Public Act 0494 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1380 Enrolled LRB099 09371 AWJ 29577 b

Public Act 099-0494

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:

(50 ILCS 725/8)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on February 1, 2016)

Sec. 8. 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 Policing Standards and 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;

(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 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, 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 March 31, 2016 January 31, 2016.

(f) This Section is repealed on April 1, 2016 February 1, 2016.

(Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 8-12-15.)

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