Bill Text: IL SB0155 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purposes of the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB0155 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB0155-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB0155 Introduced 2/9/2021, by Sen. Linda Holmes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 705/1 from Ch. 85, par. 501
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purposes of the Act.
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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 1 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 501)
Sec. 1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative
determination that that in order to promote and protect
citizen health, safety and welfare, it is necessary and in the
public interest to provide for the creation of the Illinois
Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for the purpose of
encouraging and aiding municipalities, counties, park
districts, State controlled universities, colleges, and public
community colleges, and other local governmental agencies of
this State and participating State agencies in their efforts
to raise the level of law enforcement by upgrading and
maintaining a high level of training and standards for law
enforcement executives and officers, county corrections
officers, sheriffs, and law enforcement support personnel
under this Act. It is declared to be the responsibility of the
board to ensure the required participation of the pertinent
local governmental units in the programs established under
this Act, to encourage the voluntary participation of other

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local governmental units and participating State agencies, to
set standards, develop and provide quality training and
education, and to aid in the establishment of adequate
training facilities.
(Source: P.A. 99-408, eff. 1-1-16.)