Illinois Compiled Statutes
20 ILCS 2610/8 (2026)
Board jurisdiction
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(20 ILCS 2610/8)
(from Ch. 121, par. 307.8)
Sec. 8. Board jurisdiction. (a) The Board shall exercise jurisdiction over the certification for
appointment and promotion, and over the discipline, removal, demotion, and
suspension of Illinois State Police officers.
The Board and the Illinois State Police should also ensure Illinois State Police cadets and officers represent the utmost integrity and professionalism and represent the geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of this State. The Board shall also exercise jurisdiction to certify and terminate Illinois State Police officers in compliance with certification standards consistent with Sections 9, 11.5, and 12.6 of this Act. Pursuant to recognized
merit principles of public employment, the Board shall formulate, adopt,
and put into effect rules, regulations, and procedures for its operation
and the transaction of its business. The Board shall establish a classification
of ranks of persons subject to its jurisdiction and shall set standards
and qualifications for each rank. Each Illinois State Police officer
appointed by the Director shall be classified as a State Police officer
as follows: trooper, sergeant, master sergeant, lieutenant,
captain,
major, or Special
Agent.
(b) The Board shall publish all standards and qualifications for each rank, including Cadet, on its website. This shall include, but not be limited to, all physical fitness, medical, visual, and hearing standards. The Illinois State Police shall cooperate with the Board by providing any necessary information to complete this requirement. (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2000–2015 · leading case: Robbin v. Dep't of State Police Merit Bd., 2014 IL App (4th) 130041.
Robbin v. Dep't of State Police Merit Bd., 2014 IL App (4th) 130041. “Sufficient Cause for Discharge ¶ 44 Section 8 of the State Police Act (20 ILCS 2610/8 (West 2006)) vests in the Merit Board jurisdiction over the “discipline, removal, demotion and suspension of Department of State Police officers.”
Robbins v. The Dep't of State Police Merit Bd., 2014 IL App (4th) 130041, 22 N.E.3d 8. “Sufficient Cause for Discharge - 12 - ¶ 44 Section 8 of the State Police Act (20 ILCS 2610/8 (West 2006)) vests in the Merit Board jurisdiction over the "discipline, removal, demotion and suspension of Department of State Police officers.”
O'Keefe v. Illinois State Police Merit Bd., 730 N.E.2d 607 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Section 8 of the Act (20 ILCS 2610/8 (West 1998)) provides in pertinent part that the “Board shall exercise jurisdiction over the certification for appointment and promotion, and over the discipline, removal, demotion and suspension of Department of State Police officers.”
O'Keefe v. State Police Merit Bd. (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Section 8 of the Act (20 ILCS 2610/8 (West 1998)) provides in pertinent part that the "Board shall exercise jurisdiction over the certification for appointment and promotion, and over the discipline, removal, demotion and suspension of Department of State Police officers.”
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