SB1486eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended by adding Section 21.6 as follows:

(20 ILCS 505/21.6 new)

Sec. 21.6. Child protective investigators; personal protection spray devices. A child protective investigator is authorized to carry and use personal protection spray devices, such as mace, pepper mace, or pepper gas, for self-defense purposes while investigating a report of child abuse or neglect if the child protective investigator has been trained on the proper use of such personal protection spray devices by the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State Police shall establish a training program for child protective investigators on the proper use of personal protection spray devices for self-defense purposes. The Department shall provide funding for the training program.

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