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4		-	AN ACT concerning State government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois State Police Act is amended by
8		-	changing Section 9 as follows:
9		-	(20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
10		-	Sec. 9. Appointment; qualifications.
11		-	(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
12		-	appointment of Illinois State Police officers shall be made
13		-	from those applicants who have been certified by the Board as
14		-	being qualified for appointment. All persons so appointed
15		-	shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than 21
16		-	years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully
17		-	completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an
18		-	accredited college or university. Any person appointed
19		-	subsequent to successful completion of an associate's degree
20		-	or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university
21		-	shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be
22		-	permitted to carry firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years
23		-	of age. In addition, all persons so certified for appointment
24		-	shall be of sound mind and body, be of good moral character, be
25		-	citizens of the United States, have no criminal records,
26		-	possess such prerequisites of training, education, and
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois State Police Act is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Section 9 as follows:
	8	+	6 (20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
	9	+	7 Sec. 9. Appointment; qualifications.
	10	+	8 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
	11	+	9 appointment of Illinois State Police officers shall be made
	12	+	10 from those applicants who have been certified by the Board as
	13	+	11 being qualified for appointment. All persons so appointed
	14	+	12 shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than 21
	15	+	13 years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully
	16	+	14 completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an
	17	+	15 accredited college or university. Any person appointed
	18	+	16 subsequent to successful completion of an associate's degree
	19	+	17 or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university
	20	+	18 shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be
	21	+	19 permitted to carry firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years
	22	+	20 of age. In addition, all persons so certified for appointment
	23	+	21 shall be of sound mind and body, be of good moral character, be
	24	+	22 citizens of the United States, have no criminal records,
	25	+	23 possess such prerequisites of training, education, and
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33		-	experience as the Board may from time to time prescribe so long
34		-	as persons who have an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at
35		-	an accredited college or university are not disqualified, and
36		-	shall be required to pass successfully such mental and
37		-	physical tests and examinations as may be prescribed by the
38		-	Board. A person who meets All persons who meet one of the
39		-	following requirements is are deemed to have met the
40		-	collegiate educational requirements:
41		-	(i) has have been honorably discharged and who has
42		-	have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait
43		-	Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal
44		-	(Kuwait), Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service
45		-	Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal,
46		-	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, or Global War on
47		-	Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, or Inherent Resolve
48		-	Campaign Medal by the United States Armed Forces;
49		-	(ii) is an active member are active members of the
50		-	Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the
51		-	United States Armed Forces and who has have been awarded a
52		-	Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal
53		-	(Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Kosovo
54		-	Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan
55		-	Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on
56		-	Terrorism Service Medal, or Global War on Terrorism
57		-	Expeditionary Medal, or Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal as
58		-	a result of honorable service during deployment on active
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	34	+	1 experience as the Board may from time to time prescribe so long
	35	+	2 as persons who have an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at
	36	+	3 an accredited college or university are not disqualified, and
	37	+	4 shall be required to pass successfully such mental and
	38	+	5 physical tests and examinations as may be prescribed by the
	39	+	6 Board. A person who meets All persons who meet one of the
	40	+	7 following requirements is are deemed to have met the
	41	+	8 collegiate educational requirements:
	42	+	9 (i) has have been honorably discharged and who has
	43	+	10 have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait
	44	+	11 Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal
	45	+	12 (Kuwait), Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service
	46	+	13 Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal,
	47	+	14 Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, or Global War on
	48	+	15 Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, or Inherent Resolve
	49	+	16 Campaign Medal by the United States Armed Forces;
	50	+	17 (ii) is an active member are active members of the
	51	+	18 Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the
	52	+	19 United States Armed Forces and who has have been awarded a
	53	+	20 Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal
	54	+	21 (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Kosovo
	55	+	22 Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan
	56	+	23 Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on
	57	+	24 Terrorism Service Medal, or Global War on Terrorism
	58	+	25 Expeditionary Medal, or Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal as
	59	+	26 a result of honorable service during deployment on active
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61		-	duty;
62		-	(iii) has have been honorably discharged who served in
63		-	a combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent
64		-	danger pay during deployment on active duty; or
65		-	(iv) has have at least 3 years of full active and
66		-	continuous United States Armed Forces military duty, which
67		-	shall also include a period of active duty with the State
68		-	of Illinois under Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States
69		-	Code pursuant to an order of the President or the Governor
70		-	of the State of Illinois, and received an honorable
71		-	discharge before hiring; or .
