Illinois · statute · 50 ILCS 705 · 52 active provisions
It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that in order to promote and protect citizen health, safety and welfare, it is necessary and in the public interest to provide for the creation of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for the purpose of encouraging and aiding municipalities…
Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. "Full-time law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer who has completed the officer's probationary period and is employed on a full-time basis as a law enforcement…
Board; composition; appointments; tenure; vacancies. (a) The Board shall be composed of 18 members selected as follows: The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, the Director of the Illinois State Police, the Director of Corrections, the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, the Sheriff of Cook County,…
Illinois Law Enforcement Certification Review Panel. (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Law Enforcement Certification Review Panel. The Panel shall be composed of the following members, to be appointed in accordance with this Section no later than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101…
Statewide PTSD Mental Health Coordinator. (a) There is created under the authority of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board the Statewide PTSD Mental Health Coordinator, appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of 4 years. The Statewide PTSD Mental Health C…
The initial meeting of the Board shall be held no later than August 31, 1965. The Attorney General shall call the first meeting of the Board and serve as temporary Chairman until regular officers are elected. The Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman, and adopt its rules of procedure, and shall meet at least 4…
The Board may own and lease property and may accept contributions, capital grants, gifts, donations, real property, services or other financial assistance from any individual, association, corporation or other organization, having a legitimate interest in police training, and from the United States of America and any o…
Powers and duties of the Board; selection and certification of schools. The Board shall select and certify schools within the State of Illinois for the purpose of providing basic training for probationary law enforcement officers, probationary county corrections officers, and court security officers and of providing ad…
Automatic decertification of full-time and part-time law enforcement officers. (a) The Board must review law enforcement officer conduct and records to ensure that no law enforcement officer is certified or provided a valid waiver if that law enforcement officer has been convicted of, found guilty of, entered a plea of…
Officer professional conduct database. In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this Section, it is set forth in full and reenacted by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. This reenactment is intended as a continuation of this Section. This reenactment is not intended to supersede any amendment…
Discretionary decertification of full-time and part-time law enforcement officers. (a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 6.3: "Duty to intervene" means an obligation to intervene to prevent harm from occurring that arises when: an officer is present, and has reason to know (1) that excessive force is being used…
Hiring decisions; inspection of employment records. (a) No law enforcement agency shall make a final offer of employment for the position of probationary police officer, probationary part-time police officer, full-time law enforcement officer, or part-time law enforcement officer without requiring the execution of a si…
Administrative Review Law; application. (a) All final administrative decisions regarding discretionary decertification of the Board are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (b) Proceed…
Certification and decertification procedures under Act exclusive. Notwithstanding any other law, the certification and decertification procedures, including the conduct of any investigation or hearing, under this Act are the sole and exclusive procedures for certification as law enforcement officers in Illinois and are…
Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement officers which shall be offered by all certified schools shall include, but not be limited to, courses of proc…
Firearms restraining order training. (a) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop and approve a standard curriculum for a training program on the Firearms Restraining Order Act. The Board shall conduct a training program that trains officers on the use of firearms restraining orders, how to i…
Law enforcement pursuit guidelines. The Board shall annually review police pursuit procedures and make available suggested law enforcement pursuit guidelines for law enforcement agencies. This Section does not alter the effect of previously existing law, including the immunities established under the Local Governmental…
Participation required. All home rule local governmental units shall comply with Sections 6.3, 8.1, and 8.2 and any other mandatory provisions of this Act. This Act is a limitation on home rule powers under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22.)
Full-time law enforcement and county corrections officers. (a) No person shall receive a permanent appointment as a law enforcement officer or a permanent appointment as a county corrections officer unless that person has been awarded, within 6 months of the officer's initial full-time employment, a certificate attesti…
Part-time law enforcement officers. (a) A person hired to serve as a part-time law enforcement officer must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to the officer's successful completion of the part-time police training course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory completion of a training program of s…
Emergency order of suspension. (a) The Board, upon being notified that a law enforcement officer has been arrested or indicted on any felony charge or charges, may immediately suspend the law enforcement officer's certification for a term specified by the Board to begin no sooner than the date of the violation. The Boa…
Law enforcement compliance verification. (a)(1) Unless on inactive status under subsection (b) of Section 8.1 or subsection (b) of Section 8.2, every law enforcement officer subject to this Act shall submit a verification form that confirms compliance with this Act. The verification shall apply to the 3 calendar years…
A special fund is hereby established in the State Treasury to be known as the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund. Moneys in this Fund shall be expended as follows: (1) a portion of the total amount deposited in the Fund may be used, as appropriated by the General Assembly, for the ordinary and contingent ex…
Officer professional conduct database; transparency. (a) All law enforcement agencies and the Illinois State Police shall notify the Board of any final determination of a willful violation of department, agency, or the Illinois State Police policy, official misconduct, or violation of law within 10 days when: (1) the d…
The Board may make, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, including those relating to the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. A copy of all rules and regulations and amendmen…