103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4585

 

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 805/805-537
20 ILCS 2610/24
55 ILCS 5/5-1136
65 ILCS 5/11-1-12

    Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois State Police Act, the Counties Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a law enforcement officer may not be required to arrest a specific number of persons within a designated period of time.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources
5(Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
6Illinois is amended by changing Section 805-537 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 805/805-537)
8    Sec. 805-537. Conservation Police Officer quotas
9prohibited. The Department may not require a Conservation
10Police Officer to issue a specific number of citations within
11a designated period of time or to arrest a specific number of
12persons within a designated period of time. This prohibition
13shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants
14or funds awarded to the Department and used to fund traffic
15enforcement programs.
16    The Department may not, for purposes of evaluating a
17Conservation Police Officer's job performance, compare the
18number of citations issued or arrests made by the Conservation
19Police Officer to the number of citations issued or arrests
20made by any other Conservation Police Officer who has similar
21job duties. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the
22Department from evaluating a Conservation Police Officer based
23on the Conservation Police Officer's points of contact. For

 

 

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1the purposes of this Section, "points of contact" means any
2quantifiable contact made in the furtherance of the
3Conservation Police Officer's duties, including, but not
4limited to, the number of traffic stops completed, arrests,
5written warnings, and crime prevention measures. "Points of
6contact" does shall not include either the issuance of
7citations, or the number of citations issued, or the number of
8arrests made by a Conservation Police Officer.
9(Source: P.A. 98-650, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
10    Section 10. The Illinois State Police Act is amended by
11changing Section 24 as follows:
 
12    (20 ILCS 2610/24)
13    Sec. 24. Illinois State Police quotas prohibited. The
14Illinois State Police may not require an Illinois State Police
15officer to issue a specific number of citations within a
16designated period of time or to arrest a specific number of
17persons within a designated period of time. This prohibition
18shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants
19or funds awarded to the Illinois State Police and used to fund
20traffic enforcement programs.
21    The Illinois State Police may not, for purposes of
22evaluating an Illinois State Police officer's job performance,
23compare the number of citations issued or arrests made by the
24Illinois State Police officer to the number of citations

 

 

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1issued or arrests made by any other Illinois State Police
2officer who has similar job duties. Nothing in this Section
3shall prohibit the Illinois State Police from evaluating an
4Illinois State Police officer based on the Illinois State
5Police officer's points of contact. For the purposes of this
6Section, "points of contact" means any quantifiable contact
7made in the furtherance of the Illinois State Police officer's
8duties, including, but not limited to, the number of traffic
9stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and crime
10prevention measures. "Points of contact" does shall not
11include either the issuance of citations, or the number of
12citations issued, or the number of arrests made by an Illinois
13State Police officer.
14(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
15    Section 15. The Counties Code is amended by changing
16Section 5-1136 as follows:
 
17    (55 ILCS 5/5-1136)
18    Sec. 5-1136. Quotas prohibited. A county may not require a
19law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of
20citations within a designated period of time or to arrest a
21specific number of persons within a designated period of time.
22This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any
23federal or State grants or funds awarded to the county and used
24to fund traffic enforcement programs.

 

 

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1    A county may not, for purposes of evaluating a law
2enforcement officer's job performance, compare the number of
3citations issued or arrests made by the law enforcement
4officer to the number of citations issued or arrests made by
5any other law enforcement officer who has similar job duties.
6Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a county from
7evaluating a law enforcement officer based on the law
8enforcement officer's points of contact.
9    For the purposes of this Section:
10        (1) "Points of contact" means any quantifiable contact
11    made in the furtherance of the law enforcement officer's
12    duties, including, but not limited to, the number of
13    traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and
14    crime prevention measures. "Points of contact" does shall
15    not include either the issuance of citations, or the
16    number of citations issued, or the number of arrests made
17    by a law enforcement officer.
18        (2) "Law enforcement officer" includes any sheriff,
19    undersheriff, deputy sheriff, county police officer, or
20    other person employed by the county as a peace officer.
21    A home rule unit may not establish requirements for or
22assess the performance of law enforcement officers in a manner
23inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a denial and
24limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
25(g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
26(Source: P.A. 98-650, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
2changing Section 11-1-12 as follows:
 
3    (65 ILCS 5/11-1-12)
4    Sec. 11-1-12. Quotas prohibited. A municipality may not
5require a police officer to issue a specific number of
6citations within a designated period of time or to arrest a
7specific number of persons within a designated period of time.
8This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any
9federal or State grants or funds awarded to the municipality
10and used to fund traffic enforcement programs.
11    A municipality may not, for purposes of evaluating a
12police officer's job performance, compare the number of
13citations issued or arrests made by the police officer to the
14number of citations issued or arrests made by any other police
15officer who has similar job duties. Nothing in this Section
16shall prohibit a municipality from evaluating a police officer
17based on the police officer's points of contact. For the
18purposes of this Section, "points of contact" means any
19quantifiable contact made in the furtherance of the police
20officer's duties, including, but not limited to, the number of
21traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and crime
22prevention measures. "Points of contact" does shall not
23include either the issuance of citations, or the number of
24citations issued, or the number of arrests made by a police

 

 

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1officer.
2    A home rule municipality may not establish requirements
3for or assess the performance of police officers in a manner
4inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a denial and
5limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
6(g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
7(Source: P.A. 100-1001, eff. 1-1-19.)