72		-	(v) has successfully completed basic law enforcement
73		-	training, has at least 3 years of continuous, full-time
74		-	service as a peace officer with the same police
75		-	department, and is currently serving as a peace officer
76		-	when applying.
77		-	Preference shall be given in such appointments to persons
78		-	who have honorably served in the United States Armed Forces
79		-	military or naval services of the United States. All
80		-	appointees shall serve a probationary period of 12 months from
81		-	the date of appointment and during that period may be
82		-	discharged at the will of the Director. However, the Director
83		-	may in his or her sole discretion extend the probationary
84		-	period of an officer up to an additional 6 months when to do so
85		-	is deemed in the best interest of the Illinois State Police.
86		-	Nothing in this subsection (a) limits the Board's ability to
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89		-	prescribe education prerequisites or requirements to certify
90		-	Illinois State Police officers for promotion as provided in
91		-	Section 10 of this Act.
92		-	(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act,
93		-	after July 1, 1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of
94		-	State Police may appoint and promote not more than 20 persons
95		-	having special qualifications as special agents as he or she
96		-	deems necessary to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
97		-	such appointment or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
98		-	(c) During the 90 days following March 31, 1995 (the
99		-	effective date of Public Act 89-9), the Director of State
100		-	Police may appoint up to 25 persons as State Police officers.
101		-	These appointments shall be made in accordance with the
102		-	requirements of this subsection (c) and any additional
103		-	criteria that may be established by the Director, but are not
104		-	subject to any other requirements of this Act. The Director
105		-	may specify the initial rank for each person appointed under
106		-	this subsection.
107		-	All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made
108		-	from personnel certified by the Board. A person certified by
109		-	the Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection
110		-	must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission on
111		-	November 30, 1994 in a job title subject to the Personnel Code
112		-	and in a position for which the person was eligible to earn
113		-	"eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
114		-	those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
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117		-	Code.
118		-	Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall
119		-	thereafter be subject to the same requirements and procedures
120		-	as other State police officers. A person appointed under this
121		-	subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months from
122		-	the date of appointment, during which he or she may be
123		-	discharged at the will of the Director.
124		-	This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the
125		-	Director's authority to appoint other State Police officers
126		-	under subsection (a) of this Section.
127		-	(d) During the 180 days following January 1, 2022 (the
128		-	effective date of Public Act 101-652), the Director of the
129		-	Illinois State Police may appoint current Illinois State
130		-	Police employees serving in law enforcement officer positions
131		-	previously within Central Management Services as State Police
132		-	officers. These appointments shall be made in accordance with
133		-	the requirements of this subsection (d) and any institutional
134		-	criteria that may be established by the Director, but are not
135		-	subject to any other requirements of this Act. All
136		-	appointments under this subsection (d) shall be made from
137		-	personnel certified by the Board. A person certified by the
138		-	Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection must
139		-	have been employed by the a State agency, board, or commission
140		-	on January 1, 2021 in a job title subject to the Personnel Code
141		-	and in a position for which the person was eligible to earn
142		-	"eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
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	70	+	1 duty;
	71	+	2 (iii) has have been honorably discharged who served in
	72	+	3 a combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent
	73	+	4 danger pay during deployment on active duty; or
	74	+	5 (iv) has have at least 3 years of full active and
	75	+	6 continuous United States Armed Forces military duty, which
	76	+	7 shall also include a period of active duty with the State
	77	+	8 of Illinois under Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States
	78	+	9 Code pursuant to an order of the President or the Governor
	79	+	10 of the State of Illinois, and received an honorable
	80	+	11 discharge before hiring; or .
	81	+	12 (v) has successfully completed basic law enforcement
	82	+	13 training, has at least 3 years of continuous, full-time
	83	+	14 service as a peace officer with the same police
	84	+	15 department, and is currently serving as a peace officer
	85	+	16 when applying.
	86	+	17 Preference shall be given in such appointments to persons
	87	+	18 who have honorably served in the United States Armed Forces
	88	+	19 military or naval services of the United States. All
	89	+	20 appointees shall serve a probationary period of 12 months from
	90	+	21 the date of appointment and during that period may be
	91	+	22 discharged at the will of the Director. However, the Director
	92	+	23 may in his or her sole discretion extend the probationary
	93	+	24 period of an officer up to an additional 6 months when to do so
	94	+	25 is deemed in the best interest of the Illinois State Police.
