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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5829 Introduced 11/10/2020, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a Local Records Commission may not destroy public records concerning complaints alleging misconduct by law enforcement officers without prior permission from the Attorney General. Provides that the requirements of the Section may not be waived or modified by a collective bargaining agreement or any other agreement. Defines "law enforcement officer". Effective immediately.
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| | HB5829 | | LRB101 21808 AWJ 72762 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Local Records Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (50 ILCS 205/25 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 25. Complaints of law enforcement misconduct. |
| 8 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "law enforcement officer" |
| 9 | | includes State Police officers and police officers of a unit of |
| 10 | | local government. |
| 11 | | (b) A public record concerning complaints alleging |
| 12 | | misconduct by law enforcement officers, including, but not |
| 13 | | limited to, audio records, videos, notes, statements, findings |
| 14 | | of facts, and decisions relating to alleged misconduct by law |
| 15 | | enforcement officers, shall not be destroyed by the Local |
| 16 | | Records Commission unless the Commission has requested and |
| 17 | | received prior approval to destroy such public records from the |
| 18 | | Attorney General. |
| 19 | | (c) The requirements of this Section may not be waived or |
| 20 | | modified by a collective bargaining agreement or any other |
| 21 | | agreement.
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| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |