50 ILCS 715/ Law Enforcement Salary Grant Act.

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50 ILCS 715/0.01

(50 ILCS 715/0.01) (from Ch. 85, par. 520)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Law Enforcement Salary Grant Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

50 ILCS 715/1

(50 ILCS 715/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 521)

Sec. 1.

As used in this Act:

"Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
created by the Illinois Police Training Act.

"Municipality" means a city, village or incorporated town.

"Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any person employed by a
county, municipality or township as a policeman, peace officer or in some
like position involving the enforcement of the law and protection of the
public interest at the risk of that person's life.

(Source: P.A. 88-586, eff. 8-12-94.)

50 ILCS 715/2

(50 ILCS 715/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 522)

Sec. 2.

Upon application to the Board and its approval, the Board may make
grants to each county, municipality or township for payment of additional
compensation to full time law enforcement officers qualifying under this
Act, in the amount of an additional 2% of base pay or $200 per year,
whichever is less, in the case of an officer who has been employed at least
one year and who has completed 30 or more semester hours, or the
equivalent, of law enforcement related courses at the college level.

It shall be within the authority of the Board to establish guidelines
for courses which are to be considered as related to law enforcement and to
approve specific courses for the 30 semester hours credit.

(Source: P.A. 85-330.)

50 ILCS 715/3

(50 ILCS 715/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 523)

Sec. 3.

The Board may prescribe reasonable rules to expedite the making of
grants under this Act. The Board shall require from counties,
municipalities and townships applying for grants such periodic reports with
respect to additional compensation established for and the qualifications
of law enforcement officers as it considers necessary to establish the
right to such grants.

(Source: P.A. 77-2833.)

50 ILCS 715/4

(50 ILCS 715/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 524)

Sec. 4.

No more than 50% of any appropriation under this Act shall be spent in
any municipality having a population of more than 500,000. If at the time
of the awarding of the grants to units of local government participating in
the program there is not a sufficient amount in the appropriation to make
payment in full, the grants shall be apportioned among the participating
units of local government.

(Source: P.A. 78-983.)