	95	+	26 Nothing in this subsection (a) limits the Board's ability to
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145		-	those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
146		-	Code. Persons appointed under this subsection (d) shall
147		-	thereafter be subject to the same requirements, and subject to
148		-	the same contractual benefits and obligations, as other State
149		-	police officers. This subsection (d) does not affect or limit
150		-	the Director's authority to appoint other State Police
151		-	officers under subsection (a) of this Section.
152		-	(e) The Merit Board shall review Illinois State Police
153		-	Cadet applicants. The Illinois State Police may provide
154		-	background check and investigation material to the Board for
155		-	its review pursuant to this Section. The Board shall approve
156		-	and ensure that no cadet applicant is certified unless the
157		-	applicant is a person of good character and has not been
158		-	convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty to, a felony offense,
159		-	any of the misdemeanors specified in this Section or if
160		-	committed in any other state would be an offense similar to
161		-	Section 11-1.50, 11-6, 11-6.5, 11-6.6, 11-9.1, 11-9.1B, 11-14,
162		-	11-14.1, 11-30, 12-2, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5, 16-1, 17-1,
163		-	17-2, 26.5-1, 26.5-2, 26.5-3, 28-3, 29-1, any misdemeanor in
164		-	violation of any Section of Part E of Title III of the Criminal
165		-	Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 32-4a, or 32-7 of
166		-	the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or
167		-	subsection (a) of Section 17-32 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
168		-	the Criminal Code of 2012, to Section 5 or 5.2 of the Cannabis
169		-	Control Act, or any felony or misdemeanor in violation of
170		-	federal law or the law of any state that is the equivalent of
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173		-	any of the offenses specified therein. The Officer
174		-	Professional Conduct Database, provided for in Section 9.2 of
175		-	the Illinois Police Training Act, shall be searched as part of
176		-	this process. For purposes of this Section, "convicted of, or
177		-	entered a plea of guilty" regardless of whether the
178		-	adjudication of guilt or sentence is withheld or not entered
179		-	thereon. This includes sentences of supervision, conditional
180		-	discharge, or first offender probation, or any similar
181		-	disposition provided for by law.
182		-	(f) The Board shall by rule establish an application fee
183		-	waiver program for any person who meets one or more of the
184		-	following criteria:
185		-	(1) his or her available personal income is 200% or
186		-	less of the current poverty level; or
187		-	(2) he or she is, in the discretion of the Board,
188		-	unable to proceed in an action with payment of application
189		-	fee and payment of that fee would result in substantial
190		-	hardship to the person or the person's family.
191		-	(Source: P.A. 101-374, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, eff. 1-1-22;
192		-	102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-813, eff.
193		-	5-13-22; revised 8-24-22.)
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	106	+	1 prescribe education prerequisites or requirements to certify
	107	+	2 Illinois State Police officers for promotion as provided in
	108	+	3 Section 10 of this Act.
	109	+	4 (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act,
	110	+	5 after July 1, 1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of
	111	+	6 State Police may appoint and promote not more than 20 persons
	112	+	7 having special qualifications as special agents as he or she
	113	+	8 deems necessary to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
	114	+	9 such appointment or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
	115	+	10 (c) During the 90 days following March 31, 1995 (the
	116	+	11 effective date of Public Act 89-9), the Director of State
	117	+	12 Police may appoint up to 25 persons as State Police officers.
	118	+	13 These appointments shall be made in accordance with the
	119	+	14 requirements of this subsection (c) and any additional
	120	+	15 criteria that may be established by the Director, but are not
	121	+	16 subject to any other requirements of this Act. The Director
	122	+	17 may specify the initial rank for each person appointed under
	123	+	18 this subsection.
	124	+	19 All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made
	125	+	20 from personnel certified by the Board. A person certified by
	126	+	21 the Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection
	127	+	22 must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission on
	128	+	23 November 30, 1994 in a job title subject to the Personnel Code
	129	+	24 and in a position for which the person was eligible to earn
	130	+	25 "eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
	131	+	26 those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
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	142	+	1 Code.
