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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1431 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700255 ILCS 5/3-7004 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700455 ILCS 5/3-7005 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700555 ILCS 5/3-7008 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7008 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board shall consist of 3 members (rather than not less than 3 and not more than 7 members) appointed by the Sheriff with the advice and consent of three-fifths of the county board. Provides that all members of the Board shall be appointed to hold office from the third Monday in March of the year of their respective appointments for a term of 6 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified for a like term. Provides that the terms of the members need not be staggered. Removes language authorizing the Board to employ hearing officers to conduct hearings under specified provisions. Provides that certification by the Board for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections may be granted upon an applicant's successful completion of the Sheriff's application process which includes, but is not limited to, any mental, physical, psychiatric and other tests and examinations as may be prescribed by the Sheriff. Removes certain provisions concerning qualifications for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections. Makes other and conforming changes. LRB104 10832 RTM 20913 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1431 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700255 ILCS 5/3-7004 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700455 ILCS 5/3-7005 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700555 ILCS 5/3-7008 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7008 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002 55 ILCS 5/3-7004 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7004 55 ILCS 5/3-7005 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7005 55 ILCS 5/3-7008 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7008 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board shall consist of 3 members (rather than not less than 3 and not more than 7 members) appointed by the Sheriff with the advice and consent of three-fifths of the county board. Provides that all members of the Board shall be appointed to hold office from the third Monday in March of the year of their respective appointments for a term of 6 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified for a like term. Provides that the terms of the members need not be staggered. Removes language authorizing the Board to employ hearing officers to conduct hearings under specified provisions. Provides that certification by the Board for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections may be granted upon an applicant's successful completion of the Sheriff's application process which includes, but is not limited to, any mental, physical, psychiatric and other tests and examinations as may be prescribed by the Sheriff. Removes certain provisions concerning qualifications for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections. Makes other and conforming changes. LRB104 10832 RTM 20913 b LRB104 10832 RTM 20913 b A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1431 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
33 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700255 ILCS 5/3-7004 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700455 ILCS 5/3-7005 from Ch. 34, par. 3-700555 ILCS 5/3-7008 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7008 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002 55 ILCS 5/3-7004 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7004 55 ILCS 5/3-7005 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7005 55 ILCS 5/3-7008 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7008
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88 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board shall consist of 3 members (rather than not less than 3 and not more than 7 members) appointed by the Sheriff with the advice and consent of three-fifths of the county board. Provides that all members of the Board shall be appointed to hold office from the third Monday in March of the year of their respective appointments for a term of 6 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified for a like term. Provides that the terms of the members need not be staggered. Removes language authorizing the Board to employ hearing officers to conduct hearings under specified provisions. Provides that certification by the Board for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections may be granted upon an applicant's successful completion of the Sheriff's application process which includes, but is not limited to, any mental, physical, psychiatric and other tests and examinations as may be prescribed by the Sheriff. Removes certain provisions concerning qualifications for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections. Makes other and conforming changes.
