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Public Act 100-1155 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 7.5 as follows: | ||||
(50 ILCS 725/7.5) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2018) | ||||
Sec. 7.5. Commission on Police Professionalism. | ||||
(a) Recognizing the need to review performance standards | ||||
governing the professionalism of law enforcement agencies and | ||||
officers in the 21st century, the General Assembly hereby | ||||
creates the Commission on Police Professionalism. | ||||
(b) The Commission on Police Professionalism shall be | ||||
composed of the following members: | ||||
(1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President | ||||
of the Senate; | ||||
(2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||||
Minority Leader; | ||||
(3) one member of the House of Representatives | ||||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||
(4) one member of the House of Representatives | ||||
appointed by the House Minority Leader; | ||||
(5) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a |
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the Governor; | ||
(6) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the President of the Senate; | ||
(7) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the Senate Minority Leader; | ||
(8) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||
(9) one active duty law enforcement officer who is a | ||
member of a certified collective bargaining unit appointed | ||
by the House Minority Leader; | ||
(10) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(10.5) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police | ||
Department, or his or her designee; | ||
(11) the Executive Director of the Law Enforcement | ||
Training Standards Board, or his or her designee; | ||
(12) the Director of a statewide organization | ||
representing Illinois sheriffs; | ||
(13) the Director of a statewide organization | ||
representing Illinois chiefs of police; | ||
(14) the Director of a statewide fraternal | ||
organization representing sworn law enforcement officers |
in this State; | ||
(15) the Director of a benevolent association | ||
representing sworn police officers in this State; | ||
(16) the Director of a fraternal organization | ||
representing sworn law enforcement officers within the | ||
City of Chicago; and | ||
(17) the Director of a fraternal organization | ||
exclusively representing sworn Illinois State Police | ||
officers. | ||
(c)
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the | ||
House of Representatives shall each appoint a joint chairperson | ||
to the Commission. The Department of State Police Law | ||
Enforcement Training Standards Board shall provide | ||
administrative support to the Commission. | ||
(d) The Commission shall meet regularly to review the | ||
current training and certification process for law enforcement | ||
officers, review the duties of the various types of law | ||
enforcement officers, including auxiliary officers, review the | ||
standards for the issuance of badges, shields, and other police | ||
and agency identification, review officer-involved shooting | ||
investigation policies, review policies and practices | ||
concerning the use of force and misconduct by law enforcement | ||
officers, and examine whether law enforcement officers should | ||
be licensed. For the purposes of this subsection (d), "badge" | ||
means an officer's department issued identification number | ||
associated with his or her position as a police officer with |
that Department. | ||
(e) The Commission shall submit a report of its findings | ||
and legislative recommendations to the General Assembly and | ||
Governor on or before September 30, 2018. | ||
(f) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2019 December 31, | ||
2018 .
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(Source: P.A. 100-319, eff. 8-24-17. P.A. 100-808 contained an | ||
extension of the internal repealer and changes to the Section, | ||
but does not take effect until 1-1-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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