Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Filed: 4/11/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3005

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3005 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by changing
5Section 8-23 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1205/8-23)
7    Sec. 8-23. Criminal background investigations.
8    (a) An applicant for employment with a park district is
9required as a condition of employment to authorize an
10investigation to determine if the applicant has been convicted
11of any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
12subsection (c) of this Section, or adjudicated a delinquent
13minor for, any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
14subsection (c) of this Section, or has been convicted, within 2
157 years of the application for employment with the park
16district, of any other felony under the laws of this State or

 

 

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1of any offense committed or attempted in any other state or
2against the laws of the United States that, if committed or
3attempted in this State, would have been punishable as a felony
4under the laws of this State. Authorization for the
5investigation shall be furnished by the applicant to the park
6district. Upon receipt of this authorization, the park district
7shall submit the applicant's name, sex, race, date of birth,
8and social security number to the Department of State Police on
9forms prescribed by the Department of State Police. The
10Department of State Police shall conduct a search of the
11Illinois criminal history records database to ascertain if the
12applicant being considered for employment has been convicted of
13any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection
14(c) of this Section, or adjudicated a delinquent minor for,
15committing or attempting to commit any of the enumerated
16criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c) of this Section, or
17has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit,
18within 2 7 years of the application for employment with the
19park district, any other felony under the laws of this State.
20The Department of State Police shall charge the park district a
21fee for conducting the investigation, which fee shall be
22deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not
23exceed the cost of the inquiry. The applicant shall not be
24charged a fee by the park district for the investigation.
25    (b) If the search of the Illinois criminal history record
26database indicates that the applicant has been convicted of any

 

 

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1of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c),
2or adjudicated a delinquent minor for, committing or attempting
3to commit any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
4subsection (c), or has been convicted of committing or
5attempting to commit, within 2 7 years of the application for
6employment with the park district, any other felony under the
7laws of this State, the Department of State Police and the
8Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish, pursuant to a
9fingerprint based background check, records of convictions of
10any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection
11(c), or adjudications as a delinquent minor of any of the
12enumerated criminal offenses in subsection (c), until expunged
13or granted a certificate of good conduct under Section 5-5.5-25
14of the Unified Code of Corrections, to the president of the
15park district. Any information concerning the record of
16convictions or adjudications as a delinquent minor obtained by
17the president shall be confidential and may only be transmitted
18to those persons who are necessary to the decision on whether
19to hire the applicant for employment. A copy of the record of
20convictions for any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses
21in subsection (c), or adjudications as a delinquent minor for
22any of the enumerated criminal offenses in subsection (c),
23obtained from the Department of State Police shall be provided
24to the applicant for employment. Any person who releases any
25confidential information concerning any criminal convictions
26or adjudications as a delinquent minor of an applicant for

 

 

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1employment shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, unless the
2release of such information is authorized by this Section.
3    (c) No park district shall knowingly employ a person who
4has been convicted, or adjudicated a delinquent minor, for
5committing attempted first degree murder or for committing or
6attempting to commit first degree murder, a Class X felony, or
7any one or more of the following criminal offenses: (i) those
8defined in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
911-1.60, 11-6, 11-9, 11-14, 11-14.3, 11-14.4, 11-15, 11-15.1,
1011-16, 11-17, 11-18, 11-19, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20, 11-20.1,
1111-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-21, 11-30 (if convicted of a Class 4
12felony), 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15,
13and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
142012; (ii) (blank); those defined in the Cannabis Control Act,
15except those defined in Sections 4(a), 4(b), and 5(a) of that
16Act; (iii) (blank); those defined in the Illinois Controlled
17Substances Act; (iv) (blank); those defined in the
18Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; and (v)
19any offense committed or attempted in any other state or
20against the laws of the United States, which, if committed or
21attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or
22more of the foregoing offenses. Further, no park district shall
23knowingly employ a person who has been found to be the
24perpetrator of sexual or physical abuse of any minor under 18
25years of age pursuant to proceedings under Article II of the
26Juvenile Court Act of 1987. No park district shall knowingly

 

 

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1employ a person for whom a criminal background investigation
2has not been initiated.
3    No park district shall knowingly employ a person who has
4been convicted of the following drug offenses until 7 years
5following the end of the sentence imposed for any of the
6following offenses: (i) those defined in the Cannabis Control
7Act, except those defined in Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 5(a),
8and 5(b) of that Act; (ii) those defined in the Illinois
9Controlled Substances Act; (iii) those defined in the
10Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; and (iv)
11any offense committed or attempted in any other state or
12against the laws of the United States, which, if committed or
13attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or
14more of the foregoing offenses. For purposes of this paragraph,
15"sentence" includes any period of supervision or probation that
16was imposed either alone or in combination with a period of
17incarceration.
18(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-700, eff. 6-22-12;
1997-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
20    Section 10. The Chicago Park District Act is amended by
21changing Section 16a-5 as follows:
 
