97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3059

 

Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. David Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2605/2605-25  was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-1
20 ILCS 2605/2605-52 new

    Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Creates the Division of Public Corruption within the Department of State Police. Provides that the Division of Public Corruption is created to conduct public corruption investigations. Requires that the Division of Public Corruption work directly with the local prosecutor's office or Office of the Attorney General on investigations. Provides that the head of the Division of Public Corruption shall be appointed by a 7-member panel. Provides that the Governor shall appoint the members of the panel.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
62605-25 and by adding Section 2605-52 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-25)  (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-1)
8    Sec. 2605-25. Department divisions. The Department is
9divided into the Illinois State Police Academy and 5 4
10divisions: the Division of Operations, the Division of Forensic
11Services, the Division of Administration, and the Division of
12Internal Investigation, and the Division of Public Corruption.
13(Source: P.A. 90-130, eff. 1-1-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-760,
14eff. 1-1-01.)
 
15    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-52 new)
16    Sec. 2605-52. Division of Public Corruption. The Division
17of Public Corruption is created to conduct public corruption
18investigations regarding criminal matters. The Division of
19Public Corruption must work directly with the appropriate local
20prosecutor's office on investigations. If the investigation
21concerns corruption in State government, then the Division of
22Public Corruption must work directly with the Office of the

 

 

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1Attorney General, unless the Office of the Attorney General
2refers the matter to a local prosecutor's office.
3    The head of the Division of Public Corruption shall be
4appointed by a 7-member panel. The members of the panel shall
5be appointed by the Governor as follows: one chief of police,
6one sheriff, one State's attorney, and 4 members of the public.
7Of the initial members, 4 shall serve for a 5-year term and 3
8shall serve for a 7-year term, as determined by lot.
9Thereafter, all members shall serve for a 7-year term. Members
10of the panel shall serve without compensation, but they may be
11reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in
12the performance of their official duties. The panel may also
13recommend to the Governor the removal of the head of the
14Division of Public Corruption.
15    The officers and staff of the Division of Public Corruption
16are employees of the Department. The head of the Division of
17Public Corruption shall hire the officers and staff of the
18Division of Public Corruption. The Department, by rule or
19regulation, shall determine the size of the Division of Public
20Corruption, except that the Division of Public Corruption must
21consist of at least 10 law enforcement officers and the
22necessary staff to support those officers.