103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4529

 

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Jackie Haas

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 705/6.3

    Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall report any notice of violation it receives to the relevant law enforcement agency within 7 days (rather than 30 days) after receiving notice unless reporting the notice would jeopardize any subsequent investigation. Removes an exception to notification of the relevant law enforcement agency when the notice of violation received was reported by a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
5changing Section 6.3 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 705/6.3)
7    Sec. 6.3. Discretionary decertification of full-time and
8part-time law enforcement officers.
9    (a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 6.3:
10    "Duty to intervene" means an obligation to intervene to
11prevent harm from occurring that arises when: an officer is
12present, and has reason to know (1) that excessive force is
13being used or that any constitutional violation has been
14committed by a law enforcement official; and (2) the officer
15has a realistic opportunity to intervene. This duty applies
16equally to supervisory and nonsupervisory officers. If aid is
17required, the officer shall not, when reasonable to administer
18aid, knowingly and willingly refuse to render aid as defined
19by State or federal law. An officer does not violate this duty
20if the failure to render aid is due to circumstances such as
21lack of appropriate specialized training, lack of resources or
22equipment, or if it is unsafe or impracticable to render aid.
23    "Excessive use of force" means using force in violation of

 

 

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1State or federal law.
2    "False statement" means (1) any knowingly false statement
3provided on a form or report, (2) that the writer does not
4believe to be true, and (3) that the writer includes to mislead
5a public servant in performing the public servant's official
6functions.
7    "Perjury" means that as defined under Sections 32-2 and
832-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
9    "Tampers with or fabricates evidence" means if a law
10enforcement officer (1) has reason to believe that an official
11proceeding is pending or may be instituted, and (2) alters,
12destroys, conceals, or removes any record, document, data,
13video or thing to impair its validity or availability in the
14proceeding.
15    (b) Decertification conduct. The Board has the authority
16to decertify a full-time or a part-time law enforcement
17officer upon a determination by the Board that the law
18enforcement officer has:
19        (1) committed an act that would constitute a felony or
20    misdemeanor which could serve as basis for automatic
21    decertification, whether or not the law enforcement
22    officer was criminally prosecuted, and whether or not the
23    law enforcement officer's employment was terminated;
24        (2) exercised excessive use of force;
25        (3) failed to comply with the officer's duty to
26    intervene, including through acts or omissions;

 

 

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1        (4) tampered with a dash camera or body-worn camera or
2    data recorded by a dash camera or body-worn camera or
3    directed another to tamper with or turn off a dash camera
4    or body-worn camera or data recorded by a dash camera or
5    body-worn camera for the purpose of concealing, destroying
6    or altering potential evidence;
7        (5) engaged in the following conduct relating to the
8    reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime:
9    committed perjury, made a false statement, or knowingly
10    tampered with or fabricated evidence; and
11        (6) engaged in any unprofessional, unethical,
12    deceptive, or deleterious conduct or practice harmful to
13    the public; such conduct or practice need not have
14    resulted in actual injury to any person. As used in this
15    paragraph, the term "unprofessional conduct" shall include
16    any departure from, or failure to conform to, the minimal
17    standards of acceptable and prevailing practice of an
18    officer.
19    (b-5) The Board has the authority to decertify a full-time
20or part-time law enforcement officer notwithstanding whether a
21law enforcement agency takes disciplinary action against a law
22enforcement officer for the same underlying conduct as
23outlined in subsection (b).
24    (c) Notice of Alleged Violation.
25        (1) The following individuals and agencies shall
26    notify the Board within 7 days of becoming aware of any

 

 

