SB0058 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB100 03657 RLC 13662 b

100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0058

Introduced 1/11/2017, by Sen. Mattie Hunter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 727/1-25 new

Amends the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding drug testing following an officer-involved shooting. Provides that the written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following requirements: (1) each law enforcement officer who is involved in an officer-involved shooting must submit to alcohol and drug testing; and (2) the alcohol and drug testing must be completed as soon as possible after the shooting but no later than one hour after the officer-involved shooting. Defines "officer-involved shooting". Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning law enforcement officers.

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

Section 5. The Police and Community Relations Improvement Act is amended by adding Section 1-25 as follows:

(50 ILCS 727/1-25 new)

Sec. 1-25. Drug testing.

(a) As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting" means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges his or her firearm during the performance of his or her official duties or in the line of duty.

(b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding drug testing following an officer-involved shooting. The written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following requirements:

(1) each law enforcement officer who is involved in an officer-involved shooting must submit to alcohol and drug testing; and

(2) the alcohol and drug testing must be completed as soon as possible after the shooting but no later than one hour after the officer-involved shooting.

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