      
   deputy chiefs appointed by the chief of the police or fire department.      
   Provides that the deputy chief position is an exempt position that may      
   be   appointed   from   any  rank  of  sworn,  full-time  officers  or      
   firefighters.  Provides that a deputy chief serves at  the  discretion      
   of the chief.  Amends the Fire Protection District Act to make similar      
   changes.  Effective immediately.                                            
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          70 ILCS 705/16.04a                                                   
        Limits the new deputy chiefs to police departments.                    
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Limits the number of deputy chiefs to one per police  department.      
   Requires  that  the  deputy  chief  be  appointed from among the sworn      
   officers of supervisory rank.                                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.  (House recedes May 26, 1999)                   
        Limits the number of deputy chiefs to 2 (one  if  the  department      
   has  fewer than 25 police officers).  Removes the requirement that the      
   deputy chief be appointed from among the sworn officers of supervisory      
   rank, but requires the appointee to have at least 5 years  of  service      
   as a police officer with the police department.                             
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.  (Tabled May 13, 1999)                          
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17             from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-17          
        For police officers only, makes demotion  one  of  the  sanctions      
   available in disciplinary cases.                                            
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3.  (Tabled May 13, 1999)                          
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          65 ILCS 5/10-1-7                from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-7             
          65 ILCS 5/10-1-12               from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-12            
          65 ILCS 5/10-1-16               from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-16            
        Amends the Illinois Municipal Code  in  the  Division  concerning      
   civil  service  commissions.  Requires persons appointed to the police      
   or fire department of a municipality with a civil  service  commission      
   to  possess  a  high  school  diploma  or  an  equivalent  high school      
   education.  Provides that  a  civil  service  commission  may  require      
   police  applicants  to  have  obtained  an  associate's  degree  or  a      
   bachelor's degree.  Provides that persons who were engaged in military      
   or  naval  service  for  a period of one year (now who were engaged in      
   military or naval service during specified years) are  entitled  to  a      
   military  preference.   Provides  that  persons  who  have obtained an      
   associate's degree or a bachelor's degree and persons  who  have  been      
   awarded a certificate attesting to completion of the Minimum Standards      
   Basic Law Enforcement Training Course and who are currently serving as      
   a  part-time  or  full-time  law  enforcement  officer in Illinois are      
   entitled to an educational preference of 5 points.  Provides that  the      
   preference points shall not be cumulative.  Makes technical changes.        
        CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1.                                     
        Recommends that the House recede from H-am 1.                          
        Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows:                
        Limits the number of deputy chiefs to 2 (one  if  the  department      
   has fewer than 25 full-time police officers).  Removes the requirement      
   that  the  deputy  chief be appointed from among the sworn officers of      
   supervisory rank, but requires the appointee to have at least 5  years      
   of service as a police officer with the police department.                  
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0615

   Last action date: 99-08-19

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   2


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