2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 50 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › 50 ILCS 720/ - Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's In-Service Training Act.

(50 ILCS 720/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 561)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's In-Service Training Act".
(Source: P.A. 82-674.)
(50 ILCS 720/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 562)
Sec. 2. Definitions.
"Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board created by the Illinois Police Training Act.
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Board.
"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board.
"Appointed Member" means a member of the Board appointed by the Governor
pursuant to the Illinois Police Training Act and designated by the Director
to serve on an Advisory Board.
"Mobile Team In-Service Training Unit" or "Mobile Team" means
an organization formed by a combination of units of local government and the
Board and established under this Act to deliver in-service training at scheduled times and selected sites within a geographic region to (i) local
and State law enforcement officers (whether employed on a full-time or
part-time basis) and (ii) retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.
"Advisory Board" means a Board composed of a representative number of county
board members, mayors, chiefs of police, and sheriffs of participating units of
local government, and the Director, Chairman or appointed member of the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The composition and number
of each Advisory Board will be determined by the participants. Members of the
Advisory Board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for
reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.
"Unit of local government" means a unit of local government as
defined in Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and
includes both home rule units and units which are not home rule units.
(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)
(50 ILCS 720/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 563)
Sec. 3. Powers and Duties.
(a) Powers and Duties of the Advisory Board.
(1) To incorporate as a general not-for-profit     corporation or other appropriate structure under Illinois law.
(2) To adopt By-Laws and Operating Procedures.
(3) To designate a Financial Officer who is an     elected local government official.
(4) To employ a coordinator and to approve the     employment of such other full or part-time staff as may be required.
(5) To develop and approve the total budget for the     Mobile Team annually.
(6) To determine equitable formulae for providing the     local share of cost of the Mobile Team, and to assure receipt of such funds from participating units of local government.
(7) To oversee the development of training programs,     the delivery of training, and the proper expenditure of funds.
(8) To carry out such other actions or activities     appropriate to the operation of the Mobile Team including but not limited to contracting for services and supplies, and purchase of furniture, fixtures, equipment and supplies.
(9) To exercise all other powers and duties as are     reasonable to fulfill its functions in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.
(b) Powers and Duties of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
Board.
(1) To act as the State agency participant on each     Mobile Team Advisory Board.
(2) To act as the State agency to coordinate the     actions of Mobile Teams established in the State.
(3) To determine that the Mobile Team meets the     criteria for the receipt of funds from the State in accordance with Section 4 of this Act.
(4) To budget for and authorize quarterly     disbursement of State funds up to 50% of the total approved budget of the eligible Mobile Team.
(5) To establish such reasonable rules and     regulations as the Director deems necessary to carry out the duties described in this Act, including those relating to the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.
(c) Powers and Duties of the Coordinator of an Advisory Board.
(1) To manage and coordinate the ongoing operations     of the Mobile Team.
(2) To employ and supervise additional authorized     full or part-time staff.
(3) To arrange for qualified instructors from among     the employees of State, local or federal Departments or agencies wherever practical and to obtain other instructional services as required.
(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)
(50 ILCS 720/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 564)
Sec. 4. State Funding-Minimum Criteria. A Mobile Team In-Service Training
Unit which meets the minimum criteria established in this Section is eligible
to receive State funds to help defray the costs of operation.  To be eligible
a Mobile Team must:
(1) Be established and operating pursuant to the Intergovernmental
Cooperation
Section Article VII, Section 10, of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and
must involve two or more units of local government including at least one
county and the Board.
(2) Establish an Advisory Board composed of elected local officials and
chief law enforcement officers from participating units of local government and
the Director, Chairman or appointed member of the Board to
oversee the operations of the Mobile Team and make such reports to the Board
as the Board may require.
(3) Designate an elected local official to act as the financial officer
of the Mobile Team for all participating units of government, and to receive
and expend funds for the operation of the Mobile Team.
(4) Limit its operations to in-service training of law enforcement personnel
employed by the State, by units of local government or by the Federal government or
their agencies and departments in the administration of justice or retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.
(5) Cooperate with the Board in order to assure compliance with this Act
and to enable the Board to fulfill its duties under this Act, and to supply
the Board with such information as the Board deems necessary therefor.
(6) Receive funding of up to 50% of the total approved budget of the Mobile
Team from the participating units of local government.
(Source: P.A. 94-103, eff. 7-1-05.)
(50 ILCS 720/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 565)
Sec. 5. 
		Determination of eligibility - Amount. 
		The Board shall monitor
the operation of all Mobile Teams and determine
their eligibility to receive State funds under this Act.  From monies appropriated
annually by the General Assembly for this purpose, the Director shall determine
and certify to the Comptroller the amount of funds to be disbursed to each designated
Mobile Team financial officer.  The amount of the State funds which a Mobile
Team receives hereunder shall equal up to 50%
of the total approved budget of that Mobile Team.
(Source: P.A. 82-674.)
(50 ILCS 720/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 566)
Sec. 6. 
		
		The Director shall report annually, no later than February
1st, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the operations of the Mobile
Teams. The report will also include a breakdown of the appropriation for
the current fiscal year and the budget
for the next fiscal year indicating the amount each Mobile Team received
and will receive in the next year.
(Source: P.A. 82-674.)