SB1843enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1843 Enrolled LRB100 09946 AWJ 20117 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act is amended by adding Section 7.5 as follows:

(50 ILCS 725/7.5 new)

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 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 December 31, 2018.

Section 10. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act is amended by changing Section 4.01 as follows:

(725 ILCS 210/4.01) (from Ch. 14, par. 204.01)

Sec. 4.01. (a) The Office and all attorneys employed thereby may represent the People of the State of Illinois on appeal in all cases which emanate from a county containing less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, when requested to do so and at the direction of the State's Attorney, otherwise responsible for prosecuting the appeal, and may, with the advice and consent of the State's Attorney prepare, file and argue such appellate briefs in the Illinois Appellate Court and, when requested and authorized to do so by the Attorney General, in the Illinois Supreme Court.

(b) Notwithstanding the population restriction contained in subsection (a), the The Office may also assist County State's Attorneys in the discharge of their duties under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act, the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act, and the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, including negotiations conducted on behalf of a county or pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement as well as in the trial and appeal of said cases and of tax objections, and the counties which use services relating to labor relations shall reimburse the Office on pro-rated shares as determined by the board based upon the population and number of labor relations cases of the participating counties. In addition, the Office and all attorneys employed by the Office may also assist State's Attorneys in the discharge of their duties in the prosecution, trial, or hearing on post-conviction of other cases when requested to do so by, and at the direction of, the State's Attorney otherwise responsible for the case. In addition, the Office and all attorneys employed by the Office may act as Special Prosecutor if duly appointed to do so by a court having jurisdiction. To be effective, the order appointing the Office or its attorneys as Special Prosecutor must (i) identify the case and its subject matter and (ii) state that the Special Prosecutor serves at the pleasure of the Attorney General, who may substitute himself or herself as the Special Prosecutor when, in his or her judgment, the interest of the people of the State so requires. Within 5 days after receiving a copy of an order from the court appointing the Office or any of its attorneys as a Special Prosecutor, the Office must forward a copy of the order to the Springfield office of the Attorney General.

(Source: P.A. 97-1012, eff. 8-17-12.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.