Bill Text: IL HB3620 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that appointments to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, other than the ex officio members, shall be made by the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from a list of nominees selected by a majority of votes of the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, the President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the President of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, and the President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge 7 (rather than the Governor). Makes conforming changes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3620 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3620-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3620 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 705/3 from Ch. 85, par. 503
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that appointments to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, other than the ex officio members, shall be made by the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from a list of nominees selected by a majority of votes of the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, the President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the President of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, and the President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge 7 (rather than the Governor). Makes conforming changes.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
changing Section 3 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 503)
Sec. 3. Board; composition; appointments; tenure;
vacancies.
(a) The Board shall be composed of 18 members selected as
follows: The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, the
Director of the Illinois State Police, the Director of
Corrections, the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
Department, the Sheriff of Cook County, the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Cook County, who shall serve as ex officio
members, and the following to be appointed by the Executive
Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
Board from a list of nominees selected by a majority of votes
of the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, the
President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the
President of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor
Council, and the President of the Fraternal Order of Police,
Chicago Lodge 7 Governor: 2 mayors or village presidents of
Illinois municipalities, 2 Illinois county sheriffs from

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counties other than Cook County, 2 managers of Illinois
municipalities, 2 chiefs of municipal police departments in
Illinois having no Superintendent of the Police Department on
the Board, 2 citizens of Illinois who shall be members of an
organized enforcement officers' association, one active member
of a statewide association representing sheriffs, and one
active member of a statewide association representing
municipal police chiefs. The appointments of the Executive
Director Governor shall be made on the first Monday of August
in 1965 with 3 of the appointments to be for a period of one
year, 3 for 2 years, and 3 for 3 years. Their successors shall
be appointed in like manner for terms to expire the first
Monday of August each 3 years thereafter. All members shall
serve until their respective successors are appointed and
qualify. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the
unexpired terms by the Executive Director from a list of
nominees selected by a majority vote of the respective
associations. Any ex officio member may appoint a designee to
the Board who shall have the same powers and immunities
otherwise conferred to the member of the Board, including the
power to vote and be counted toward quorum, so long as the
member is not in attendance.
(a-5) Within the Board is created a Review Committee. The
Review Committee shall review disciplinary cases in which the
Panel, the law enforcement officer, or the law enforcement
agency file for reconsideration of a decertification decision

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made by the Board. The Review Committee shall be composed of 9
annually rotating members from the Board appointed by the
Board Chairman. One member of the Review Committee shall be
designated by the Board Chairman as the Chair. The Review
Committee shall sit in 3 member panels composed of one member
representing law enforcement management, one member
representing members of law enforcement, and one member who is
not a current or former member of law enforcement.
(b) When a Board member may have an actual, perceived, or
potential conflict of interest or appearance of bias that
could prevent the Board member from making a fair and
impartial decision regarding decertification:
(1) The Board member shall recuse himself or herself.
(2) If the Board member fails to recuse himself or
herself, then the Board may, by a simple majority of the
remaining members, vote to recuse the Board member. Board
members who are found to have voted on a matter in which
they should have recused themselves may be removed from
the Board by the Governor.
A conflict of interest or appearance of bias may include,
but is not limited to, matters where one of the following is a
party to a decision on a decertification or formal complaint:
someone with whom the member has an employment relationship;
any of the following relatives: spouse, parents, children,
adopted children, legal wards, stepchildren, step parents,
step siblings, half siblings, siblings, parents-in-law,

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siblings-in-law, children-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, and
nephews; a friend; or a member of a professional organization,
association, or a union in which the member now actively
serves.
(c) A vacancy in members does not prevent a quorum of the
remaining sitting members from exercising all rights and
performing all duties of the Board.
(d) An individual serving on the Board shall not also
serve on the Panel.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
102-694, eff. 1-7-22.)