Bill Text: IL SB0058 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding drug testing following an officer-involved shooting. Provides that the written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following requirements: (1) each law enforcement officer who is involved in an officer-involved shooting must submit to alcohol and drug testing; and (2) the alcohol and drug testing must be completed as soon as possible after the shooting but no later than one hour after the officer-involved shooting. Defines "officer-involved shooting". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0389 [SB0058 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0058-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding drug testing following an officer-involved shooting. Provides that the written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following requirements: (1) each law enforcement officer who is involved in an officer-involved shooting must submit to alcohol and drug testing; and (2) the alcohol and drug testing must be completed as soon as possible after the shooting but no later than one hour after the officer-involved shooting. Defines "officer-involved shooting". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0389 [SB0058 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0058-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning law enforcement officers.
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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 Police and Community Relations Improvement | ||||||
| 5 | Act is amended by adding Section 1-25 as follows:
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| 6 | (50 ILCS 727/1-25 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 1-25. Drug and alcohol testing. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting" | ||||||
| 9 | means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges | ||||||
| 10 | his or her firearm, causing injury or death to a person or | ||||||
| 11 | persons, during the performance of his or her official duties | ||||||
| 12 | or in the line of duty. | ||||||
| 13 | (b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written | ||||||
| 14 | policy regarding drug and alcohol testing following an | ||||||
| 15 | officer-involved shooting. The written policy adopted by the | ||||||
| 16 | law enforcement agency must include the following | ||||||
| 17 | requirements: | ||||||
| 18 | (1) each law enforcement officer who is involved in an | ||||||
| 19 | officer-involved shooting must submit to drug and alcohol | ||||||
| 20 | testing; and | ||||||
| 21 | (2) the drug and alcohol testing must be completed as | ||||||
| 22 | soon as practicable after the officer-involved shooting | ||||||
| 23 | but no later than the end of the involved officer's shift | ||||||
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| 1 | or tour of duty.
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| 2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 3 | becoming law.
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