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HB 3751 - Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers - Illinois Key Vote

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Title: Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers

Signed by Governor JB Pritzker


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Title: Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes DACA recipients to become police officers in the state of Illinois.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes the sheriff of any county or municipality to hire any person to act as deputy sheriff or special policeman if they are (Sec. 3):

    • Legally authorized under federal law to work in the United States and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm; and

    • Has been deferred by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm.

  • Requires that any person appointed (Sec. 3):

    • Be a citizen of the United States;

    • Legally authorized to work in the US and authorized under federal law to possess a firearm; or

    • An individual whose immigration action has been deferred by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under the DACA process and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm.

  • Authorizes an individual who is not a citizen but is authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law or is an individual whose immigration action  has been deferred under the DACA process to apply for the position of police officer, subject to all requirements and limitations other applicants are subject to, including being authorized under federal law to possess a firearm (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes DACA recipients to become police officers in the state of Illinois.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes the sheriff of any county or municipality to hire any person to act as deputy sheriff or special policeman if they are (Sec. 3):

    • Legally authorized under federal law to work in the United States and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm; and

    • Has been deferred by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm.

  • Requires that any person appointed (Sec. 3):

    • Be a citizen of the United States;

    • Legally authorized to work in the US and authorized under federal law to possess a firearm; or

    • An individual whose immigration action has been deferred by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under the DACA process and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm.

  • Authorizes an individual who is not a citizen but is authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law or is an individual whose immigration action  has been deferred under the DACA process to apply for the position of police officer, subject to all requirements and limitations other applicants are subject to, including being authorized under federal law to possess a firearm (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

Title: Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers

Title: Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers

Highlights:

  • Authorizes the sheriff of any county or municipality to hire any person to act as deputy sheriff or special policeman if they are (Sec. 3):

    • Legally authorized under federal law to work in the United States and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm; and

    • Has been deferred by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm.

  • Requires that any person appointed (Sec. 3):

    • Be a citizen of the United States;

    • Legally authorized to work in the US and authorized under federal law to possess a firearm; or

    • An individual whose immigration action has been deferred by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under the DACA process and is authorized under federal law to possess a firearm.

  • Authorizes an individual who is not a citizen but is authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law or is an individual whose immigration action  has been deferred under the DACA process to apply for the position of police officer, subject to all requirements and limitations other applicants are subject to, including being authorized under federal law to possess a firearm (Sec. 5).

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