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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Salary Grant Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Illinois · statute · 50 ILCS 715 · 5 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Salary Grant Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
As used in this Act: "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board created by the Illinois Police Training Act. "Municipality" means a city, village or incorporated town. "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any person employed by a county, municipality or township as a policeman, peace of…
Upon application to the Board and its approval, the Board may make grants to each county, municipality or township for payment of additional compensation to full time law enforcement officers qualifying under this Act, in the amount of an additional 2% of base pay or $200 per year, whichever is less, in the case of an…
The Board may prescribe reasonable rules to expedite the making of grants under this Act. The Board shall require from counties, municipalities and townships applying for grants such periodic reports with respect to additional compensation established for and the qualifications of law enforcement officers as it conside…
No more than 50% of any appropriation under this Act shall be spent in any municipality having a population of more than 500,000. If at the time of the awarding of the grants to units of local government participating in the program there is not a sufficient amount in the appropriation to make payment in full, the gran…