Bill Text: IL HB4349 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that on or before January 1, 2017, the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall adopt rules requiring liability insurance for law enforcement officers and rules providing minimum standards for psychological evaluations for officers including, but not limited to, satisfactory psychological evaluations before serving as an officer and satisfactory psychological evaluations every 5 years. Amends the State Police Act making similar changes for State police officers. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-12-02 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4349 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB4349-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB4349 Introduced , by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2610/40 new
20 ILCS 2610/45 new
50 ILCS 705/10.19 new
50 ILCS 705/10.20 new
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that on or before January 1, 2017, the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall adopt rules requiring liability insurance for law enforcement officers and rules providing minimum standards for psychological evaluations for officers including, but not limited to, satisfactory psychological evaluations before serving as an officer and satisfactory psychological evaluations every 5 years. Amends the State Police Act making similar changes for State police officers. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by adding
Sections 40 and 45 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2610/40 new)
Sec. 40. Psychological evaluations. On or before January 1,
2017, the Department shall adopt rules providing minimum
standards for regular psychological evaluations for auxiliary,
probationary, full-time, and part-time State police officers
including, but not limited to, (1) a satisfactory psychological
evaluation before a person may serve as a State police officer
in any capacity and (2) a satisfactory psychological evaluation
every 5 years.
(20 ILCS 2610/45 new)
Sec. 45. Liability insurance. On or before January 1, 2017,
the Department shall adopt rules requiring all auxiliary,
probationary, full-time, and part-time State police officers
to maintain liability insurance, at an amount to be determined
by the Department, for any act committed by the State police
officer for which the State or any unit of local government may
be held liable.

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Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
adding Sections 10.19 and 10.20 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/10.19 new)
Sec. 10.19. Psychological evaluations. On or before
January 1, 2017, the Board shall adopt rules providing minimum
standards for regular psychological evaluations for auxiliary,
probationary, full-time, and part-time law enforcement
officers including, but not limited to, (1) a satisfactory
psychological evaluation before a person may serve as a law
enforcement officer in any capacity and (2) a satisfactory
psychological evaluation every 5 years.
(50 ILCS 705/10.20 new)
Sec. 10.20. Liability insurance. On or before January 1,
2017, the Board shall adopt rules requiring all auxiliary,
probationary, full-time, and part-time law enforcement
officers to maintain liability insurance, at an amount to be
determined by the Board, for any act committed by the law
enforcement officer for which the State or any unit of local
government may be held liable.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.