Bill Title: Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a member of any police department or Sheriff's department (as well as a member of any fire department or fire protection district) may be a candidate for or appointed to any public office. Further provides that a police officer or Sheriff's deputy (as well as a firefighter) who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall be granted a leave of absence from his or her employer without compensation during his or her term of office. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-01-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1160 [SB1680 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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