Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Filed: 4/15/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3588 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3588, AS AMENDED, by 
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
5    "Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
6Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
72605-605 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-605 new)
9    Sec. 2605-605. Law enforcement field testing to instantly 
10identify synthetic drugs.
11    (a)     The  Department of  State Police shall create a pilot 
12program that uses technologies and protocols to instantly 
13identify synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones (synthetic 
14drugs), as well as other designer drugs.   The pilot program 
15shall focus on using technology capable of presumptive 
16identification of illicit drugs in the field.
 
 
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1    (b)     A minimum of  3 separate districts in the State shall be 
2equipped to operate the pilot program.   The Department of State 
3Police  may choose to have one or more of the pilot sites 
4located within a municipal or county police department.
5    (c)  Before  July 30, 2016,  the Department of State Police  
6shall submit a report to the General Assembly outlining the 
7findings of the pilot program,  and make any recommendation on 
8whether the technologies and protocols selected for the pilot 
9program can be used to help prevent the growth of synthetic 
10drugs and other illicit drugs throughout the State.  The 
11evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
12        (1) review of technical capabilities and accuracy 
13    rates of technologies and protocols selected for the pilot 
14    program;
15        (2)       the impact on State and local crime laboratory 
16    backlogs if the technologies and protocols selected could 
17    eliminate the need to send synthetic drugs, or other 
18    illicit drugs to the crime laboratory for presumptive 
19    testing, including the potential cost savings to State and 
20    local government; and
21        (3)  the status of court acceptance of the technologies 
22    and protocols selected for the pilot program for the 
23    presumptive identification of synthetic drugs and other 
24    illicit drugs.
 

25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 
 
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1becoming law.".