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Full Text of SR0337 98th General Assembly

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SR0337 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 SENATE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, The ability for police officers to safely and
3 effectively carry out their official duties is of utmost
4 importance to the health, safety, and welfare of all persons in
5 the State of Illinois; and

6     WHEREAS, Recent news reports have raised the issue of a
7 need for Illinois police agencies to have uniform standards for
8 recognizing alcohol impairment and addressing that impairment;
9 and

10     WHEREAS, There is need for review of the standards used by
11 police departments to recognize and address alcohol
12 impairment; and

13     WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the people of the
14 State of Illinois to foster a safe environment for police
15 officers and the citizens they serve by facilitating the use of
16 uniform alcohol impairment policies by police agencies within
17 the State; and

18     WHEREAS, The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
19 Board is responsible for certifying officers and setting
20 standards for officer fitness throughout the State of Illinois;
21 therefore, be it

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Law
3 Enforcement Training Standards Board is urged to convene a Task
4 Force on Alcohol Impairment within one month after the adoption
5 of this resolution to study and evaluate all available and
6 relevant data for the purpose of presenting to the Board a
7 recommendation for an alcohol impairment model policy for
8 police agencies in the State of Illinois; and be it further

9     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the
10 following members:
11         (1) one designee of the Illinois Law Enforcement
12 Training Standards Board, who shall act as chair of the Task
13 Force;
14         (2) one designee from a state-wide police labor union;
15         (3) one designee from the Illinois Fraternal Order of
16 Police;
17         (4) one designee from the Illinois Police Benevolent
18 and Protective Association;
19         (5) one designee from the Illinois Association of
20 Chiefs of Police;
21         (6) one designee from the Illinois Sheriffs'
22 Association;
23         (7) one designee from the Illinois chapter of the
24 National Alliance for Mental Health; and

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1         (8) other such members as the chair may designate; and
2 be it further

3     RESOLVED, That the members of this Task Force shall serve
4 without compensation; the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
5 Standards Board shall provide administrative support to the
6 Task Force; and be it further

7     RESOLVED, That the Board shall submit to the General
8 Assembly for its consideration, no later than December 31,
9 2013, its recommendation for a standardized alcohol impairment
10 model policy; and be it further

11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
13 Board.

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