HB2272 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2272

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Julie Hamos

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Limitations on Private Military Contractors Act. Requires training to be directly supervised by, and training personnel certified by, the Illinois State Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board or the Illinois State Police. Prohibits use as an armed force except under an emergency order of the Governor. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning private military contractors.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Limitations on Private Military Contractors Act.

Section 5. Definitions.

(a) The term "private military company" means a corporation or private business entity that supplies materials and equipment designed for use in military combat or military training or that supplies, on contract, personnel with specialized operational and tactical skills of a military nature, including, but not limited to, combat experience. A private military company may also be known as a private military contractor, private military corporation, military service provider, or privatized military firm. This Act, however, does not apply to any person or entity that is licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.

(b) "Contract" means any agreement, including, but not limited to, a prime contract, a subcontract at any tier under any prime contract, or a task order issued under a task or delivery order contract.

(c) "Designed for use in military combat" includes, but is not limited to, any fully automatic firearm and any explosive device not intended for entertainment or demolition purposes.

Section 10. No unsupervised training. No tactics, weapons, or explosives designed for use in military combat may be used to train any person at any training facility in the State of Illinois operated by a private military company, unless that training is directly supervised by the Illinois State Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board or the Illinois State Police.

Section 15. Certification required. All personnel employed by a private military company who provide training in the use of weapons, military tactics, or law enforcement emergency response tactics must be certified by the Illinois State Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board or approved by the Illinois State Police.

Section 20. No use as armed force. No personnel supplied through or employed by a private military company may be used as an armed force to police, patrol, guard, or arrest any Illinois resident or citizen at any time except under an emergency order of the Governor of the State of Illinois.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.