Bill Text: IL HB1207 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall implement a mental health support program for law enforcement officers who are suffering post-traumatic stress disorder. Provides that the program shall consist of guidelines for personalized care, physical exercise including yoga and aerobic exercises, improvement of posture, group therapy standards, improving flexibility, and restoring confidence, and guidelines to maintain confidentiality of information concerning officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and prevent that information from being included in the officer's personnel file.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-10 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason [HB1207 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1207-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the
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5 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2605-625 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-625 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2605-625. Mental health support program | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | implementation. The Illinois State Police shall implement a | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | mental health support program for law enforcement officers who | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | are suffering post-traumatic stress disorder. The program | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | shall consist of guidelines for personalized care, physical | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | exercise including yoga and aerobic exercises, improvement of | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | posture, group therapy standards, improving flexibility, and | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | restoring confidence, and guidelines to maintain | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | confidentiality of information concerning officers suffering | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | from post-traumatic stress disorder and prevent that | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | information from being included in the officer's personnel | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | file.
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