100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5781
 
Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
65 ILCS 5/11-1-10.5 new
30 ILCS 805/8.42 new

     Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that no later than January 1, 2019, a municipal police department, including the police department of a home rule municipality, shall employ a full-time licensed clinical social worker or a licensed social worker. Provides that these requirements may be met by the police department of a municipality with a population of less than 20,000 through an intergovernmental agreement with one or more units of local government to jointly employ a full-time social worker. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 11-1-10.5 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-1-10.5  new)
7    Sec. 11-1-10.5. Social worker. No later than than January 
81, 2019, a municipal police department, including the police 
9department of a home rule municipality, shall employ a 
10full-time licensed clinical social worker or a licensed social 
11worker, as those terms are defined in Section 3 of the Clinical 
12Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
13    The requirements of this Section may be met by the police 
14department of a municipality with a population of less than 
1520,000 through an intergovernmental agreement with one or more 
16units of local government to jointly employ a full-time 
17licensed clinical social worker or a licensed social worker. 
18    The requirement to hire a full-time social worker by a 
19municipal police department is an exclusive power and function 
20of the State. A home rule municipality may not regulate the 
21requirement to hire a full-time social worker by a police 
22department. This Section is a denial and limitation of home 
23rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of 
 
 
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1Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. 
  
 
2    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
3Section 8.42 as follows:
 
4    (30 ILCS 805/8.42 new)
5    Sec. 8.42. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
6of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
7implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
8the 100th General Assembly.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.