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning local government.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
1818 5 Sections 3-7002, 3-7004, 3-7005, and 3-7008 as follows:
1919 6 (55 ILCS 5/3-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002)
2020 7 Sec. 3-7002. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. There is
2121 8 created the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, hereinafter
2222 9 called the Board, consisting of not less than 3 and not more
2323 10 than 7 members appointed by the Sheriff with the advice and
2424 11 consent of three-fifths of the county board. , except that the
2525 12 Sheriff may appoint 2 additional members, with the advice and
2626 13 consent of three-fifths of the county board, at his or her
2727 14 discretion. Of the members first appointed, one shall serve
2828 15 until the third Monday in March, 1965 one until the third
2929 16 Monday in March, 1967, and one until the third Monday in March,
3030 17 1969. Of the 2 additional members first appointed under
3131 18 authority of this amendatory Act of 1991, one shall serve
3232 19 until the third Monday in March, 1995, and one until the third
3333 20 Monday in March, 1997. Of the 2 additional members first
3434 21 appointed under the authority of this amendatory Act of the
3535 22 91st General Assembly, one shall serve until the third Monday
3636 23 in March, 2005 and one shall serve until the third Monday in
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4242 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002
4343 55 ILCS 5/3-7004 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7004
4444 55 ILCS 5/3-7005 from Ch. 34, par. 3-7005
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4646 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board shall consist of 3 members (rather than not less than 3 and not more than 7 members) appointed by the Sheriff with the advice and consent of three-fifths of the county board. Provides that all members of the Board shall be appointed to hold office from the third Monday in March of the year of their respective appointments for a term of 6 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified for a like term. Provides that the terms of the members need not be staggered. Removes language authorizing the Board to employ hearing officers to conduct hearings under specified provisions. Provides that certification by the Board for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections may be granted upon an applicant's successful completion of the Sheriff's application process which includes, but is not limited to, any mental, physical, psychiatric and other tests and examinations as may be prescribed by the Sheriff. Removes certain provisions concerning qualifications for appointment of deputy sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections officers, and of employees in the Department of Corrections. Makes other and conforming changes.
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7777 1 March, 2006.
7878 2 All members Upon the expiration of the terms of office of
7979 3 those first appointed (including the 2 additional members
8080 4 first appointed under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991
8181 5 and under the authority of this amendatory Act of the 91st
8282 6 General Assembly), their respective successors shall be
8383 7 appointed to hold office from the third Monday in March of the
8484 8 year of their respective appointments for a term of 6 years and
8585 9 until their successors are appointed and qualified for a like
8686 10 term. The terms of the members need not be staggered. As
8787 11 additional members are appointed under authority of this
8888 12 amendatory Act of 1997, their terms shall be set to be
8989 13 staggered consistently with the terms of the existing Board
9090 14 members.
9191 15 Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
9292 16 contrary, the term of office of each member of the Board is
9393 17 abolished on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9494 18 100th General Assembly. Of the 7 members first appointed after
9595 19 the effective date of this Act of the 100th General Assembly, 2
9696 20 shall serve until the third Monday in March 2019, 2 shall serve
9797 21 until the third Monday in March 2021, and 3 members shall serve
9898 22 until the third Monday in March 2023. The terms of the 2
9999 23 additional members first appointed after the effective date of
100100 24 this Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be staggered
101101 25 consistently with the terms of the other Board members.
102102 26 Successors or reappointments shall be appointed to hold office
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113113 1 for a term ending on the third Monday in March 6 years
114114 2 following the preceding term expiration. Each member of the
115115 3 Board shall hold office until his or her successor is
116116 4 appointed and qualified or the member is reappointed. In all
117117 5 appointments, the county board has the power to approve terms
118118 6 to ensure the Board fulfills its mandate.
119119 7 In the case of a vacancy in the office of a member prior to
120120 8 the conclusion of the member's term, the Sheriff shall, with
121121 9 the advice and consent of three-fifths of the county board,
122122 10 appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired
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124124 12 No more than 2 one-half plus one of the members of the
125125 13 Board shall be affiliated with the same political party.
126126 14 Political affiliation is determined, for purposes of this
127127 15 Section, as the political affiliation an appointed member has
128128 16 or does not have at the time the appointment is approved by the
129129 17 county board and shall continue to be so determined until the
130130 18 member discontinues serving on the Board. No member shall have
131131 19 held or have been a candidate for an elective public office
132132 20 within one year preceding his or her appointment.
133133 21 The Sheriff may deputize members of the Board.
134134 22 (Source: P.A. 100-562, eff. 12-8-17; 100-912, eff. 8-17-18.)
135135 23 (55 ILCS 5/3-7004) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7004)
136136 24 Sec. 3-7004. Clerical and technical staff assistants and
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148148 1 clerical and technical staff assistants as may be necessary to
149149 2 enable the Board to transact its business and to fix their
150150 3 compensation. The Board is authorized to employ hearing
151151 4 officers to conduct hearings under Section 3-7012. Hearing
152152 5 officers employed by the Board shall be qualified to hold the
153153 6 position as determined by the Board. Hearing officers shall be
154154 7 attorneys licensed to practice law in this State.