22    (70 ILCS 1505/16a-5)
23    Sec. 16a-5. Criminal background investigations.
24    (a) An applicant for employment with the Chicago Park

 

 

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1District is required as a condition of employment to authorize
2an investigation to determine if the applicant has been
3convicted of any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
4subsection (c) of this Section, or adjudicated a delinquent
5minor for, any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
6subsection (c) of this Section, or has been convicted, within 2
77 years of the application for employment with the Chicago Park
8District, of any other felony under the laws of this State or
9of any offense committed or attempted in any other state or
10against the laws of the United States that, if committed or
11attempted in this State, would have been punishable as a felony
12under the laws of this State. Authorization for the
13investigation shall be furnished by the applicant to the
14Chicago Park District. Upon receipt of this authorization, the
15Chicago Park District shall submit the applicant's name, sex,
16race, date of birth, and social security number to the
17Department of State Police on forms prescribed by the
18Department of State Police. The Department of State Police
19shall conduct a search of the Illinois criminal history record
20information database to ascertain if the applicant being
21considered for employment has been convicted of any of the
22enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c) of this
23Section, or adjudicated a delinquent minor for, committing or
24attempting to commit any of the enumerated criminal or drug
25offenses in subsection (c) of this Section, or has been
26convicted, of committing or attempting to commit, within 2 7

 

 

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1years of the application for employment with the Chicago Park
2District, any other felony under the laws of this State. The
3Department of State Police shall charge the Chicago Park
4District a fee for conducting the investigation, which fee
5shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall
6not exceed the cost of the inquiry. The applicant shall not be
7charged a fee by the Chicago Park District for the
8investigation.
9    (b) If the search of the Illinois criminal history record
10database indicates that the applicant has been convicted of any
11of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c),
12or adjudicated a delinquent minor for, committing or attempting
13to commit any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
14subsection (c), or has been convicted of committing or
15attempting to commit, within 2 7 years of the application for
16employment with the Chicago Park District, any other felony
17under the laws of this State, the Department of State Police
18and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish, pursuant
19to a fingerprint based background check, records of convictions
20of any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in
21subsection (c) or adjudications as a delinquent minor of any of
22the enumerated criminal offenses in subsection (c), until
23expunged or granted a certificate of good conduct under Section
245-5.5-25 of the Unified Code of Corrections, to the General
25Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Park
26District. Any information concerning the record of convictions

 

 

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1or adjudications as a delinquent minor obtained by the General
2Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer shall be
3confidential and may only be transmitted to those persons who
4are necessary to the decision on whether to hire the applicant
5for employment. A copy of the record of convictions for any of
6the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c), or
7adjudications as a delinquent minor for any of the enumerated
8criminal offenses in subsection (c), obtained from the
9Department of State Police shall be provided to the applicant
10for employment. Any person who releases any confidential
11information concerning any criminal convictions or
12adjudications as a delinquent minor of an applicant for
13employment shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, unless the
14release of such information is authorized by this Section.
15    (c) The Chicago Park District may not knowingly employ a
16person who has been convicted, or adjudicated a delinquent
17minor, for committing attempted first degree murder or for
18committing or attempting to commit first degree murder, a Class
19X felony, or any one or more of the following criminal
20offenses: (i) those defined in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
2111-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-9, 11-14, 11-14.3,
2211-14.4, 11-15, 11-15.1, 11-16, 11-17, 11-18, 11-19, 11-19.1,
2311-19.2, 11-20, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-21, 11-30 (if
24convicted of a Class 4 felony), 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-13,
2512-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961
26or the Criminal Code of 2012; (ii) (blank); those defined in

 

 

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1the Cannabis Control Act, except those defined in Sections
24(a), 4(b), and 5(a) of that Act; (iii) (blank); those defined
3in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; (iv) (blank); those
4defined in the Methamphetamine Control and Community
5Protection Act; and (v) any offense committed or attempted in
6any other state or against the laws of the United States,
7which, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been
8punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses. Further,
9the Chicago Park District may not knowingly employ a person who
10has been found to be the perpetrator of sexual or physical
11abuse of any minor under 18 years of age pursuant to
12proceedings under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
13The Chicago Park District may not knowingly employ a person for
14whom a criminal background investigation has not been
15initiated.
16    The Chicago Park District shall not knowingly employ a
17person who has been convicted of the following drug offenses
18until 7 years following the end of the sentence imposed for any
19of the following offenses: (i) those defined in the Cannabis
20Control Act, except those defined in Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(c),
215(a), and 5(b) of that Act; (ii) those defined in the Illinois
22Controlled Substances Act; (iii) those defined in the
23Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; and (iv)
24any offense committed or attempted in any other state or
25against the laws of the United States, which, if committed or
26attempted in this State, would have been punishable as one or

 

 

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1more of the foregoing offenses. For purposes of this paragraph,
2"sentence" includes any period of supervision or probation that
3was imposed either alone or in combination with a period of
4incarceration.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-700, eff. 6-22-12;
697-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".