96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6035

 

Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. John E. Bradley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1132 new
65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new

    Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not require a law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of citations or warnings within a designated period of time. Provides that a county or municipality may not, for purposes of evaluating a law enforcement officer's job performance, compare the number of citations or warnings issued by the law enforcement officer to the number of citations or warnings issued by any other law enforcement officer who has similar job duties. Limits home rule powers.


LRB096 16301 RLJ 31559 b

HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB6035 LRB096 16301 RLJ 31559 b

1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5 5-1132 as follows:
 
6     (55 ILCS 5/5-1132 new)
7     Sec. 5-1132. Quotas prohibited. A county may not require a
8 law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of citations
9 or warnings within a designated period of time.
10     A county may not, for purposes of evaluating a law
11 enforcement officer's job performance, compare the number of
12 citations or warnings issued by the law enforcement officer to
13 the number of citations or warnings issued by any other law
14 enforcement officer who has similar job duties.
15     A home rule unit may not establish requirements for or
16 assess the performance of law enforcement officers in a manner
17 inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation
18 under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
19 Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
20 units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
21     Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
22 adding Section 11-1-12 as follows:
 

 

 

HB6035 - 2 - LRB096 16301 RLJ 31559 b

1     (65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new)
2     Sec. 11-1-12. Quotas prohibited. A municipality may not
3 require a law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of
4 citations or warnings within a designated period of time.
5     A municipality may not, for purposes of evaluating a law
6 enforcement officer's job performance, compare the number of
7 citations or warnings issued by the law enforcement officer to
8 the number of citations or warnings issued by any other law
9 enforcement officer who has similar job duties.
10     A home rule municipality may not establish requirements for
11 or assess the performance of law enforcement officers in a
12 manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
13 limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
14 the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
15 rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.