HB3932 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB102 14586 RLC 19939 b

102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3932

Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Tony McCombie

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 705/10.4

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall issue an identification card to any individual certified under the Board, or individual who retired from a certified position and shall issue those identification cards to the Illinois Active and Retired Officer Concealed Cary Office upon the request of the Office. Provides that the Office shall make the identification card available to any individual in or retired from a certified position who otherwise meets the federal requirements of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004. Provides that the Office may propose and adopt any rules necessary to accomplish its duties under this provision. The Office may obtain personnel, create a budget, establish a fund, charge fees to program participants and otherwise administer the federal program and this provision. Provides that any fees charged to participants for the administration of this provision shall be held separately by the Office for the administration of the Office and shall not be used for any other purposes. Provides that the Office shall be governed exclusively by a Board composed of the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Director of the Illinois State Police, one member who is a chief of police appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one member who is a certified police officer appointed by the President of the Senate, one member who is a certified police officer appointed by the House Minority Leader, and one member who is a sheriff appointed by the Senate Minority Leader. Provides that all appointments are for 2-year terms and shall be initially made within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act and shall thereafter be made on January 15 of every other year.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by changing Section 10.4 as follows:

(50 ILCS 705/10.4)

Sec. 10.4. Weapon certification for retired law enforcement officers. The Board shall issue an identification card to any individual certified under the Board, or individual who retired from a certified position and shall issue those identification cards to the Illinois Active and Retired Officer Concealed Cary Office upon the request of the Office. The Office shall may initiate, administer, and conduct annual firearm certification courses consistent with the requirements enumerated in the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act for retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. The Office shall make the identification card available to any individual in or retired from a certified position who otherwise meets the federal requirements of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004. The Office may propose and adopt any rules necessary to accomplish its duties under this Section. The Office may obtain personnel, create a budget, establish a fund, charge fees to program participants and otherwise administer the federal program and this Section. Any fees charged to participants for the administration of this Section shall be held separately by the Office for the administration of the Office and shall not be used for any other purposes. The Office shall be governed exclusively by a Board composed of the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Director of the Illinois State Police, one member who is a chief of police appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one member who is a certified police officer appointed by the President of the Senate, one member who is a certified police officer appointed by the House Minority Leader, and one member who is a sheriff appointed by the Senate Minority Leader. All appointments are for 2-year terms and shall be initially made within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and shall thereafter be made on January 15 of every other year.

(Source: P.A. 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)