Bill Amendment: IL HB4604 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

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Bill Title: CAMERA GRANT ACT-REPORTS

Status: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB4604 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4604-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Justin Slaughter

Filed: 5/23/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4604
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4604 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act is
amended by changing Sections 10, 15, and 20 and by adding
Sections 23 and 30 as follows:
(50 ILCS 707/10)
Sec. 10. Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund; creation,
rules.
(a) The Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the
Board from the Fund, the Board must make grants to units of
local government in Illinois and Illinois public universities
for the purpose of (1) purchasing or leasing in-car video
cameras for use in law enforcement vehicles, (2) purchasing or
leasing officer-worn body cameras and associated technology

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for law enforcement officers, and (3) training for law
enforcement officers in the operation of the cameras. Grants
under this Section may be used to offset data storage and
related licensing and software costs for officer-worn body
cameras. For a unit of local government with 20 or less sworn
police officers, the Board may make a grant to the unit of
local government in advance of purchasing or leasing in-car
video cameras, officer-worn body cameras, and associated
technology that can be used to purchase or lease the cameras or
associated technology.
Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
including, without limitation, fee receipts and gifts, grants,
and awards from any public or private entity, must be
deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the
Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
(b) The Board may set requirements for the distribution of
grant moneys and determine which law enforcement agencies are
eligible.
(b-5) The Board shall consider compliance with the Uniform
Crime Reporting Act as a factor in awarding grant moneys.
(c) (Blank).
(d) (Blank).
(e) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22.)
(50 ILCS 707/15)
Sec. 15. Rules; in-car video camera grants.
(a) The Board shall develop model rules for the use of
in-car video cameras to be adopted by law enforcement agencies
that receive grants under Section 10 of this Act. The rules
shall include all of the following requirements:
(1) Cameras must be installed in the law enforcement
agency vehicles.
(2) Video recording must provide audio of the officer
when the officer is outside of the vehicle.
(3) Camera access must be restricted to the
supervisors of the officer in the vehicle.
(4) Cameras must be turned on continuously throughout
the officer's shift.
(5) A copy of the video record must be made available
upon request to personnel of the law enforcement agency,
the local State's Attorney, and any individuals party to a
stop persons depicted in the video. Procedures for
distribution of the video record must include safeguards
to protect the identities of individuals who are not a
party to the requested stop and to provide a reasonable
expectation of privacy to individuals party to the stop.
(6) Law enforcement agencies that receive moneys under
this grant shall provide for storage of the video records

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for a period of not less than 2 years.
(b) Each law enforcement agency receiving a grant for
in-car video cameras under Section 10 of this Act must provide
an annual report to the Board, the Governor, and the General
Assembly on or before May 1 of the year following the receipt
of the grant and by each May 1 thereafter during the period of
the grant. The report shall include the following:
(1) the number of cameras purchased or leased received
by the law enforcement agency;
(2) the number of cameras actually installed in law
enforcement agency vehicles;
(2.5) the number of cameras damaged, replaced, and not
in service within the previous year and, if applicable,
the costs incurred related to the cameras damaged,
replaced, or not in service;
(3) a brief description of the review process used by
supervisors within the law enforcement agency;
(4) a list of all any criminal, traffic, ordinance,
and civil cases in which in-car video recordings were
used, including party names, case numbers and , offenses
charged, and disposition of the matter. Proceedings to
which this paragraph (4) applies include, but are not
limited to, court proceedings, coroner's inquests, grand
jury proceedings, and plea bargains; and
(5) any other information relevant to the
administration of the program.

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(Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 1-1-16.)
(50 ILCS 707/20)
Sec. 20. Rules; officer body-worn camera grants.
(a) The Board shall develop model rules for the use of
officer body-worn cameras to be adopted by law enforcement
agencies that receive grants under Section 10 of this Act,
including that a copy of a video record must be made available
upon request to personnel of the law enforcement agency, the
local State's Attorney, and any individuals party to a law
enforcement-related encounter or activity and that the
procedures for distribution of the video record must include
safeguards to protect the identities of individuals not a
party to the law enforcement-related encounter or activity and
to provide a reasonable expectation of privacy to individuals
party involved. The rules shall comply with the Law
Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act.
(b) Each law enforcement agency receiving a grant for
officer-worn body cameras under Section 10 of this Act must
provide an annual report to the Board, the Governor, and the
General Assembly on or before May 1 of the year following the
receipt of the grant and by each May 1 thereafter during the
period of the grant. The report shall include:
(1) a brief overview of the makeup of the agency,
including the number of cameras purchased or leased and
the number of officers utilizing officer-worn body

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cameras;
(2) a list of all officer-initiated encounters and
encounters based on calls for service involving domestic
abuse, mental illness, sexual assault, high-risk traffic
stops, and fatal use of force cases, including case
numbers and offenses charged the number of officer-worn
body cameras utilized by the law enforcement agency;
(3) any technical issues with the equipment and how
those issues were remedied;
(3) (4) a brief description of the review process used
by supervisors within the law enforcement agency; and
(5) for each recording used in prosecutions of
conservation, criminal, or traffic offenses or municipal
ordinance violations:
(A) the time, date, and location of the incident;
and
(B) the offenses charged and the date charges were
filed;
(6) for a recording used in a civil proceeding or
internal affairs investigation:
(A) the number of pending civil proceedings and
internal investigations;
(B) in resolved civil proceedings and pending
investigations:
(i) the nature of the complaint or
allegations;

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(ii) the disposition, if known; and
(iii) the date, time and location of the
incident; and
(4) (7) any other information relevant to the
administration of the program.
(c) On or before July 30 of each year, the Board must
analyze the law enforcement agency reports and provide an
annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor.
(Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 1-1-16.)
(50 ILCS 707/23 new)
Sec. 23. Eligibility for grants; training requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, a law
enforcement agency shall not be required to indicate either of
the following in order to be eligible to receive a grant under
this Act: (i) that all active law enforcement officers
reflected on the agency roster subject to the mandated
training requirements of Section 7 of the Police Training Act
are compliant with all Board training requirements at the time
of award; or (ii) that any officer that is not compliant with
the mandated training requirements of Section 7 of the Police
Training Act must be listed as inactive upon reporting the
date the officer left service, the officer's expected date of
return, the reason for leaving service, and an acknowledgment
that all outstanding training will be completed within 60 days
of return.

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