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1    violation described in subsection (b):
2            (A) A law enforcement agency as defined in Section
3        2 or any law enforcement officer of this State. For
4        this subsection (c), law enforcement agency includes,
5        but is not limited to, a civilian review board, an
6        inspector general, and legal counsel for a law
7        enforcement agency.
8            (B) The Executive Director of the Board;
9            (C) A State's Attorney's Office of this State.
10        "Becoming aware" does not include confidential
11    communications between agency lawyers and agencies
12    regarding legal advice. For purposes of this subsection,
13    "law enforcement agency" does not include the Illinois
14    Attorney General when providing legal representation to a
15    law enforcement officer under the State Employee
16    Indemnification Act.
17        (2) Any person may also notify the Board of any
18    conduct the person believes a law enforcement officer has
19    committed as described in subsection (b). Such
20    notifications may be made confidentially. Notwithstanding
21    any other provision in state law or any collective
22    bargaining agreement, the Board shall accept notice and
23    investigate any allegations from individuals who remain
24    confidential.
25        (3) Upon written request, the Board shall disclose to
26    the individual or entity who filed a notice of violation

 

 

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1    the status of the Board's review.
2    (d) Form. The notice of violation reported under
3subsection (c) shall be on a form prescribed by the Board in
4its rules. The form shall be publicly available by paper and
5electronic means. The form shall include fields for the
6following information, at a minimum:
7        (1) the full name, address, and telephone number of
8    the person submitting the notice;
9        (2) if submitted under subsection (c)(1), the agency
10    name and title of the person submitting the notice;
11        (3) the full name, badge number, employing agency, and
12    physical description of the officer, if known;
13        (4) the full name or names, address or addresses,
14    telephone number or numbers, and physical description or
15    descriptions of any witnesses, if known;
16        (5) a concise statement of facts that describe the
17    alleged violation and any copies of supporting evidence
18    including but not limited to any photographic, video, or
19    audio recordings of the incident;
20        (6) whether the person submitting the notice has
21    notified any other agency; and
22        (7) an option for an individual, who submits directly
23    to the Board, to consent to have the individual's identity
24    disclosed. The identity of any individual providing
25    information or reporting any possible or alleged violation
26    to the Board shall be kept confidential and may not be

 

 

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1    disclosed without the consent of that individual, unless
2    the individual consents to disclosure of the individual's
3    name or disclosure of the individual's identity is
4    otherwise required by law. The confidentiality granted by
5    this subsection does not preclude the disclosure of the
6    identity of a person in any capacity other than as the
7    source of an allegation.
8    Nothing in this subsection (d) shall preclude the Board
9from receiving, investigating, or acting upon allegations made
10confidentially or in a format different from the form provided
11for in this subsection.
12    (e) Preliminary review.
13        (1) The Board shall complete a preliminary review of
14    the allegations to determine whether there is sufficient
15    information to warrant a further investigation of any
16    violations of the Act. Upon initiating a preliminary
17    review of the allegations, the Board shall notify the head
18    of the law enforcement agency that employs the law
19    enforcement officer who is the subject of the allegations.
20    At the request of the Board, the law enforcement agency
21    must submit any copies of investigative findings,
22    evidence, or documentation to the Board in accordance with
23    rules adopted by the Board to facilitate the Board's
24    preliminary review. The Board may correspond with the law
25    enforcement agency, official records clerks or any
26    investigative agencies in conducting its preliminary

 

 

