Full Text of SB0035 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Immigration Safe Zones Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly | 7 | | finds that: | 8 | | (1) This State is committed to ensuring that all residents | 9 | | are treated equally notwithstanding race, religion, national | 10 | | origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender, or | 11 | | immigration status. | 12 | | (2) All residents of this State are entitled to live with | 13 | | dignity and without fear. | 14 | | (3) Immigrants are valuable and essential members of the | 15 | | Illinois community, and should be able to live full and | 16 | | productive lives without fear of the government. | 17 | | (4) A relationship of trust between the Illinois immigrant | 18 | | community and State and local agencies is central to the public | 19 | | safety of the people of this State. This trust is threatened | 20 | | when State and local agencies are entangled with federal | 21 | | immigration enforcement, with the result that immigrant | 22 | | community members fear going to court, seeking basic health | 23 | | services, or attending school to the detriment of public safety |
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the well-being of all residents of this State. | 2 | | (5) The General Assembly shall continue to strive to create | 3 | | an environment where all residents are protected to the best of | 4 | | this State's ability. | 5 | | Section 10. Model policies for immigration enforcement. | 6 | | (a) In this Section, "immigration enforcement" means any | 7 | | and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the | 8 | | investigation or enforcement of any federal civil immigration | 9 | | law, including any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or | 10 | | assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal | 11 | | criminal immigration law that penalizes a person's presence in, | 12 | | entry or reentry to, or employment in, the United States. | 13 | | (b) The Attorney General by April 1, 2019, in consultation | 14 | | with appropriate stakeholders, shall publish model policies | 15 | | limiting assistance with immigration enforcement to the | 16 | | fullest extent possible consistent with federal and State law | 17 | | ensuring the following facilities remain safe and accessible to | 18 | | all residents of this State, regardless of immigration status: | 19 | | (1) State-funded schools, including licensed day care | 20 | | centers, pre-schools, and other early learning programs; | 21 | | elementary and secondary schools; and institutions of | 22 | | higher education; | 23 | | (2) State-funded medical treatment and health care | 24 | | facilities, including hospitals, health clinics, emergency | 25 | | or urgent care facilities, nursing homes, group homes for |
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| 1 | | persons with developmental disabilities, | 2 | | community-integrated living arrangements, and State mental | 3 | | health facilities; | 4 | | (3) public libraries; | 5 | | (4) facilities operated by the Office of the Secretary | 6 | | of State; and | 7 | | (5) courts of this State. | 8 | | (c) The model policies created under subsection (b) of this | 9 | | Section shall incorporate protections against unreasonable | 10 | | searches and seizures and requirements for warrants based on | 11 | | probable cause guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment of the United | 12 | | States Constitution, Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois | 13 | | Constitution, and other relevant constitutional and legal | 14 | | protections. Facilities enumerated in subsection (b) of this | 15 | | Section shall implement the model policy or an equivalent | 16 | | policy. All other organizations and entities that provide | 17 | | services related to physical or mental health and wellness or | 18 | | education are encouraged to adopt the model policy. | 19 | | Section 20. Review of file information; questions | 20 | | regarding citizenship. On and after the effective date of this | 21 | | Act, all applications, questionnaires, and interview forms | 22 | | used in relation to benefits, opportunities, or services | 23 | | provided by a State agency or in-State or in-district tuition | 24 | | verification, scholarships, grants, or services provided by a | 25 | | public elementary or secondary school or public institution of |
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| 1 | | higher education shall be promptly reviewed by that State | 2 | | agency, school, or institution and any questions regarding | 3 | | citizenship or immigration status, other than those required by | 4 | | statute, ordinance, federal law, or court order shall be | 5 | | removed within 60 days after the effective date of this Act. | 6 | | Sixty days after the effective date of this Act, an | 7 | | application, questionnaire, or interview form used in relation | 8 | | to benefits, opportunities, or services provided by a State | 9 | | agency or in-State or in-district tuition verification, | 10 | | scholarships, grants, or services provided by a public | 11 | | elementary or secondary school or public institution of higher | 12 | | education shall not contain any questions regarding | 13 | | citizenship or immigration status, other than those required by | 14 | | statute, ordinance, federal law, or court order.
| 15 | | Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | 16 | | severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. |
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