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| | SB1486 Engrossed | | LRB102 11264 RJF 16597 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 21.6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/21.6 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 21.6. Child protective investigators; personal |
| 8 | | protection spray devices. A child protective investigator is |
| 9 | | authorized to carry and use personal protection spray devices, |
| 10 | | such as mace, pepper mace, or pepper gas, for self-defense |
| 11 | | purposes while investigating a report of child abuse or |
| 12 | | neglect if the child protective investigator has been trained |
| 13 | | on the proper use of such personal protection spray devices by |
| 14 | | the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State Police shall |
| 15 | | establish a training program for child protective |
| 16 | | investigators on the proper use of personal protection spray |
| 17 | | devices for self-defense purposes. The Department shall |
| 18 | | provide funding for the training program.
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 20 | | becoming law.
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