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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB6212 Introduced , by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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70 ILCS 1205/4-7 | from Ch. 105, par. 4-7 |
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Amends the Park District Code. In a Section that designates certain park district board members as conservators of the peace, removes language providing that the exercise of that authority shall not permit the
possession or use of firearms by those board members. Provides that those board members shall complete a training course under the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act before carrying a firearm. Effective immediately.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB6212 | | LRB097 22046 HLH 70772 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 4-7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 1205/4-7) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-7)
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| 7 | | Sec. 4-7. Employees; police force. The board of any park |
| 8 | | district may
employ engineers,
attorneys, clerks and other |
| 9 | | employees, including a police force, as may be
required, and |
| 10 | | may define and prescribe their respective duties and
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| 11 | | compensation.
After receiving a certificate attesting to the |
| 12 | | successful completion
of
a training course administered by the |
| 13 | | Illinois Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board,
the members |
| 14 | | of the board and all police officers appointed by
the board |
| 15 | | shall be conservators of the peace within and upon the
parks,
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| 16 | | boulevards, driveways, and property controlled by that park
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| 17 | | district, and
shall have power to make arrests subject to the |
| 18 | | provisions of the Park
District Police Act. Before carrying a |
| 19 | | firearm, each officer and each member of the board shall |
| 20 | | complete a training course under the Peace Officer Firearm |
| 21 | | Training Act. The exercise of such authority shall not permit |
| 22 | | the
possession or use of firearms by members of the board.
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| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 89-458, eff. 5-24-96; 90-540, eff. 12-1-97.)
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