Illinois · House Bill 5217 · 103rd General Assembly

POLICE TRAINING ACT-VARIOUS

HB 5217 Sponsored by Dave Vella Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 8, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that probationary police officers do not include lateral hires or previously certified officers reentering the profession seeking a training waiver. Modifies the composition of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Makes changes to provisions regarding automatic decertification of full-time and part-time law enforcement officers; discretionary…

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Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that probationary police officers do not include lateral hires or previously certified officers reentering the profession seeking a training waiver. Modifies the composition of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Makes changes to provisions regarding automatic decertification of full-time and part-time law enforcement officers; discretionary decertification of full-time and part-time law enforcement officers; review of final administrative decisions; decertification procedures; full-time law enforcement and county corrections officers; law enforcement compliance verification; mandatory training for a police chief and deputy police chief; and sexual assault and sexual abuse training. Removes and repeals existing provisions about in-service training and replaces the existing provisions by requiring the Board to establish a system for the development, delivery, and tracking of in-service training courses, including specific requirements of the training. Amends the Counties Code to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.