	143	+	2 Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall
	144	+	3 thereafter be subject to the same requirements and procedures
	145	+	4 as other State police officers. A person appointed under this
	146	+	5 subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months from
	147	+	6 the date of appointment, during which he or she may be
	148	+	7 discharged at the will of the Director.
	149	+	8 This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the
	150	+	9 Director's authority to appoint other State Police officers
	151	+	10 under subsection (a) of this Section.
	152	+	11 (d) During the 180 days following January 1, 2022 (the
	153	+	12 effective date of Public Act 101-652), the Director of the
	154	+	13 Illinois State Police may appoint current Illinois State
	155	+	14 Police employees serving in law enforcement officer positions
	156	+	15 previously within Central Management Services as State Police
	157	+	16 officers. These appointments shall be made in accordance with
	158	+	17 the requirements of this subsection (d) and any institutional
	159	+	18 criteria that may be established by the Director, but are not
	160	+	19 subject to any other requirements of this Act. All
	161	+	20 appointments under this subsection (d) shall be made from
	162	+	21 personnel certified by the Board. A person certified by the
	163	+	22 Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection must
	164	+	23 have been employed by the a State agency, board, or commission
	165	+	24 on January 1, 2021 in a job title subject to the Personnel Code
	166	+	25 and in a position for which the person was eligible to earn
	167	+	26 "eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
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	178	+	1 those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
	179	+	2 Code. Persons appointed under this subsection (d) shall
	180	+	3 thereafter be subject to the same requirements, and subject to
	181	+	4 the same contractual benefits and obligations, as other State
	182	+	5 police officers. This subsection (d) does not affect or limit
	183	+	6 the Director's authority to appoint other State Police
	184	+	7 officers under subsection (a) of this Section.
	185	+	8 (e) The Merit Board shall review Illinois State Police
	186	+	9 Cadet applicants. The Illinois State Police may provide
	187	+	10 background check and investigation material to the Board for
	188	+	11 its review pursuant to this Section. The Board shall approve
	189	+	12 and ensure that no cadet applicant is certified unless the
	190	+	13 applicant is a person of good character and has not been
	191	+	14 convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty to, a felony offense,
	192	+	15 any of the misdemeanors specified in this Section or if
	193	+	16 committed in any other state would be an offense similar to
	194	+	17 Section 11-1.50, 11-6, 11-6.5, 11-6.6, 11-9.1, 11-9.1B, 11-14,
	195	+	18 11-14.1, 11-30, 12-2, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5, 16-1, 17-1,
	196	+	19 17-2, 26.5-1, 26.5-2, 26.5-3, 28-3, 29-1, any misdemeanor in
	197	+	20 violation of any Section of Part E of Title III of the Criminal
	198	+	21 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 32-4a, or 32-7 of
	199	+	22 the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or
	200	+	23 subsection (a) of Section 17-32 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
	201	+	24 the Criminal Code of 2012, to Section 5 or 5.2 of the Cannabis
	202	+	25 Control Act, or any felony or misdemeanor in violation of
	203	+	26 federal law or the law of any state that is the equivalent of
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	214	+	1 any of the offenses specified therein. The Officer
	215	+	2 Professional Conduct Database, provided for in Section 9.2 of
	216	+	3 the Illinois Police Training Act, shall be searched as part of
	217	+	4 this process. For purposes of this Section, "convicted of, or
	218	+	5 entered a plea of guilty" regardless of whether the
	219	+	6 adjudication of guilt or sentence is withheld or not entered
	220	+	7 thereon. This includes sentences of supervision, conditional
	221	+	8 discharge, or first offender probation, or any similar
	222	+	9 disposition provided for by law.
	223	+	10 (f) The Board shall by rule establish an application fee
	224	+	11 waiver program for any person who meets one or more of the
	225	+	12 following criteria:
	226	+	13 (1) his or her available personal income is 200% or
	227	+	14 less of the current poverty level; or
	228	+	15 (2) he or she is, in the discretion of the Board,
	229	+	16 unable to proceed in an action with payment of application
	230	+	17 fee and payment of that fee would result in substantial
	231	+	18 hardship to the person or the person's family.
	232	+	19 (Source: P.A. 101-374, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, eff. 1-1-22;
	233	+	20 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-813, eff.
	234	+	21 5-13-22; revised 8-24-22.)
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