Public Act 0019 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1637 Enrolled LRB101 08464 SLF 53540 b

Public Act 101-0019

AN ACT concerning immigration.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Keep Illinois Families Together Act.

Section 5. Public safety.

(a) In this Section:

"Law enforcement agency" means an agency in this State charged with enforcement of State, county, or municipal laws or with managing custody of detained persons in the State, including municipal police departments, sheriff's departments, campus police departments, the Department of State Police, and the Department of Juvenile Justice.

"Law enforcement official" means any officer or other agent of a State or local law enforcement agency authorized to enforce criminal laws, rules, regulations, or local ordinances or operate jails, correctional facilities, or juvenile detention facilities or to maintain custody of individuals in jails, correctional facilities, or juvenile detention facilities also including any school resource officer or other police or security officer assigned to any public school, including any public pre-school and other early learning program, public elementary and secondary school, or public institution of higher education.

(b) On or after the effective date of this Act, no law enforcement agency or official may enter into or remain in an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a federal 287(g) program.

(c) Nothing in this Section shall preclude a law enforcement official from otherwise executing that official's duties in ensuring public safety.

Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

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