Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to employ a police force, as may be required, and to define and prescribe such employees' respective duties and compensation. Provides that, after receiving a certificate attesting to the successful completion of a training course administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, school police officers shall be conservators of the peace within and upon the schools, boulevards, driveways, and property controlled by the school district and shall have the power to make arrests. Sets forth provisions relating to arrests. Requires a school police officer to comply with the requirements of the Illinois Police Training Act and, before carrying a firearm, complete a training course under the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-27 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3272 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Chuck Weaver [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator David Koehler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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