HB4585 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4585

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 805/805-537
20 ILCS 2610/24
55 ILCS 5/5-1136
65 ILCS 5/11-1-12

Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois State Police Act, the Counties Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a law enforcement officer may not be required to arrest a specific number of persons within a designated period of time.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 805-537 as follows:

(20 ILCS 805/805-537)

Sec. 805-537. Conservation Police Officer quotas prohibited. The Department may not require a Conservation Police Officer to issue a specific number of citations within a designated period of time or to arrest a specific number of persons within a designated period of time. This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants or funds awarded to the Department and used to fund traffic enforcement programs.

The Department may not, for purposes of evaluating a Conservation Police Officer's job performance, compare the number of citations issued or arrests made by the Conservation Police Officer to the number of citations issued or arrests made by any other Conservation Police Officer who has similar job duties. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Department from evaluating a Conservation Police Officer based on the Conservation Police Officer's points of contact. For the purposes of this Section, "points of contact" means any quantifiable contact made in the furtherance of the Conservation Police Officer's duties, including, but not limited to, the number of traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and crime prevention measures. "Points of contact" does shall not include either the issuance of citations, or the number of citations issued, or the number of arrests made by a Conservation Police Officer.

(Source: P.A. 98-650, eff. 1-1-15.)

Section 10. The Illinois State Police Act is amended by changing Section 24 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2610/24)

Sec. 24. Illinois State Police quotas prohibited. The Illinois State Police may not require an Illinois State Police officer to issue a specific number of citations within a designated period of time or to arrest a specific number of persons within a designated period of time. This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants or funds awarded to the Illinois State Police and used to fund traffic enforcement programs.

The Illinois State Police may not, for purposes of evaluating an Illinois State Police officer's job performance, compare the number of citations issued or arrests made by the Illinois State Police officer to the number of citations issued or arrests made by any other Illinois State Police officer who has similar job duties. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Illinois State Police from evaluating an Illinois State Police officer based on the Illinois State Police officer's points of contact. For the purposes of this Section, "points of contact" means any quantifiable contact made in the furtherance of the Illinois State Police officer's duties, including, but not limited to, the number of traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and crime prevention measures. "Points of contact" does shall not include either the issuance of citations, or the number of citations issued, or the number of arrests made by an Illinois State Police officer.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

Section 15. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 5-1136 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1136)

Sec. 5-1136. Quotas prohibited. A county may not require a law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of citations within a designated period of time or to arrest a specific number of persons within a designated period of time. This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants or funds awarded to the county and used to fund traffic enforcement programs.

A county may not, for purposes of evaluating a law enforcement officer's job performance, compare the number of citations issued or arrests made by the law enforcement officer to the number of citations issued or arrests made by any other law enforcement officer who has similar job duties. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a county from evaluating a law enforcement officer based on the law enforcement officer's points of contact.

For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Points of contact" means any quantifiable contact made in the furtherance of the law enforcement officer's duties, including, but not limited to, the number of traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and crime prevention measures. "Points of contact" does shall not include either the issuance of citations, or the number of citations issued, or the number of arrests made by a law enforcement officer.

(2) "Law enforcement officer" includes any sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, county police officer, or other person employed by the county as a peace officer.

A home rule unit may not establish requirements for or assess the performance of law enforcement officers in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 98-650, eff. 1-1-15.)

Section 20. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 11-1-12 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-1-12)

Sec. 11-1-12. Quotas prohibited. A municipality may not require a police officer to issue a specific number of citations within a designated period of time or to arrest a specific number of persons within a designated period of time. This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants or funds awarded to the municipality and used to fund traffic enforcement programs.

A municipality may not, for purposes of evaluating a police officer's job performance, compare the number of citations issued or arrests made by the police officer to the number of citations issued or arrests made by any other police officer who has similar job duties. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a municipality from evaluating a police officer based on the police officer's points of contact. For the purposes of this Section, "points of contact" means any quantifiable contact made in the furtherance of the police officer's duties, including, but not limited to, the number of traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and crime prevention measures. "Points of contact" does shall not include either the issuance of citations, or the number of citations issued, or the number of arrests made by a police officer.

A home rule municipality may not establish requirements for or assess the performance of police officers in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 100-1001, eff. 1-1-19.)