Bill Text: IL SB3020 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Police Act. Provides that on and after July 1, 2019, the Director of State Police, in conjunction with the State Police Merit Board, shall annually appoint between one and 3 cadet classes with a goal of a minimum of 50 cadets per class. Provides that the appointments shall continue until the Department of State Police's total sworn headcount meets or exceeds 2,500 sworn State Police officers. Provides that the Governor, in consultation with the General Assembly and the Director of State Police, shall review every 4 years, beginning 4 years after the effective date of the bill, the number of State Police officers. Provides that the Director, in conjunction with the Department of State Police Merit Board, shall add State Police officers to the Department as needed to maintain the allowable number of State Police officers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3020 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3020-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB3020 Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Antonio Muñoz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2610/7.5 new
Amends the State Police Act. Provides that on and after July 1, 2019, the Director of State Police, in conjunction with the State Police Merit Board, shall annually appoint between one and 3 cadet classes with a goal of a minimum of 50 cadets per class. Provides that the appointments shall continue until the Department of State Police's total sworn headcount meets or exceeds 2,500 sworn State Police officers. Provides that the Governor, in consultation with the General Assembly and the Director of State Police, shall review every 4 years, beginning 4 years after the effective date of the bill, the number of State Police officers. Provides that the Director, in conjunction with the Department of State Police Merit Board, shall add State Police officers to the Department as needed to maintain the allowable number of State Police officers.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by adding
Section 7.5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2610/7.5 new)
Sec. 7.5. Cadet classes. On and after July 1, 2019, the
Director of State Police, in conjunction with the State Police
Merit Board, shall annually appoint between one and 3 cadet
classes with a goal of a minimum of 50 cadets per class. The
appointments shall continue until the Department of State
Police's total sworn headcount meets or exceeds 2,500 sworn
State Police officers. The headcount goal of the Director shall
be to maintain a total minimum headcount of 2,500 sworn State
Police officers. The Governor, in consultation with the General
Assembly and the Director of State Police, shall review every 4
years, beginning 4 years after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the number of
State Police officers. The Director, in conjunction with the
Department of State Police Merit Board, shall add State Police
officers to the Department as needed to maintain the allowable
number of State Police officers. The Director shall be
responsible for the management and control of the addition of

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State Police officers to the Department.