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1		AN ACT concerning government.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing
5		Section 9 as follows:
6		(20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
7		Sec. 9. Appointment; qualifications.
8		(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
9		appointment of Department of State Police officers shall be
10		made from those applicants who have been certified by the Board
11		as being qualified for appointment. All persons so appointed
12		shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than 21
13		years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully
14		completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours 2 years of
15		law enforcement studies at an accredited college or university.
16		Any person appointed subsequent to successful completion of an
17		associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college
18		or university 2 years of such law enforcement studies shall not
19		have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be permitted to carry
20		firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years of age. In addition,
21		all persons so certified for appointment shall be of sound mind
22		and body, be of good moral character, be citizens of the United
23		States, have no criminal records, possess such prerequisites of

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1		training, education and experience as the Board may from time
2		to time prescribe, and shall be required to pass successfully
3		such mental and physical tests and examinations as may be
4		prescribed by the Board. All Notwithstanding any Board rule to
5		the contrary, all persons who meet one of the following
6		requirements are deemed to have met the collegiate educational
7		requirements:
8		(i) have been honorably discharged and who have been
9		awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign
10		Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign
11		Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism
12		Expeditionary Medal by the United States Armed Forces;
13		(ii) are active members of the Illinois National Guard
14		or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces
15		and who have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal,
16		Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal,
17		Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global
18		War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal as a result of
19		honorable service during deployment on active duty;
20		(iii) have been honorably discharged who served in a
21		combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent
22		danger pay during deployment on active duty; or
23		(iv) have at least 3 years of full active and
24		continuous military duty and received an honorable
25		discharge before hiring.
26		Preference shall be given in such appointments to persons

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1		who have honorably served in the military or naval services of
2		the United States. All appointees shall serve a probationary
3		period of 12 months from the date of appointment and during
4		that period may be discharged at the will of the Director.
5		However, the Director may in his or her sole discretion extend
6		the probationary period of an officer up to an additional 6
7		months when to do so is deemed in the best interest of the
8		Department.
9		(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, after
10		July 1, 1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of State
11		Police may appoint and promote not more than 20 persons having
12		special qualifications as special agents as he or she deems
13		necessary to carry out the Department's objectives. Any such
14		appointment or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
15		(c) During the 90 days following the effective date of this
16		amendatory Act of 1995, the Director of State Police may
17		appoint up to 25 persons as State Police officers. These
18		appointments shall be made in accordance with the requirements
19		of this subsection (c) and any additional criteria that may be
20		established by the Director, but are not subject to any other
21		requirements of this Act. The Director may specify the initial
22		rank for each person appointed under this subsection.
23		All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made
24		from personnel certified by the Board. A person certified by
25		the Board and appointed by the Director under this subsection
26		must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission on

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1		November 30, 1994 in a job title subject to the Personnel Code
2		and in a position for which the person was eligible to earn
3		"eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
4		those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
5		Code.
6		Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall
7		thereafter be subject to the same requirements and procedures
8		as other State police officers. A person appointed under this
9		subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months from
10		the date of appointment, during which he or she may be
11		discharged at the will of the Director.
12		This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the Director's
13		authority to appoint other State Police officers under
14		subsection (a) of this Section.
15		(Source: P.A. 100-11, eff. 7-1-17.)