Rep. William Cunningham
Filed: 3/1/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1461




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1461 by replacing 
3line 25 on page 4 and all of page 5 with the following:
 
4    "(430 ILCS 65/8.3 new)
5    Sec. 8.3. Secondary schools and institutions of higher 
6learning may report mentally erratic or violent behavior by 
7students and former students to the local law enforcement 
8agency. Secondary schools and institutions of higher learning 
9that wish to report mentally erratic or violent behavior by 
10students and former students for purposes of revocation of an 
11individual's Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall first 
12report the incidents to the local law enforcement agency of 
13jurisdiction.


Upon investigation of the purported incidents of 
14mentally erratic or violent behavior, the local law enforcement 
15agency of jurisdiction may report the information to the 
16Department of State Police.



The Department of State Police may 
17use such information to determine whether to deny an 
 
 
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1application for or to revoke and seize the student or former 
2student's Firearm Owner's Identification Card under paragraph 
3(q) of Section 8 of this Act.



If the Department of State Police 
4acts to suspend or revoke the student or former student's 
5Firearm Owner's Identification Card,  the local law enforcement 
6agency of jurisdiction for the secondary school or institution 
7of higher learning  where the incidents of mentally erratic or 
8violent behavior occurred may seize the student or former 
9student's Firearm Owner's Identification Card and forward it to 
10the Department of State Police.



The administration of a 
11secondary school or institution of higher learning that reports 
12mentally erratic or violent behavior to the local law 
13enforcement agency of jurisdiction who subsequently reports to 
14the  Department of State Police is presumed to have acted in 
15good faith and is immune from civil or criminal liability for 
16making such report and the consequences of such report.".