101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1897
 
Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Thomas Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Law Enforcement Support Program Confidentiality Act. Provides that information, omissions, confessions, or other communication obtained by a participant in a peer support program involving a peer support counselor from a law enforcement officer, public safety employee, peace officer, firefighter, or emergency services personnel shall be considered confidential information and shall not be released to  any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a court, administrative agency or tribunal, or public officer or employer, unless: (1) to the extent it appears necessary to prevent the commission of an act that is likely to result in a clear imminent risk of serious physical injury or death of a person or persons;  (2) when required by court order; or (3) when, after full disclosure has been provided, the person who made the confession, admission, or other communication has given specific written consent. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement officers.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Law 
5Enforcement Support Program Confidentiality Act.
 
6    Section 5. Law enforcement support program  
7confidentiality.
8    (a) In this Act:
9        "Peer support program" means a program established by a 
10    law enforcement agency, public safety employer, union, or 
11    other entity providing counseling support, referrals, 
12    information, or other social services to law enforcement 
13    officers, public safety employees, peace officers, 
14    firefighters, or emergency services personnel.
15        "Peer support counselor" is a person offering 
16    counseling services through a peer support program.
17    (b) Information, omissions, confessions, or other 
18communication obtained by a participant in a peer support 
19program involving a peer support counselor from a law 
20enforcement officer, public safety employee, peace officer, 
21firefighter, or emergency services personnel shall be 
22considered confidential information and shall not be released 
23to  any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a 
 
 
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1court, administrative agency or tribunal, or public officer or 
2employer, unless: (1) to the extent it appears necessary to 
3prevent the commission of an act that is likely to result in a 
4clear imminent risk of serious physical injury or death of a 
5person or persons;  (2) when required by court order; or (3) 
6when, after full disclosure has been provided, the person who 
7made the confession, admission, or other communication has 
8given specific written consent.
 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.