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90_HB1485eng

      New Act
          Creates the University Police Officer  Disciplinary  Act.
      Sets  forth requirements for the place, time, and duration of
      the interrogation.  Requires disclosure of the subject of  an
      interrogation, the names of complainants, and the name, rank,
      and  unit  or  command  of  the  officer  in  charge  of  the
      investigation,  interrogators, and all persons present during
      any  interrogation  except   at   a   public   administrative
      proceeding.    Prohibits   abusive  and  offensive  language.
      Requires a complete record of any interrogation and  requires
      that  a  complete  transcript  or  copy  be  available to the
      officer under investigation  without  charge.   Requires  the
      officer to be advised of certain rights before interrogation.
      Provides  that the officer shall not be required to submit to
      a polygraph or other test questioning method by means of  any
      chemical  substance.  Provides that the Act does not apply to
      criminal charges against and officer.  Prohibits  retaliatory
      actions.
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 1        AN  ACT to amend the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary
 2    Act by changing Section 2.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act
 6    is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 7        (50 ILCS 725/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 2552)
 8        Sec. 2.  For the purposes of  this  Act,  unless  clearly
 9    required  otherwise,  the  terms defined in this Section have
10    the meaning ascribed herein:
11        (a)  "Officer" means any peace  officer,  as  defined  by
12    Section  2-13  of  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961,  as  now or
13    hereafter amended, who is  employed  by  any  unit  of  local
14    government  or  a  State  college  or  university,  including
15    supervisory,   and   command  personnel,  and  any  pay-grade
16    investigator for the Secretary of State as defined in Section
17    14-110 of the Illinois Pension Code, not including  Secretary
18    of  State  sergeants, lieutenants, commanders or investigator
19    trainees.  The term does not include crossing guards, parking
20    enforcement personnel, traffic wardens or  employees  of  any
21    State's Attorney's office.
22        (b)  "Informal inquiry" means a meeting by supervisory or
23    command  personnel with an officer upon whom an allegation of
24    misconduct has come to the attention of such  supervisory  or
25    command personnel, the purpose of which meeting is to mediate
26    a citizen complaint or discuss the facts to determine whether
27    a formal investigation should be commenced.
28        (c)  "Formal   investigation"   means   the   process  of
29    investigation ordered by a commanding  officer  during  which
30    the  questioning of an officer is intended to gather evidence
31    of misconduct which may  be  the  basis  for  filing  charges
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 1    seeking his or her removal, discharge or suspension in excess
 2    of 3 days.
 3        (d)  "Interrogation"  means the questioning of an officer
 4    pursuant  to  the  formal  investigation  procedures  of  the
 5    respective  State  agency  or  local  governmental  unit   in
 6    connection  with  an  alleged  violation  of such agency's or
 7    unit's rules which  may  be  the  basis  for  filing  charges
 8    seeking  his  or  her suspension, removal, or discharge.  The
 9    term does not include questioning (1) as part of an  informal
10    inquiry  or (2) relating to minor infractions of agency rules
11    which may be noted on the officer's record but which may  not
12    in  themselves  result in removal, discharge or suspension in
13    excess of 3 days.
14        (e)  "Administrative proceeding" means  any  non-judicial
15    hearing  which  is  authorized to recommend, approve or order
16    the suspension, removal, or discharge of an officer.
17    (Source: P.A. 86-281.)

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