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1    review.
2        (2) During the preliminary review, the Board will take
3    all reasonable steps to discover any and all objective
4    verifiable evidence relevant to the alleged violation
5    through the identification, retention, review, and
6    analysis of all currently available evidence, including,
7    but not limited to: all time-sensitive evidence, audio and
8    video evidence, physical evidence, arrest reports,
9    photographic evidence, GPS records, computer data, lab
10    reports, medical documents, and witness interviews. All
11    reasonable steps will be taken to preserve relevant
12    evidence identified during the preliminary investigation.
13        (3) If after a preliminary review of the alleged
14    violation or violations, the Board believes there is
15    sufficient information to warrant further investigation of
16    any violations of this Act, the alleged violation or
17    violations shall be assigned for investigation in
18    accordance with subsection (f).
19        (4) If after a review of the allegations, the Board
20    believes there is insufficient information supporting the
21    allegations to warrant further investigation, it may close
22    a notice. Notification of the Board's decision to close a
23    notice shall be sent to all relevant individuals,
24    agencies, and any entities that received notice of the
25    violation under subsection (c) within 30 days of the
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1    submitted anonymously if the complainant is unknown.
2        (5) No Except when the Board has received notice under
3    subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c), no
4    later than 7 30 days after receiving notice, the Board
5    shall report any notice of violation it receives to the
6    relevant law enforcement agency, unless reporting the
7    notice would jeopardize any subsequent investigation. The
8    Board shall also record any notice of violation it
9    receives to the Officer Professional Conduct Database in
10    accordance with Section 9.2. The Board shall report to the
11    appropriate State's Attorney any alleged violations that
12    contain allegations, claims, or factual assertions that,
13    if true, would constitute a violation of Illinois law. The
14    Board shall inform the law enforcement officer via
15    certified mail that it has received a notice of violation
16    against the law enforcement officer.
17        If the Board determines that due to the circumstances
18    and the nature of the allegation that it would not be
19    prudent to notify the law enforcement officer and the
20    officer's law enforcement agency unless and until the
21    filing of a Formal Complaint, the Board shall document in
22    the file the reason or reasons a notification was not
23    made.
24        (6) If the law enforcement officer is involved in a
25    criminal proceeding on the same subject as the notice of
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1    current status report including court dates, hearings,
2    pleas, adjudication status and sentencing. A State's
3    Attorney's Office must notify the Board of any criminal
4    charges filed against a law enforcement officer, and must
5    provide updates of significant developments to the Board
6    in a timely manner but no later than 30 days after such
7    developments.
8    (f) Investigations; requirements. Investigations are to be
9assigned after a preliminary review, unless the investigations
10were closed under paragraph (4) of subsection (e), as follows
11in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection (f).
12        (1) A law enforcement agency that submits a notice of
13    violation to the Board under subparagraph (A) of paragraph
14    (1) of subsection (c) shall be responsible for conducting
15    an investigation of the underlying allegations except
16    when: (i) the law enforcement agency refers the notice to
17    another law enforcement agency or the Board for
18    investigation and such other agency or the Board agrees to
19    conduct the investigation; (ii) an external, independent,
20    or civilian oversight agency conducts the investigation in
21    accordance with local ordinance or other applicable law;
22    or (iii) the Board has determined that it will conduct the
23    investigation based upon the facts and circumstances of
24    the alleged violation, including but not limited to,
25    investigations regarding the Chief or Sheriff of a law
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1    complaints involving a substantial portion of a law
2    enforcement agency, or complaints involving a policy of a
3    law enforcement agency. Any agency or entity conducting an
4    investigation under this paragraph (1) shall submit
5    quarterly reports to the Board regarding the progress of
6    the investigation. The quarterly report shall be reviewed
7    by the individual or individuals at the Board who
8    conducted the preliminary review, if available.
9    Any agency or entity conducting an investigation under
10    this paragraph (1) shall, within 7 days of completing an
11    investigation, deliver an Investigative Summary Report and
12    copies of any administrative evidence to the Board. If the
13    Board finds an investigation conducted under this
14    paragraph (1) is incomplete, unsatisfactory, or deficient
15    in any way, the Board may direct the investigating entity
16    or agency to take any additional investigative steps
17    deemed necessary to thoroughly and satisfactorily complete
18    the investigation, or the Board may take any steps
19    necessary to complete the investigation. The investigating
20    entity or agency or, when necessary, the Board will then
21    amend and re-submit the Investigative Summary Report to
22    the Board for approval.
23        The Board shall submit a report to the investigating
24    entity disclosing the name, address, and telephone numbers
25    of persons who have knowledge of facts which are the
26    subject of the investigation and identifying the subject

 

 

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1    matter of their knowledge.
2        (2) The Board shall investigate and complete an
3    Investigative Summary Report when a State's Attorney's
4    Office submits a notice of violation to the Board under
5    (c)(1)(C).
6        (3) When a person submits a notice to the Board under
7    paragraph (2) of subsection (c), The Board shall assign
8    the investigation to the law enforcement agency that
9    employs the law enforcement officer, except when: (i) the
10    law enforcement agency requests to refer the notice to
11    another law enforcement agency or the Board for
12    investigation and such other agency or the Board agrees to
13    conduct the investigation; (ii) an external, independent,
14    or civilian oversight agency conducts the investigation in
15    accordance with local ordinance or other applicable law;
16    or (iii) the Board has determined that it will conduct the
17    investigation based upon the facts and circumstances of
18    the alleged violation, including but not limited to,
19    investigations regarding the Chief or Sheriff of a law
20    enforcement agency, familial conflict of interests,
21    complaints involving a substantial portion of a law
22    enforcement agency, or complaints involving a policy of a
23    law enforcement agency.
24        The investigating entity or agency shall submit
25    quarterly reports to the Board regarding the progress of
26    the investigation in a form to be determined by the Board.

