50 ILCS 715/ Law Enforcement Salary Grant Act. - Illinois Statutes

(50 ILCS 715/0.01) (from Ch. 85, par. 520)     Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Salary Grant Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)

(50 ILCS 715/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 521)     Sec. 1. As used in this Act:     "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board created by the Illinois Police Training Act.     "Municipality" means a city, village or incorporated town.     "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any person employed by a county, municipality or township as a policeman, peace officer or in some like position involving the enforcement of the law and protection of the public interest at the risk of that person's life. (Source: P.A. 88‑586, eff. 8‑12‑94.)

(50 ILCS 715/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 522)     Sec. 2. Upon application to the Board and its approval, the Board may make grants to each county, municipality or township for payment of additional compensation to full time law enforcement officers qualifying under this Act, in the amount of an additional 2% of base pay or $200 per year, whichever is less, in the case of an officer who has been employed at least one year and who has completed 30 or more semester hours, or the equivalent, of law enforcement related courses at the college level.     It shall be within the authority of the Board to establish guidelines for courses which are to be considered as related to law enforcement and to approve specific courses for the 30 semester hours credit. (Source: P.A. 85‑330.)

(50 ILCS 715/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 523)     Sec. 3.     The Board may prescribe reasonable rules to expedite the making of grants under this Act. The Board shall require from counties, municipalities and townships applying for grants such periodic reports with respect to additional compensation established for and the qualifications of law enforcement officers as it considers necessary to establish the right to such grants. (Source: P. A. 77‑2833.)

(50 ILCS 715/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 524)     Sec. 4.     No more than 50% of any appropriation under this Act shall be spent in any municipality having a population of more than 500,000. If at the time of the awarding of the grants to units of local government participating in the program there is not a sufficient amount in the appropriation to make payment in full, the grants shall be apportioned among the participating units of local government. (Source: P. A. 78‑983.)