100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4896

 

Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 710/1  from Ch. 85, par. 515
50 ILCS 710/3  from Ch. 85, par. 517

    Amends the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. Provides that for an employer who is unable or unwilling to make an annual certification under the Act, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall make the certification for an otherwise qualified retired law enforcement officer. Makes changes to the definition to "peace officer" concerning qualified retired law enforcement officers. Effective immediately.


LRB100 20034 SLF 35316 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4896LRB100 20034 SLF 35316 b

1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
5Training Act is amended by changing Sections 1 and 3 as
6follows:
 
7    (50 ILCS 710/1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 515)
8    Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    (a) "Peace officer" means (i) any person who by virtue of
10his office or public employment is vested by law with a primary
11duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses,
12whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to
13specific offenses, and who is employed in such capacity by any
14county or municipality; or (ii) any retired law enforcement
15officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed
16weapon; or (iii) for the purpose of carrying a concealed weapon
17under federal and State law, a qualified retired law
18enforcement officer is a person who meets the definition under
19paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of the federal Law Enforcement
20Officer Safety Act.
21    (a-5) "Probation officer" means a county probation officer
22authorized by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court to carry a
23firearm as part of his or her duties under Section 12 of the

 

 

HB4896- 2 -LRB100 20034 SLF 35316 b

1Probation and Probation Officers Act and Section 24-2 of the
2Criminal Code of 2012.
3    (b) "Firearms" means any weapon or device defined as a
4firearm in Section 1.1 of "An Act relating to the acquisition,
5possession and transfer of firearms and firearm ammunition, to
6provide a penalty for the violation thereof and to make an
7appropriation in connection therewith", approved August 3,
81967, as amended.
9(Source: P.A. 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
10    (50 ILCS 710/3)  (from Ch. 85, par. 517)
11    Sec. 3. The Board is charged with enforcing this Act and
12making inspections to insure compliance with its provisions,
13and is empowered to promulgate rules necessary for its
14administration and enforcement, including those relating to
15the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers
16qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. All
17units of government or other agencies which employ or utilize
18peace officers, probation officers, or that certify retired law
19enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a
20concealed weapon, shall cooperate with the Board by furnishing
21relevant information which the Board may require. For an
22employer who is unable or unwilling to make an annual
23certification under this Section, the Board shall make the
24certification for an otherwise qualified retired law
25enforcement officer. The Executive Director of the Board shall

 

 

HB4896- 3 -LRB100 20034 SLF 35316 b

1report annually, no later than February 1, to the Board, with
2copies to the Governor and the General Assembly, the results of
3these inspections and provide other related information and
4recommendations as it deems proper.
5(Source: P.A. 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.