SB2926 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2926

Introduced 1/26/2024, by Sen. Natalie Toro

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2610/9.5 new
50 ILCS 705/6.8 new

Amends the Illinois State Police Act and the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that a person may not be selected or appointed as a State Police officer or certified as a law enforcement officer unless the person has performed satisfactorily on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2) or another preemployment personality test prescribed and administered by the Illinois State Police or the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The test shall be taken by all applicants in the final selection process for a State Police officer or law enforcement position. Includes provisions relating to interpretation and evaluation of the preemployment personality test and testing dates. Provides that the Illinois State Police or law enforcement agency shall screen all officers at least once annually to evaluate the overall mental health of the officer, including whether the officer has negative impact of lateral trauma, signs of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, or other negative outcomes related to the officer's career.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois State Police Act is amended by adding Section 9.5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2610/9.5 new)

Sec. 9.5. Mandatory personality testing; mental health screening.

(a) A person may not be selected or appointed as a State Police officer unless the applicant has performed satisfactorily on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2) or another preemployment personality test prescribed and administered by the Illinois State Police. The test shall be taken by all applicants in the final selection process for a State Police officer position.

(b) The preemployment personality test under subsection (a) shall be administered, scored, and interpreted by the Director of the Illinois State Police or by the Director's designee. The test shall be evaluated and test results and evaluations shall be forwarded to the Director for selection purposes.

(c) The Illinois State Police shall have at least one testing date each calendar year.

(d) The Illinois State Police shall screen all State Police officers at least once annually to evaluate the overall mental health of the officer. These annual screenings should determine, due to the responses given, whether the officer has negative impact of lateral trauma, signs of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, or other negative outcomes related to the officer's career.

Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by adding Section 6.8 as follows:

(50 ILCS 705/6.8 new)

Sec. 6.8. Mandatory personality testing; mental health screening.

(a) An applicant may not be certified as a law enforcement officer unless the applicant has performed satisfactorily on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2) or another preemployment personality test prescribed and administered by the Board. The test shall be taken by all applicants in the final selection process for a law enforcement position.

(b) The preemployment personality test under subsection (a) shall be administered, scored, and interpreted by the Board or by an individual who has been approved by the Board. The test shall be evaluated and test results and evaluations shall be forwarded by the Board to a law enforcement agency for selection purposes.

(c) The Board shall have at least 2 testing dates each calendar year.

(d) Each law enforcement agency shall screen all officers at least once annually to evaluate the overall mental health of the officer. These annual screenings should determine, due to the responses given, whether the officer has negative impact of lateral trauma, signs of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, or other negative outcomes related to the officer's career.