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 Bill Status of HB1200  104th General Assembly


Short Description:  POLICE TRAINING-BACK THE BADGE

House Sponsors
Rep. Jason R. Bunting - Patrick Sheehan and Michael J. Coffey, Jr.

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
50 ILCS 705/3.3 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Creates within the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board a Recruitment Division. Provides that the Division shall establish a Back-the-Badge Program, which shall establish recruitment plans for law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Division shall determine and prioritize specific characteristics that a law enforcement agency and community desire in their police officers. Provides that the Division shall cooperate with law enforcement agencies to determine a strategy to hire and retain sworn police officers who are diverse and reflective of the community and the priorities of the law enforcement agencies.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jason R. Bunting
  1/9/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/5/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
  2/5/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.

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