 

 

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1    The quarterly report shall be reviewed by the individual
2    at the Board who conducted the preliminary review, if
3    available.
4    The investigating entity or agency shall, within 7 days of
5    completing an investigation, deliver an Investigative
6    Summary Report and copies of any evidence to the Board. If
7    the Board finds an investigation conducted under this
8    subsection (f)(3) is incomplete, unsatisfactory, or
9    deficient in any way, the Board may direct the
10    investigating entity to take any additional investigative
11    steps deemed necessary to thoroughly and satisfactorily
12    complete the investigation, or the Board may take any
13    steps necessary to complete the investigation. The
14    investigating entity or agency or, when necessary, the
15    Board will then amend and re-submit the Investigative
16    Summary Report to the Board for approval. The
17    investigating entity shall cooperate with and assist the
18    Board, as necessary, in any subsequent investigation.
19        (4) Concurrent Investigations. The Board may, at any
20    point, initiate a concurrent investigation under this
21    section. The original investigating entity shall timely
22    communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with the Board to
23    the fullest extent. The Board shall promulgate rules that
24    shall address, at a minimum, the sharing of information
25    and investigative means such as subpoenas and interviewing
26    witnesses.

 

 

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1        (5) Investigative Summary Report. An Investigative
2    Summary Report shall contain, at a minimum, the
3    allegations and elements within each allegation followed
4    by the testimonial, documentary, or physical evidence that
5    is relevant to each such allegation or element listed and
6    discussed in association with it. All persons who have
7    been interviewed and listed in the Investigative Summary
8    Report will be identified as a complainant, witness,
9    person with specialized knowledge, or law enforcement
10    employee.
11        (6) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written
12    policy regarding the investigation of conduct under
13    subsection (a) that involves a law enforcement officer
14    employed by that law enforcement agency. The written
15    policy adopted must include the following, at a minimum:
16            (a) Each law enforcement officer shall immediately
17        report any conduct under subsection (b) to the
18        appropriate supervising officer.
19            (b) The written policy under this Section shall be
20        available for inspection and copying under the Freedom
21        of Information Act, and not subject to any exemption
22        of that Act.
23        (7) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a law
24    enforcement agency from conducting an investigation for
25    the purpose of internal discipline. However, any such
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1    interference with, and preserves the integrity of, any
2    separate investigation by the Board being conducted.
3    (g) Formal complaints. Upon receipt of an Investigative
4Summary Report, the Board shall review the Report and any
5relevant evidence obtained and determine whether there is
6reasonable basis to believe that the law enforcement officer
7committed any conduct that would be deemed a violation of this
8Act. If after reviewing the Report and any other relevant
9evidence obtained, the Board determines that a reasonable
10basis does exist, the Board shall file a formal complaint with
11the Certification Review Panel.
12    (h) Formal Complaint Hearing.
13        (1) Upon issuance of a formal complaint, the Panel
14    shall set the matter for an initial hearing in front of an
15    administrative law judge. At least 30 days before the date
16    set for an initial hearing, the Panel must, in writing,
17    notify the law enforcement officer subject to the
18    complaint of the following:
19            (i) the allegations against the law enforcement
20        officer, the time and place for the hearing, and
21        whether the law enforcement officer's certification
22        has been temporarily suspended under Section 8.3;
23            (ii) the right to file a written answer to the
24        complaint with the Panel within 30 days after service
25        of the notice;
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1        comply with the notice of the default order in
2        paragraph (2), the Panel shall enter a default order
3        against the law enforcement officer along with a
4        finding that the allegations in the complaint are
5        deemed admitted, and that the law enforcement
6        officer's certification may be revoked as a result;
7        and
8            (iv) the law enforcement officer may request an
9        informal conference to surrender the officer's
10        certification.
11        (2) The Board shall send the law enforcement officer
12    notice of the default order. The notice shall state that
13    the officer has 30 days to notify the Board in writing of
14    their desire to have the order vacated and to appear
15    before the Board. If the law enforcement officer does not
16    notify the Board within 30 days, the Board may set the
17    matter for hearing. If the matter is set for hearing, the
18    Board shall send the law enforcement officer the notice of
19    the date, time and location of the hearing. If the law
20    enforcement officer or counsel for the officer does
21    appear, at the Board's discretion, the hearing may proceed
22    or may be continued to a date and time agreed upon by all
23    parties. If on the date of the hearing, neither the law
24    enforcement officer nor counsel for the officer appears,
25    the Board may proceed with the hearing for default in
26    their absence.

