103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1466
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



50 ILCS 705/10.22
105 ILCS 5/10-20.68

 Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may offer the school resource officer course to a qualified retired law enforcement officer for the purpose of employment at a school or school district and may issue a certificate or waiver for the school resource officer course in the same manner as provided for any other officer. Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2024, a school or school district may employ a qualified retired law enforcement officer who obtains a certificate of completion or approved waiver under the Illinois Police Training Act to carry out the duties of a school resource officer. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school resource officer may carry a firearm during the performance of the officer's duties at a school or in a school district. Effective immediately. 



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning schools.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5.  The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
5changing Section 10.22 as follows:

6 (50 ILCS 705/10.22)
7 Sec. 10.22. School resource officers.
8 (a) The Board shall develop or approve a course for school 
9resource officers as defined in Section 10-20.68 of the School 
10Code.
11 (b) The school resource officer course shall be developed 
12within one year after January 1, 2019 (the effective date of 
13Public Act 100-984) and shall be created in consultation with 
14organizations demonstrating expertise and or experience in the 
15areas of youth and adolescent developmental issues, 
16educational administrative issues, prevention of child abuse 
17and exploitation, youth mental health treatment, and juvenile 
18advocacy. 
19 (c) The Board shall develop a process allowing law 
20enforcement agencies to request a waiver of this training 
21requirement for any specific individual assigned as a school 
22resource officer. Applications for these waivers may be 
23submitted by a local law enforcement agency chief 
 
 
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1administrator for any officer whose prior training and 
2experience may qualify for a waiver of the training 
3requirement of this subsection (c). The Board may issue a 
4waiver at its discretion, based solely on the prior training 
5and experience of an officer. 
6 (d) Upon completion, the employing agency shall be issued 
7a certificate attesting to a specific officer's completion of 
8the school resource officer training. Additionally, a letter 
9of approval shall be issued to the employing agency for any 
10officer who is approved for a training waiver under this 
11subsection (d).
12 (e) The Board may offer the school resource officer course 
13developed under this Section to a qualified retired law 
14enforcement officer, as that term is defined under the federal 
15Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, for the purpose 
16of employment at a school or school district and may issue a 
17certificate or waiver for the school resource officer course 
18in the same manner as provided under this Section for any other 
19officer.

20(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 
21102-694, eff. 1-7-22.)

22 Section 10.  The School Code is amended by changing 
23Section 10-20.68 as follows:

24 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.68)
 
 
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1 Sec. 10-20.68. School resource officer.
2 (a) In this Section, "school resource officer" means a law 
3enforcement officer who has been primarily assigned to a 
4school or school district under an agreement with a local law 
5enforcement agency.
6 (b) Beginning January 1, 2021, any law enforcement agency 
7that provides a school resource officer under this Section 
8shall provide to the school district a certificate of 
9completion, or approved waiver, issued by the Illinois Law 
10Enforcement Training Standards Board under Section 10.22 of 
11the Illinois Police Training Act indicating that the subject 
12officer has completed the requisite course of instruction in 
13the applicable subject areas within one year of assignment, or 
14has prior experience and training which satisfies this 
15requirement. 
16 (c) In an effort to defray the related costs, any law 
17enforcement agency that provides a school resource officer 
18should apply for grant funding through the federal Community 
19Oriented Policing Services grant program.

20 (d) Beginning January 1, 2024, a school or school district 
21may employ a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as 
22that term is defined under the federal Law Enforcement 
23Officers Safety Act of 2004, who obtains a certificate of 
24completion or approved waiver under Section 10.22 of the 
25Illinois Police Training Act to carry out the duties of a 
26school resource officer. 
 
 
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1 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school 
2resource officer may carry a firearm during the performance of 
3the officer's duties at a school or in a school district. 
4(Source: P.A. 100-984, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)


5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.