FIREFIGHTER BACKGROUND CHECKS
Summary
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, upon the request of the chief of a fire department or the board of trustees of a fire protection district (now, upon the request of the chief of a volunteer fire department), the Department shall conduct criminal background investigations of prospective firefighters and report to the requesting chief any record of convictions maintained in the Department's files about those persons.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2004
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2004
Last action Jan 11, 2005
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Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 5, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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