Illinois Administrative Code › Title 20 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part 1770 - PART-TIME BASIC TRAINING › Subpart B - TRAINING PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 1770.206 - Procedures for Administration of Part-Time Police Officers Certification Examination

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				Part-Time Certification Examination will be administered to all recruits who
				successfully complete the Part-Time Basic Training Course certified by the
				Board.
b) Recruits who successfully
				pass the Part-Time Certification Examination will receive a certification
				attesting to the recruit's successful completion of the part-time basic
				training requirements.
c) Part-Time
				Certification Examination scores will be reported in writing to the Chief
				Administrator of the recruit's employing agency within 14 days after the
				examination date.
d) Recruits are
				required to successfully complete the Part-Time Certification Examination on
				one occasion only. There are no requirements for re-qualification.
e) Only recruits who have successfully
				completed the Part-Time Basic Training Course, as certified by the Board, are
				eligible to take the Part-Time Certification Examination.
f) Each recruit must be a part-time police
				officer and be employed by a local law enforcement agency.
g) In the event the recruit fails to pass the
				Part-Time Certification Examination on the initial administration, the recruit
				will be allowed to re-take the Part-Time Certification Examination a maximum of
				two times with each respective appointment. Failure of this test shall result
				in the recruit not being eligible for certification and the recruit must
				forfeit the recruit's position.
h)
				In order to be eligible to re-take the Part-Time Certification Examination, a
				written request must be submitted to the Board by the Chief Administrator of
				the employing agency. Upon receipt of the written request, the Board shall
				administer the re-take examination, except as may otherwise be provided in
				subsection (n).
i) Recruits who
				initially fail to pass the Part-Time Certification Examination will be
				administered an alternate version of the Part-Time Certification Examination on
				any successive re-takes.
j) The
				Board will establish and publish the locations with the dates and times for the
				administration of re-take Part-Time Certification examinations. Such exams will
				be given at least twice every six months.
k) The Part-Time Certification Examination
				will be administered at regional training facilities on the last Saturday of
				the last month of the Part-Time Basic Training Course.
l) The recruit will have
				3.5 hours to complete the
				Part-Time Certification Examination. A recruit will be excused from completing
				the examination at that session if the recruit is ill and excused by the
				proctor.
m) Individuals allowed
				within the testing area will be limited to Board-approved examination proctors
				and those who are taking the Part-Time Certification Examination.
n) Any recruit who is uncooperative,
				disruptive or is thought to be cheating during the administration of the
				Part-Time Certification Examination will be ordered by the proctor to turn in
				the recruit's examination and to leave the examination area. A complete written
				report of the incident will then be submitted to the Director of the Board and
				the Chief Administrator of the recruit's employing agency. The offending
				recruit shall have the opportunity within seven days to submit a written report
				to the Director describing the recruit's version of the event. In such cases it
				will be left to the discretion of the Director to determine whether the recruit
				has forfeited the examination and whether the recruit is eligible to re-take
				the Certification Examination. The Director's determination will be based on
				the nature of the recruit's misbehavior and on the supporting evidence of such
				misbehavior.
o) Successful
				completion of the Part-Time Certification Examination will not be deemed
				equivalent to or sufficient in and of itself, to render said part-time police
				officer eligible to obtain a waiver of full-time law enforcement basic training
				or a certificate attesting to equivalent training as a full-time law
				enforcement officer.
p) The Board
				will establish a "Transition Course" that incorporates coursework and
				scenario-based trainings. Completion of this course may be prescribed by the
				Board for those part-time certified officers seeking appointment in full-time
				positions and a waiver of the full-time training requirement. Any recruit who
				has failed the full-time academy or failed to pass the full-time certification
				exam on three occasions is ineligible to attend this course.