Bill Text: IL HB1374 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall, in cooperation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, develop an academic program to (i) grant students a certification to become a law enforcement officer or firefighter and (ii) grant those students an associate degree. Provides that in order to be admitted into the academic program, a student shall have completed a public safety or fire safety career and technical education course in high school.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1374 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1374-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1374 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 805/2-27 new
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall, in cooperation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, develop an academic program to (i) grant students a certification to become a law enforcement officer or firefighter and (ii) grant those students an associate degree. Provides that in order to be admitted into the academic program, a student shall have completed a public safety or fire safety career and technical education course in high school.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
adding Section 2-27 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/2-27 new)
Sec. 2-27. Law enforcement officer and firefighter
academic program.
(a) The State Board shall, in cooperation with the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, develop an
academic program to (i) grant students a certification to
become a law enforcement officer or firefighter and (ii) grant
those students an associate degree.
(b) A board may implement the academic program developed
under subsection (a).
(c) In order to be admitted into an academic program under
subsection (a), a student shall have completed a public safety
or fire safety career and technical education course in high
school.