Public Act 101-0019
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Public Act 101-0019 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning immigration.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Keep | ||||
Illinois Families Together Act. | ||||
Section 5. Public safety. | ||||
(a) In this Section: | ||||
"Law enforcement agency" means an agency in this State | ||||
charged with enforcement of State, county, or municipal | ||||
laws or with managing custody of detained persons in the | ||||
State, including municipal police departments, sheriff's | ||||
departments, campus police departments, the Department of | ||||
State Police, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. | ||||
"Law enforcement official" means any officer or other | ||||
agent of a State or local law enforcement agency authorized | ||||
to enforce criminal laws, rules, regulations, or local | ||||
ordinances or operate jails, correctional facilities, or | ||||
juvenile detention facilities or to maintain custody of | ||||
individuals in jails, correctional facilities, or juvenile | ||||
detention facilities also including any school resource | ||||
officer or other police or security officer assigned to any | ||||
public school, including any public pre-school and other | ||||
early learning program, public elementary and secondary |
school, or public institution of higher education. | ||
(b) On or after the effective date of this Act, no law | ||
enforcement agency or official may enter into or remain in an | ||
agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a | ||
federal 287(g) program. | ||
(c) Nothing in this Section shall preclude a law | ||
enforcement official from otherwise executing that official's | ||
duties in ensuring public safety.
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Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | ||
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |