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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The General Assembly, as a matter of public
3 policy, rejects any form of enforcement action based solely
4 upon race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or sexual preference,
5 particularly as it may relate to enforcement of the Illinois
6 vehicle and criminal laws; and
7 WHEREAS, The procedures used by police while enforcing
8 the Illinois vehicle and criminal laws are of utmost
9 importance to the safety and well-being of all Illinoisans;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the people of the
12 State of Illinois to have all police officers thoroughly
13 trained in the proper procedures which should be employed
14 while enforcing Illinois vehicle and criminal laws; and
15 WHEREAS, The law enforcement term "criminal profiling"
16 has been confused with the term "racial profiling" or "biased
17 enforcement"; and
18 WHEREAS, The General Assembly recognizes that although
19 "criminal profiling" is a proven and legitimate law
20 enforcement technique using behavioral characteristics and
21 other factors and identifiers to investigate and solve
22 crimes, it has no application to routine traffic stops
23 associated with the enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
24 and
25 WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the people of the
26 State of Illinois to have all officers trained in the same or
27 similar procedures for uniform and non-discriminatory
28 enforcement of Illinois vehicle and criminal laws; and
29 WHEREAS, The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
30 Board is responsible for certifying and standardizing police
31 training curricula and academies throughout the State of
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1 Illinois; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
4 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Law
5 Enforcement Training Standards Board shall convene a
6 committee within 60 days of the adoption of this joint
7 resolution, to study and evaluate all available uniform and
8 non-discriminatory traffic and criminal enforcement
9 procedures, including review of data collection methodologies
10 and models, for the purpose of presenting the Board a
11 recommendation for a model protocol or policy for uniform and
12 non-discriminatory enforcement of Illinois vehicle and
13 criminal laws, which would enhance current efforts in this
14 regard relating to academy and in-service training of all
15 police officers in the State of Illinois; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the committee be composed of members
17 appointed as follows: two members of the Illinois Senate, one
18 to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one to be
19 appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, two members of the
20 Illinois House of Representatives, one to be appointed by the
21 Speaker of the House, and one to be appointed by the House
22 Minority Leader, one designee of the Illinois Law Enforcement
23 Training Standards Board who shall act as chairperson of the
24 committee, the Attorney General of the State of Illinois or
25 his designee, one police training academy director designated
26 by the Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
27 Standards Board, and at least one designee from each of the
28 following organizations: the Policeman's Benevolent &
29 Protective Association of Illinois; the Illinois Fraternal
30 Order of Police; the Illinois State Police; the Illinois
31 Sheriffs' Association; the Illinois Association of Chiefs of
32 Police; the Illinois Police Association; and the Chicago
33 Police Department; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That members of this committee shall serve
2 without compensation; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, The Board shall, after consideration of the
4 committee report, submit to the General Assembly, no later
5 than January 1, 2002, a report of actions taken which shall
6 include its recommendation for a model protocol or policy for
7 uniform and non-discriminatory enforcement of Illinois
8 vehicle and criminal laws; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That all law enforcement agencies in this State
10 review their enforcement practices in light of the
11 recommendations in the Board's report; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this preamble and
13 resolution be presented to the Illinois Law Enforcement
14 Training Standards Board.