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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5995 Introduced , by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 50 ILCS 705/1 | from Ch. 85, par. 501 |
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Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning
the purposes of the Act.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB5995 | | LRB098 20325 JLK 55769 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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (50 ILCS 705/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 501)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1.
It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative |
| 8 | | determination that
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in order to promote and protect citizen |
| 9 | | health, safety and welfare, it is
necessary and in the public |
| 10 | | interest to provide for the creation of the
Illinois Law |
| 11 | | Enforcement Training Standards Board for the purpose of
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| 12 | | encouraging and aiding municipalities, counties, park |
| 13 | | districts, State
controlled universities, colleges, and public |
| 14 | | community colleges, and other
local governmental agencies of |
| 15 | | this State and participating State agencies in
their efforts to |
| 16 | | raise the level of law enforcement by upgrading and
maintaining |
| 17 | | a high level of training and standards for law enforcement
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| 18 | | executives and officers, county corrections officers, |
| 19 | | sheriffs, county
coroners, and law enforcement support |
| 20 | | personnel under this Act. It is
declared to be the |
| 21 | | responsibility of the board to ensure the required
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| 22 | | participation of the pertinent local governmental units in the |
| 23 | | programs
established under this Act, to encourage the voluntary |