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50 ILCS 705/2

(50 ILCS 705/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 502)

Sec. 2. Definitions.

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires:

"Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.

"Full-time law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer who has completed the officer's probationary period and is employed on a full-time basis as a law enforcement officer by a local government agency, State government agency, or as a campus police officer by a university, college, or community college.

"Law Enforcement agency" means any entity with statutory police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized to make arrests. It does not include the Illinois State Police as defined in the State Police Act. A law enforcement agency may include any university, college, or community college.

"Local law enforcement agency" means any law enforcement unit of government or
municipal corporation in this State.  It does not include the State of
Illinois or any office, officer, department, division, bureau, board,
commission, or agency of the State, except that it does include a
State-controlled university, college or public community college.

"State law enforcement agency" means any law enforcement agency of this State.  This includes any office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency of the State. It does not include the Illinois State Police as defined in the State Police Act.

"Panel" means the Certification Review Panel.

"Basic training school" means any school located within the State of
Illinois whether privately or publicly owned which offers a course in basic law enforcement
 or county corrections training and has been approved by the Board.

"Probationary police officer" means a recruit law enforcement officer
required to successfully complete initial minimum basic training requirements
at a basic training school to be eligible for permanent full-time
employment as a local law enforcement officer.

"Probationary part-time police officer" means a recruit part-time law
enforcement officer required to successfully complete initial minimum part-time
training requirements to be eligible for employment on a part-time basis as a
local law enforcement officer.

"Permanent law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer who has
completed the officer's probationary period and is permanently employed on a
full-time basis as a local law enforcement officer, as a security officer, or campus police officer permanently
employed by a law enforcement agency.

"Part-time law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer who has
completed the officer's probationary period and is employed on a part-time basis
as a law enforcement officer or as
a campus police officer by a law enforcement agency.

"Law enforcement officer" means (i) any police officer of a law enforcement 
agency who is primarily responsible for
prevention or detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal code,
traffic, or highway laws of this State or any political subdivision
of this State or (ii) any member of a police force appointed and maintained as provided in Section 2 of the Railroad Police Act.

"Recruit" means any full-time or part-time law
enforcement officer or
full-time
county corrections officer who is enrolled in an
approved training course.

"Review Committee" means the committee at the Board for certification disciplinary cases in which the Panel, a law enforcement officer, or a law enforcement agency may file for reconsideration of a decertification decision made by the Board.

"Probationary county corrections officer" means a recruit county
corrections officer required to successfully complete initial minimum basic
training requirements at a basic training school to be eligible for permanent
employment on a full-time basis as a county corrections officer.

"Permanent county corrections officer" means a county corrections
officer who has completed the officer's probationary period and is permanently employed
on a full-time basis as a county corrections officer by a participating law enforcement agency.

"County corrections officer" means any sworn
officer of the sheriff who is primarily responsible for the control and custody
of offenders, detainees or inmates.

"Probationary court security officer" means a recruit court security
officer required to successfully complete initial minimum basic training
requirements at a designated training school to be eligible for employment as a
court security officer.

"Permanent court security officer" means a court security officer who has
completed the officer's probationary period and is employed as a court
security officer by a participating law enforcement agency.

"Court security officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3-6012.1
of the Counties Code.

(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22.)