Illinois House Bill 1200

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-09 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jason Bunting
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

POLICE TRAINING-BACK THE BADGE

Rep. Jason Bunting [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jason Bunting

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	705	3.3	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1200&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1200.htm