Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/3-3001 – Commission; training; duties performed by other county officer
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(a) Every coroner shall be commissioned by the Governor, but no commission shall issue except upon the certificate of the county clerk of the proper county of the due election or appointment of the coroner and that the coroner has filed his or her bond and taken the oath of office as provided in this Division.
(b)(1) Within 30 days of assuming office, a coroner elected to that office for the first time shall apply for admission to the Coroner Training Board coroners training program. Completion of the training program shall be within 6 months of application. Any coroner may direct the chief deputy coroner or a deputy coroner, or both, to attend the training program, provided the coroner has completed the training program. Satisfactory completion of the program shall be evidenced by a certificate issued to the coroner by the Coroner Training Board. All coroners shall complete the training program at least once while serving as coroner.
(2) In developing the coroner training program, the Coroner Training Board shall consult with the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association or other organization as approved by the Coroner Training Board.
(3) The Coroner Training Board shall notify the proper county board of the failure by a coroner to successfully complete this training program.
(c) Every coroner shall attend at least 24 hours of accredited continuing education for coroners in each calendar year.
(d) In all counties that provide by resolution for the elimination of the office of coroner pursuant to a referendum, the resolution may also provide, as part of the same proposition, that the duties of the coroner be taken over by another county officer specified by the resolution and proposition.
(b)(1) Within 30 days of assuming office, a coroner elected to that office for the first time shall apply for admission to the Coroner Training Board coroners training program. Completion of the training program shall be within 6 months of application. Any coroner may direct the chief deputy coroner or a deputy coroner, or both, to attend the training program, provided the coroner has completed the training program. Satisfactory completion of the program shall be evidenced by a certificate issued to the coroner by the Coroner Training Board. All coroners shall complete the training program at least once while serving as coroner.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/3-3001
- County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
(2) In developing the coroner training program, the Coroner Training Board shall consult with the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association or other organization as approved by the Coroner Training Board.
(3) The Coroner Training Board shall notify the proper county board of the failure by a coroner to successfully complete this training program.
(c) Every coroner shall attend at least 24 hours of accredited continuing education for coroners in each calendar year.
(d) In all counties that provide by resolution for the elimination of the office of coroner pursuant to a referendum, the resolution may also provide, as part of the same proposition, that the duties of the coroner be taken over by another county officer specified by the resolution and proposition.