SB0058enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0058 Enrolled LRB100 03657 RLC 13662 b

AN ACT concerning law enforcement officers.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Police and Community Relations Improvement Act is amended by adding Section 1-25 as follows:

(50 ILCS 727/1-25 new)

Sec. 1-25. Drug and alcohol testing.

(a) As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting" means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges his or her firearm, causing injury or death to a person or persons, during the performance of his or her official duties or in the line of duty.

(b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding drug and alcohol testing following an officer-involved shooting. 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 drug and alcohol testing; and

(2) the drug and alcohol testing must be completed as soon as practicable after the officer-involved shooting but no later than the end of the involved officer's shift or tour of duty.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.