155155 8 (Source: P.A. 100-912, eff. 8-17-18.)
156156 9 (55 ILCS 5/3-7005) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7005)
157157 10 Sec. 3-7005. Meetings. As soon as practicable after the
158158 11 members of the Board have been appointed, they shall meet,
159159 12 upon the call of the Sheriff, and shall organize by selecting a
160160 13 chairman and a secretary. The initial chairman and secretary,
161161 14 and their successors, shall be selected by the Board from
162162 15 among its members for a term of 2 years or for the remainder of
163163 16 their term of office as a member of the Board, whichever is the
164164 17 shorter. Two members of the Board shall constitute a quorum
165165 18 for the transaction of business, except that as additional
166166 19 members are appointed under authority of this amendatory Act
167167 20 of 1997, the number of members that must be present to
168168 21 constitute a quorum shall be the number of members that
169169 22 constitute at least 40% of the Board. The Board shall hold
170170 23 regular quarterly meetings and such other meetings as may be
171171 24 called by the chairman.
172172 25 (Source: P.A. 90-447, eff. 8-16-97; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97;
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183183 1 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
184184 2 (55 ILCS 5/3-7008) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7008)
185185 3 Sec. 3-7008. Appointments. The appointment of deputy
186186 4 sheriffs in the Police Department, full-time deputy sheriffs
187187 5 not employed as county police officers or county corrections
188188 6 officers and of employees in the Department of Corrections
189189 7 shall be made from those applicants who have been certified by
190190 8 the Board as being qualified for appointment. Certification by
191191 9 the Board for appointment may be granted upon an applicant's
192192 10 successful completion of the Sheriff's application process,
193193 11 which includes, but is not limited to, any mental, physical,
194194 12 psychiatric and other tests and examinations as may be
195195 13 prescribed by the Sheriff. Certification for appointment in
196196 14 one department shall not constitute certification for
197197 15 appointment in another department. Certification may be made
198198 16 at any point prior to appointment and may be made in
199199 17 conjunction with the Sheriff's application process. All
200200 18 persons so appointed shall, at the time of their appointment,
201201 19 be not less than 21 years of age, or 20 years of age and have
202202 20 successfully completed 2 years of law enforcement studies at
203203 21 an accredited college or university. Any person appointed
204204 22 subsequent to successful completion of 2 years of such law
205205 23 enforcement studies shall not have power of arrest, nor shall
206206 24 he or she be permitted to carry firearms, until he or she
207207 25 reaches 21 years of age. Any person appointed shall be a
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218218 1 citizen of the United States, an individual who is legally
219219 2 authorized to work in the United States under federal law and
220220 3 is authorized under federal law to obtain, carry, or purchase
221221 4 or otherwise possess a firearm, or an individual against whom
222222 5 immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship
223223 6 and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for
224224 7 Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process and who is authorized under
225225 8 federal law to obtain, carry, or purchase or otherwise possess
226226 9 a firearm. In addition, all persons so appointed shall be not
227227 10 more than the maximum age limit fixed by the Board from time to
228228 11 time, be of sound mind and body, be of good moral character,
229229 12 have not been convicted of a crime which the Board considers to
230230 13 be detrimental to the applicant's ability to carry out his or
231231 14 her duties, possess such prerequisites of training, education
232232 15 and experience as the Board may from time to time prescribe,
233233 16 and shall be required to pass successfully mental, physical,
234234 17 psychiatric and other tests and examinations as may be
235235 18 prescribed by the Board. Preference shall be given in such
236236 19 appointments to persons who have honorably served in the
237237 20 military or naval services of the United States. All
238238 21 appointees shall serve a probationary period of 12 months and
239239 22 during that period may be discharged at the will of the
240240 23 Sheriff. However, civil service employees of the house of
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242242 25 transfer of the house of correction to the County Department
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