98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB6313

 

Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Judicial Drug Abuse Prevention Act. Defines "drug and alcohol testing" and provides that "judge" includes Supreme Court justices, appellate judges, circuit judges, and associate judges. Provides that a person may not commence service as a judge in this State unless the person has first submitted to drug and alcohol testing, and the drug and alcohol testing has not disclosed any amount of alcohol or a drug, substance, or compound in the person's urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a Schedule I controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that presiding judges must submit to random drug and alcohol testing at least once a year, and if the drug and alcohol testing discloses a blood alcohol concentration of more than .02 or any amount of a drug, the judge shall be removed from service until he or she completes a substance abuse program. Provides if a judge is removed from service and subsequently allowed to resume serving as a judge, the judge shall consent to drug and alcohol testing at least 9 times each year for a period of 3 years or until the person is no longer serving as a judge, whichever is shorter. Contains requirements concerning the drug and alcohol testing and substance abuse program. Provides an exemption for the consumption of lawfully prescribed drugs or cannabis by a qualifying patient licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act who is in possession of a valid registry card issued under that Act. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall implement the provisions of the Act. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Judicial Drug Abuse Prevention Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Drug and alcohol testing" means testing of breath and
8urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
9other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
10combination thereof which complies with the requirements of
11Section 10 of this Act.
12    "Judge" includes Supreme Court justices, appellate judges,
13circuit judges, and associate judges.
 
14    Section 10. Mandatory drug and alcohol testing of judges.
15    (a) A person may not serve as a judge, or return to service
16as a judge after the person was removed under subsection (b) of
17this Section, unless the person has first submitted to drug and
18alcohol testing and the drug and alcohol testing has not
19disclosed any amount of alcohol or a drug, substance, or
20compound in the person's urine resulting from the unlawful use
21or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act,
22a Schedule I controlled substance listed in the Illinois

 

 

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1Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in
2the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as
3listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
4Act.
5    (b) A person may not continue to serve as a judge unless
6the person submits at least once a year to random drug and
7alcohol testing and the drug and alcohol testing has disclosed
8a blood alcohol concentration of less than .02 and has not
9disclosed any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in the
10person's urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption
11of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a Schedule I
12controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
13Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
14Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
15Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. If drug
16and alcohol testing discloses a blood alcohol concentration of
17more than .02 or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
18in the judge's urine resulting from the unlawful use or
19consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a
20Schedule I controlled substance listed in the Illinois
21Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in
22the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as
23listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
24Act, the judge shall be removed from service until he or she
25completes a substance abuse program under Section 20 of this
26Act.

 

 

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1    (c) If a judge is removed from service under subsection (b)
2of this Section and subsequently is allowed to resume serving
3as a judge, the judge shall consent to drug and alcohol testing
4at least 9 times each year for a period of 3 years or until the
5person is no longer serving as a judge, whichever is shorter.
6If the drug and alcohol testing discloses a blood alcohol
7concentration of more than .02 or any amount of a drug,
8substance, or compound in the judge's urine resulting from the
9unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis
10Control Act, a Schedule I controlled substance listed in the
11Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound
12listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or
13methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine Control and
14Community Protection Act, the judge shall be removed from
15service until he or she completes a substance abuse program
16under Section 20 of this Act.
 
17    Section 15. Test requirements. Each judge shall submit to
18drug and alcohol testing that consists of, at a minimum, the
19following:
20        (1) a 5-panel urine test for for drugs, substances, or
21    compounds in the person's urine resulting from the unlawful
22    use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis
23    Control Act, a Schedule I controlled substance listed in
24    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
25    compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,

 

 

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1    or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
2    Control and Community Protection Act; and
3        (2) a testing of breath for the purpose of determining
4    the content of alcohol in the person's blood.
 
5    Section 20. Substance abuse program.
6    (a) If a judge is removed from service under subsection (b)
7of Section 5 of this Act, the Administrative Office of the
8Illinois Courts shall refer the person to a substance abuse
9program approved by the Supreme Court. The person may not
10resume service as a judge until he or she obtains and provides
11a release from the substance abuse program and the person
12submits to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with Section
135 of this Act.
14    (b) If the administrator of the substance abuse program
15prescribes a treatment protocol for the person, the person
16shall submit proof that the treatment protocol has been
17completed.
 
18    Section 25. Medical exemptions. A person may not be
19prevented from serving as a judge under this Act due to:
20        (1) the disclosure of a drug in the person's system for
21    which the person has a lawful prescription; or
22        (2) the lawful consumption of cannabis by a qualifying
23    patient licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical
24    Cannabis Pilot Program Act who is in possession of a valid

 

 

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1    registry card issued under that Act.
 
2    Section 30. Implementation of Act. The Administrative
3Office of the Illinois Courts shall implement the provisions of
4this Act.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.