POLICE TRAINING-BACK THE BADGE House SponsorsRep. Jason Bunting, Patrick Windhorst, Kevin Schmidt, Martin McLaughlin, Travis Weaver, Jennifer Sanalitro, Tom Weber, Paul Jacobs, Brandun Schweizer, Amy L. Grant, William E Hauter, Jed Davis and David Friess 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 50 ILCS 705/3.2 new Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Creates within the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board a Recruitment Division. Provides that the Division shall establish a Back the Badge program, which shall establish recruitment plans for law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Division shall determine and prioritize specific characteristics that a law enforcement agency and community desire in their police officers. Provides that the Division shall cooperate with law enforcement agencies to determine a strategy to hire and retain sworn police officers who are diverse and reflective of the community and the priorities of the law enforcement agencies. 2/16/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jason Bunting 2/17/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/17/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee 3/7/2023HouseTo Criminal Administration and Enforcement Subcommittee 3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/27/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst 4/27/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt 5/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin 6/9/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver 11/2/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro 5/21/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber 5/21/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs 5/21/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer 5/21/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant 5/21/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter 5/21/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis 5/21/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die