 

 

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1        (3) If the law enforcement officer fails to comply
2    with paragraph (2), all of the allegations contained in
3    the complaint shall be deemed admitted and the law
4    enforcement officer shall be decertified if, by a majority
5    vote of the panel, the conduct charged in the complaint is
6    found to constitute sufficient grounds for decertification
7    under this Act. Notice of the decertification decision may
8    be served by personal delivery, by mail, or, at the
9    discretion of the Board, by electronic means as adopted by
10    rule to the address or email address specified by the law
11    enforcement officer in the officer's last communication
12    with the Board. Notice shall also be provided to the law
13    enforcement officer's employing law enforcement agency.
14        (4) The Board, at the request of the law enforcement
15    officer subject to the Formal Complaint, may suspend a
16    hearing on a Formal Complaint for no more than one year if
17    a concurrent criminal matter is pending. If the law
18    enforcement officer requests to have the hearing
19    suspended, the law enforcement officer's certification
20    shall be deemed inactive until the law enforcement
21    officer's Formal Complaint hearing concludes. The Board or
22    the law enforcement officer may request to have the
23    hearing suspended for up to 6 additional months for good
24    cause. This request may be renewed. For purposes of this
25    paragraph (4), "good cause" means an incident or
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1    that prevents the hearing from occurring, or holding the
2    hearing would impose an undue hardship or prejudice on the
3    requester.
4        (5) Surrender of certification or waiver. Upon the
5    Board's issuance of a complaint, and prior to hearing on
6    the matter, a law enforcement officer may choose to
7    surrender the officer's certification or waiver by
8    notifying the Board in writing of the officer's decision
9    to do so. Upon receipt of such notification from the law
10    enforcement officer, the Board shall immediately decertify
11    the officer, or revoke any waiver previously granted. In
12    the case of a surrender of certification or waiver, the
13    Board's proceeding shall terminate.
14        (6) Appointment of administrative law judges. The
15    Board shall retain any attorney licensed to practice law
16    in the State of Illinois to serve as an administrative law
17    judge in any action involving a law enforcement officer
18    under this Act. The administrative law judge shall be
19    retained to a term of no greater than 4 years. If more than
20    one judge is retained, the terms shall be staggered. The
21    administrative law judge has full authority to conduct the
22    hearings.
23        Administrative law judges will receive initial and
24    annual training that is adequate in quality, quantity,
25    scope, and type, and will cover, at minimum the following
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1            (i) constitutional and other relevant law on
2        police-community encounters, including the law on the
3        use of force and stops, searches, and arrests;
4            (ii) police tactics;
5            (iii) investigations of police conduct;
6            (iv) impartial policing;
7            (v) policing individuals in crisis;
8            (vi) Illinois police policies, procedures, and
9        disciplinary rules;
10            (vii) procedural justice; and
11            (viii) community outreach.
12        The Board shall determine the content and extent of
13    the training within the scope provided for by this
14    subsection.
15        (7) Hearing. At the hearing, the administrative law
16    judge will hear the allegations alleged in the complaint.
17    The law enforcement officer, the counsel of the officer's
18    choosing, and the Board, or the officer's counsel, shall
19    be afforded the opportunity to present any pertinent
20    statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments. The law
21    enforcement officer shall be afforded the opportunity to
22    request that the Board compel the attendance of witnesses
23    and production of related documents. After the conclusion
24    of the hearing, the administrative law judge shall report
25    any findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommended
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1    objects to any procedural or substantive legal portion of
2    the report, the officer may do so by written brief filed
3    with the Panel within 14 days after receipt of the report.
4    The Panel may grant reasonable extensions for good cause
5    shown or when mutually agreed upon by the parties.
6        No later than 28 days before the hearing, a party
7    shall disclose the following:
8            (i) The name and, if known, the address and
9        telephone number of each individual likely to have
10        information relevant to the hearing that the
11        disclosing party may use to support its claims or
12        defenses. This includes, but is not limited to, any
13        name that has previously been held as confidential by
14        the Board.
15            (ii) A copy of any documents and videos that are in
16        the possession, custody, or control of the party, and
17        that the disclosing party may use to support its
18        claims or defenses.
19        (8) Certification Review Meeting. Upon receipt of the
20    administrative law judge's findings of fact, conclusions
21    of law, and recommended disposition, and any submitted
22    objections from the law enforcement officer, the Panel
23    shall call for a certification review meeting.
24        In such a meeting, the Panel may adjourn into a closed
25    conference for the purposes of deliberating on the
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1    conference, the Panel shall consider the hearing officer's
2    findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommended
3    disposition and may deliberate on all evidence and
4    testimony received and may consider the weight and
5    credibility to be given to the evidence received. No new
6    or additional evidence may be presented to the Panel.
7    After concluding its deliberations, the Panel shall
8    convene in open session for its consideration of the
9    matter. If a simple majority of the Panel finds that no
10    allegations in the complaint supporting one or more
11    charges of misconduct are proven by clear and convincing
12    evidence, then the Panel shall recommend to the Board that
13    the complaint be dismissed. If a simple majority of the
14    Panel finds that the allegations in the complaint
15    supporting one or more charges of misconduct are proven by
16    clear and convincing evidence, then the Panel shall
17    recommend to the Board to decertify the officer. The Panel
18    shall prepare a summary report as soon as practicable
19    after the completion of the meeting including the
20    following: the hearing officer's findings of fact,
21    conclusions of law, recommended disposition, and the
22    Panel's order.
23        (9) Final action by the Board. After receiving the
24    Panel's recommendations and any objections by the law
25    enforcement officer, and after due consideration of the
26    Panel's recommendations, the Board, by majority vote,

