101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5830

 

Introduced 11/10/2020, by Rep. Carol Ammons

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 315/20  from Ch. 48, par. 1620
20 ILCS 2610/14  from Ch. 121, par. 307.14
50 ILCS 725/3.8  from Ch. 85, par. 2561
50 ILCS 725/3.9  from Ch. 85, par. 2562
50 ILCS 725/3.10 rep.
50 ILCS 725/3.11 rep.

    Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, any provision in a collective bargaining agreement applicable to peace officers, including, but not limited to, the Illinois State Police, that does not pertain directly to wages or benefits, or both, is declared to be against public policy and unenforceable. Amends the State Police Act and the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act. Deletes provisions that anyone filing a complaint against a State Police Officer or a sworn peace officer must have the complaint supported by a sworn affidavit. Deletes provisions that any such complaint, having been supported by a sworn affidavit, and having been found, in total or in part, to contain false information, shall be presented to the appropriate State's Attorney for a determination of prosecution. In the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act, deletes provision that if a collective bargaining agreement requires the presence of a representative of the collective bargaining unit during investigations, the representative shall be present during the interrogation, unless this requirement is waived by the officer being interrogated. Deletes provision that admissions or confessions obtained during the course of any interrogation not conducted in accordance with the Act may not be utilized in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding against the officer. Deletes provision that in the course of any interrogation no officer shall be required to submit to a polygraph test, or any other test questioning by means of any chemical substance, except with the officer's express written consent. Deletes provision that refusal to submit to such tests shall not result in any disciplinary action nor shall such refusal be made part of his or her record.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning peace officers.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
5amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 315/20)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1620)
7    Sec. 20. Prohibitions.
8    (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require an
9individual employee to render labor or service without his
10consent, nor shall anything in this Act be construed to make
11the quitting of his labor by an individual employee an illegal
12act; nor shall any court issue any process to compel the
13performance by an individual employee of such labor or service,
14without his consent; nor shall the quitting of labor by an
15employee or employees in good faith because of abnormally
16dangerous conditions for work at the place of employment of
17such employee be deemed a strike under this Act.
18    (b) This Act shall not be applicable to units of local
19government employing less than 5 employees at the time the
20Petition for Certification or Representation is filed with the
21Board. This prohibition shall not apply to bargaining units in
22existence on the effective date of this Act and units of local
23government employing more than 5 employees where the total

 

 

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1number of employees falls below 5 after the Board has certified
2a bargaining unit.
3    (c) On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
4of the 101st General Assembly, any provision in a collective
5bargaining agreement applicable to peace officers, including,
6but not limited to, the Illinois State Police, that does not
7pertain directly to wages or benefits, or both, is declared to
8be against public policy and unenforceable.
9(Source: P.A. 93-442, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1080, eff. 6-1-05; 94-67,
10eff. 1-1-06.)
 
11    Section 10. The State Police Act is amended by changing
12Section 14 as follows:
 
13    (20 ILCS 2610/14)  (from Ch. 121, par. 307.14)
14    Sec. 14. Except as is otherwise provided in this Act, no
15Department of State Police officer shall be removed, demoted or
16suspended except for cause, upon written charges filed with the
17Board by the Director and a hearing before the Board thereon
18upon not less than 10 days' notice at a place to be designated
19by the chairman thereof. At such hearing, the accused shall be
20afforded full opportunity to be heard in his or her own defense
21and to produce proof in his or her defense. Anyone filing a
22complaint against a State Police Officer must have the
23complaint supported by a sworn affidavit. Any such complaint,
24having been supported by a sworn affidavit, and having been

 

 

