Bill Text: IL SB3263 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the State Police Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of the bill, the Director of State Police shall not appoint auxiliary State policemen. Repeals provisions concerning auxiliary State policemen to make conforming changes.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0808 [SB3263 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB3263-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 100-0808 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 23 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2610/23) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.18d)
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Sec. 23. Auxiliary State policemen. On and after the | ||||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||
Assembly, the The Director shall not may appoint auxiliary | ||||
State policemen in
such number as he deems necessary . Such | ||||
auxiliary policemen shall not be
regular State policemen. Such | ||||
auxiliary State policemen shall
not supplement members of the | ||||
regular State police in the performance
of their assigned and | ||||
normal duties, except as otherwise provided herein.
Such | ||||
auxiliary State policemen shall only be assigned to perform the | ||||
following
duties: to aid or direct traffic, to aid in control | ||||
of natural or man made
disasters, or to aid in case of civil | ||||
disorder as directed by the commanding
officers. | ||||
Identification symbols worn by such auxiliary State policemen
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shall be different and distinct from those used by State | ||||
policemen. Such
auxiliary State policemen shall at all times | ||||
during the performance of their
duties be subject to the | ||||
direction and control of the commanding officer.
Such auxiliary |
State policemen shall not carry firearms.
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Auxiliary State policemen, prior to entering upon any of | ||
their duties,
shall receive a course of training in such police | ||
procedures as shall be
appropriate in the exercise of the | ||
powers conferred upon them, which training
and course of study | ||
shall be determined and provided by the Department of
State | ||
Police. Prior to the appointment of any auxiliary State | ||
policeman
his fingerprints shall be taken and no person shall | ||
be appointed as such
auxiliary State policeman if he has been | ||
convicted of a felony or other
crime involving moral turpitude.
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All auxiliary State policemen shall be between the age of | ||
21 and 60 years,
and shall serve without compensation.
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The Line of Duty Compensation Act shall be applicable to | ||
auxiliary State
policemen appointed before this amendatory Act | ||
of the 100th General Assembly upon their death in the line of | ||
duty described herein .
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(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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Section 10. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is | ||
amended by changing Section 7.5 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 725/7.5) | ||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2018) | ||
Sec. 7.5. Commission on Police Professionalism. | ||
(a) Recognizing the need to review performance standards | ||
governing the professionalism of law enforcement agencies and |
officers in the 21st century, the General Assembly hereby | ||
creates the Commission on Police Professionalism. | ||
(b) The Commission on Police Professionalism shall be | ||
composed of the following members: | ||
(1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President | ||
of the Senate; | ||
(2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||
Minority Leader; | ||
(3) one member of the House of Representatives | ||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||
(4) one member of the House of Representatives | ||
appointed by the House Minority Leader; | ||
(5) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the Governor; | ||
(6) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the President of the Senate; | ||
(7) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the Senate Minority Leader; | ||
(8) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||
(9) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed |
by the House Minority Leader; | ||
(10) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(10.5) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police | ||
Department, or his or her designee; | ||
(11) the Executive Director of the Law Enforcement | ||
Training Standards Board, or his or her designee; | ||
(12) the Director of a statewide organization | ||
representing Illinois sheriffs; | ||
(13) the Director of a statewide organization | ||
representing Illinois chiefs of police; | ||
(14) the Director of a statewide fraternal | ||
organization representing sworn law enforcement officers | ||
in this State; | ||
(15) the Director of a benevolent association | ||
representing sworn police officers in this State; | ||
(16) the Director of a fraternal organization | ||
representing sworn law enforcement officers within the | ||
City of Chicago; and | ||
(17) the Director of a fraternal organization | ||
exclusively representing sworn Illinois State Police | ||
officers. | ||
(c)
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the | ||
House of Representatives shall each appoint a joint chairperson | ||
to the Commission. The Department of State Police Law | ||
Enforcement Training Standards Board shall provide |
administrative support to the Commission. | ||
(d) The Commission shall meet regularly to review the | ||
current training and certification process for law enforcement | ||
officers, review the duties of the various types of law | ||
enforcement officers, including auxiliary officers, review the | ||
standards for the issuance of badges, shields, and other police | ||
and agency identification, review officer-involved shooting | ||
investigation policies, review policies and practices | ||
concerning the use of force and misconduct by law enforcement | ||
officers, and examine whether law enforcement officers should | ||
be licensed. For the purposes of this subsection (d), "badge" | ||
means an officer's department issued identification number | ||
associated with his or her position as a police officer with | ||
that Department. | ||
(e) The Commission shall submit a report of its findings | ||
and legislative recommendations to the General Assembly and | ||
Governor on or before September 30, 2018. | ||
(f) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2019 December 31, | ||
2018 .
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(Source: P.A. 100-319, eff. 8-24-17.)
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