SB2163 Summary

• Converts police officer "certification" to "licensure" terminology throughout the Illinois Police Training Act, with existing certificates deemed licenses upon the bill's effective date.

• Expands the Board's authority to require local governmental units to furnish personnel rosters, employment status reports, and annual training plans.

• Adds new grounds for license/certification revocation: police officers who knowingly and willfully violate department rules or regulations carrying a penalty of discharge or dismissal may be decertified or have their license revoked following a determination by the Illinois Labor Relations Board State Panel.

• Establishes detailed hearing procedures for decertification cases, including investigation by task forces of sworn officers, administrative law judge proceedings, and direct appellate court review within 35 days.

• Allows verified complaints to be filed by departments or agencies against officers who resigned or retired before formal disciplinary determinations, with complaints filed within 2 years of resignation/retirement or discharge/dismissal.