 

 

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1    shall issue a final decision to decertify the law
2    enforcement officer or take no action in regard to the law
3    enforcement officer. No new or additional evidence may be
4    presented to the Board. If the Board makes a final
5    decision contrary to the recommendations of the Panel, the
6    Board shall set forth in its final written decision the
7    specific written reasons for not following the Panel's
8    recommendations. A copy of the Board's final decision
9    shall be served upon the law enforcement officer by the
10    Board, either personally or as provided in this Act for
11    the service of a notice of hearing. A copy of the Board's
12    final decision also shall be delivered to the last
13    employing law enforcement agency, the complainant, and the
14    Panel.
15        (10) Reconsideration of the Board's Decision. Within
16    30 days after service of the Board's final decision, the
17    Panel or the law enforcement officer may file a written
18    motion for reconsideration with the Review Committee. The
19    motion for reconsideration shall specify the particular
20    grounds for reconsideration. The non-moving party may
21    respond to the motion for reconsideration. The Review
22    Committee shall only address the issues raised by the
23    parties.
24        The Review Committee may deny the motion for
25    reconsideration, or it may grant the motion in whole or in
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1    Review Committee must notify the law enforcement officer
2    and their last employing law enforcement agency within 14
3    days of a denial and state the reasons for denial.
4    (i) This Section applies to conduct by a full-time or
5part-time law enforcement officer in violation of subsection
6(b) that occurred before, on, or after the effective date of
7this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
8    (j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
9the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
10102nd General Assembly and Public Act 101-652 take effect July
111, 2022.
12(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22.)