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1found, in total or in part, to contain false information, shall
2be presented to the appropriate State's Attorney for a
3determination of prosecution.
4    Before any such officer may be interrogated or examined by
5or before the Board, or by a departmental agent or investigator
6specifically assigned to conduct an internal investigation,
7the results of which hearing, interrogation or examination may
8be the basis for filing charges seeking his or her suspension
9for more than 15 days or his or her removal or discharge, he or
10she shall be advised in writing as to what specific improper or
11illegal act he or she is alleged to have committed; he or she
12shall be advised in writing that his or her admissions made in
13the course of the hearing, interrogation or examination may be
14used as the basis for charges seeking his or her suspension,
15removal or discharge; and he or she shall be advised in writing
16that he or she has a right to counsel of his or her choosing,
17who may be present to advise him or her at any hearing,
18interrogation or examination. A complete record of any hearing,
19interrogation or examination shall be made, and a complete
20transcript or electronic recording thereof shall be made
21available to such officer without charge and without delay.
22    The Board shall have the power to secure by its subpoena
23both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
24production of books and papers in support of the charges and
25for the defense. Each member of the Board or a designated
26hearing officer shall have the power to administer oaths or

 

 

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1affirmations. If the charges against an accused are established
2by a preponderance of evidence, the Board shall make a finding
3of guilty and order either removal, demotion, suspension for a
4period of not more than 180 days, or such other disciplinary
5punishment as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations of
6the Board which, in the opinion of the members thereof, the
7offense merits. Thereupon the Director shall direct such
8removal or other punishment as ordered by the Board and if the
9accused refuses to abide by any such disciplinary order, the
10Director shall remove him or her forthwith.
11    If the accused is found not guilty or has served a period
12of suspension greater than prescribed by the Board, the Board
13shall order that the officer receive compensation for the
14period involved. The award of compensation shall include
15interest at the rate of 7% per annum.
16    The Board may include in its order appropriate sanctions
17based upon the Board's rules and regulations. If the Board
18finds that a party has made allegations or denials without
19reasonable cause or has engaged in frivolous litigation for the
20purpose of delay or needless increase in the cost of
21litigation, it may order that party to pay the other party's
22reasonable expenses, including costs and reasonable attorney's
23fees. The State of Illinois and the Department shall be subject
24to these sanctions in the same manner as other parties.
25    In case of the neglect or refusal of any person to obey a
26subpoena issued by the Board, any circuit court, upon

 

 

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1application of any member of the Board, may order such person
2to appear before the Board and give testimony or produce
3evidence, and any failure to obey such order is punishable by
4the court as a contempt thereof.
5    The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all
6amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted
7pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for
8the judicial review of any order of the Board rendered pursuant
9to the provisions of this Section.
10    Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a policy
11making officer, as defined in the Employee Rights Violation
12Act, of the Department of State Police shall be discharged from
13the Department of State Police as provided in the Employee
14Rights Violation Act, enacted by the 85th General Assembly.
15(Source: P.A. 96-891, eff. 5-10-10.)
 
16    Section 15. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is
17amended by changing Sections 3.8 and 3.9 as follows:
 
18    (50 ILCS 725/3.8)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2561)
19    Sec. 3.8. Admissions; counsel; verified complaint.
20    (a) No officer shall be interrogated without first being
21advised in writing that admissions made in the course of the
22interrogation may be used as evidence of misconduct or as the
23basis for charges seeking suspension, removal, or discharge;
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1the right to counsel of his or her choosing who may be present
2to advise him or her at any stage of any interrogation.
3    (b) (Blank). Anyone filing a complaint against a sworn
4peace officer must have the complaint supported by a sworn
5affidavit. Any complaint, having been supported by a sworn
6affidavit, and having been found, in total or in part, to
7contain knowingly false material information, shall be
8presented to the appropriate State's Attorney for a
9determination of prosecution.
10(Source: P.A. 97-472, eff. 8-22-11.)
 
11    (50 ILCS 725/3.9)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2562)
12    Sec. 3.9. The officer under investigation shall have the
13right to be represented by counsel of his or her choosing and
14may request counsel at any time before or during interrogation.
15When such request for counsel is made, no interrogation shall
16proceed until reasonable time and opportunity are provided the
17officer to obtain counsel.
18    If a collective bargaining agreement requires the presence
19of a representative of the collective bargaining unit during
20investigations, such representative shall be present during
21the interrogation, unless this requirement is waived by the
22officer being interrogated.
23(Source: P.A. 83-981.)
 
24    (50 ILCS 725/3.10 rep.)

 

 

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1    (50 ILCS 725/3.11 rep.)
2    Section 20. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is
3amended by repealing Sections 3.10 and 3.11.