90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0025
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Senate Sponsors:
HENDON-DUDYCZ-TROTTER-SMITH.

House Sponsors:
JONES,LOU-KENNER-MCKEON-SILVA-JONES,SHIRLEY

Short description: 
HOUSING-REVIEW OF CHA POLICE                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Housing Authorities Act.  In a municipality with  more      
   than  500,000  inhabitants, creates a Citizens Review Board to monitor      
   housing authority police, with 3 members appointed by the Governor,  2      
   members  appointed  by  the presiding officer of the municipality, and      
   one member appointed by each of the legislative leaders of the General      
   Assembly. Authorizes the Board to suspend, terminate,  or  take  other      
   disciplinary  action  against  an  officer  who verbally or physically      
   abused a tenant or tenant's guest or invitee while on or off  duty  or      
   who   entered   the   residence  of  a  tenant  unlawfully.  Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled March 13, 1997)                        
        Changes the number of members  appointed  to  the  Board  by  the      
   Governor  from 3 to 5, with terms of one, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, and by      
   the commissioners of the housing authority from zero to 2, with  terms      
   of  one and 2 years, and removes the appointment of one member each by      
   each of the 4 legislative leaders.                                          
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Changes the number of members appointed to the Board by the Gov-       
   ernor from 3 to 5, with terms of one, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, and by the      
   commissioners of the housing authority from zero to 2, with terms of        
   one and 2 years, and removes the appointment of one member each by          
   each of the 4 legislative leaders. Provides that decisions made by the      
   Board are subject to collective bargaining agreements. Designates the       
   Board as the entity to make findings regarding abuse by housing             
   authority police officers. Provides that a housing authority police         
   officer is subject to suspension, termination, or other disciplinary        
   action if he or she is found by the Board to have abused a person on        
   or off housing authority property while performing his or her duty as       
   a housing authority police officer.                                         
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA)                                    
          SB25 creates a "due process mandate" which does not require          
          State reimbursement under the State Mandates Act.                    
          HOME RULE NOTE                                                       
          SB 25 does not preempt home rule authority.                          
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that the  Citizens  Review  Board  shall  consist  of  9      
   members,  with  5  appointed  by the executive director of the housing      
   authority, 2 appointed by the  housing  authority's  Central  Advisory      
   Council,  and  2  appointed by the housing authority's Senior Advisory      
   Council.  Removes the authority of the Board to discipline  a  housing      
   authority  police officer for verbal abuse and for actions taken while      
   off duty or against a tenant's invitee.                                     
          FISCAL NOTE (DCCA)                                                   
          SB 25 imposes no additional requirements and does not have a         
          fiscal impact on units of local gov't.                               
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCCA)                            
          SB 25 creates a "due process mandate" which does not require         
          State reimbursement under the State Mandates Act.                    
          HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1                                               
          No change from previous home rule note.                              
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0478

   Last action date: 97-08-17

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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