96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6901

 

Introduced , by Rep. Greg Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2610/35 new
55 ILCS 5/3-6040 new
65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new

    Amends the State Police Act, Counties Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes any State Police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or municipal peace officer who is on duty disability to carry a concealed weapon. Authorizes the summary revocation or suspension of such an authorization. Provides that neither a revocation or suspension of authorization to carry a concealed weapon nor the failure to revoke or suspend such an authorization may be used to determine whether an officer is fit for duty or to establish the liability of the Department of State Police, a county, or a municipality for the actions of a duty disabled officer. Provides that neither the ability of a duty disabled officer to meet the minimum mandatory annual active duty and retired officer handgun qualification course of fire requirements nor any other demonstration of ability or fitness required under these provisions may be used to assess whether that officer is qualified for active duty. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines "duty disabled Department of State Police Officer", "duty disabled sheriff", "duty disabled deputy sheriff", and "duty disable municipal peace officer". Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by adding
5Section 35 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2610/35 new)
7    Sec. 35. Concealed weapons; duty disabled officers.
8    (a) A duty disabled Department of State Police officer is
9authorized to carry a concealed weapon. However, the Director
10of State Police may summarily revoke or suspend that
11authorization for any one or more of the following reasons:
12        (1) The officer is duty disabled due to a mental
13    illness or impairment that renders the officer a danger to
14    himself, herself, or others.
15        (2) The officer is being treated for alcohol, drug, or
16    substance abuse or with medications that could impair his
17    or her judgment or ability to safely operate a firearm.
18        (3) The officer is subject to a disciplinary action.
19        (4) The officer does not meet the minimum mandatory
20    annual active duty and retired officer handgun
21    qualification course of fire requirements established by
22    the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
23        (5) The authorization otherwise threatens public

 

 

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1    safety.
2    (b) Neither a revocation or suspension of authorization
3under this Section nor the failure to revoke or suspend an
4authorization under this Section shall be used to determine
5whether a duty disabled Department of State Police officer is
6qualified for active duty or to establish the liability of the
7Department for the actions of the officer. Likewise, neither
8the ability of a duty disabled Department of State Police
9officer to meet the minimum mandatory annual active duty and
10retired officer handgun qualification course of fire
11requirements nor any other demonstration of ability or fitness
12required under this Section may be used to assess whether the
13officer is qualified for active duty.
14    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "duty disabled
15Department of State Police Officer" includes, without
16limitation, any Department of State Police Officer who is
17placed on duty disability, occupational disability, or regular
18disability or is receiving workers' compensation benefits.
 
19    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
203-6040 as follows:
 
21    (55 ILCS 5/3-6040 new)
22    Sec. 3-6040. Concealed weapons; duty disabled sheriffs and
23duty disabled deputy sheriffs.
24    (a) A duty disabled sheriff or duty disabled deputy sheriff

 

 

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1is authorized to carry a concealed weapon. However, the sheriff
2(or the chair or president of the county board, as applicable,
3if the sheriff is duty disabled) may summarily revoke or
4suspend that authorization for any one or more of the following
5reasons:
6        (1) The sheriff or deputy sheriff is duty disabled due
7    to a mental illness or impairment that causes him or her to
8    be a danger to himself, herself, or others.
9        (2) The sheriff or deputy sheriff is being treated for
10    alcohol, drug, or substance abuse or with medications that
11    could impair his or her judgment or ability to safely
12    operate a firearm.
13        (3) The sheriff or deputy sheriff is subject to a
14    disciplinary action.
15        (4) The sheriff or deputy sheriff does not meet the
16    minimum mandatory annual active duty and retired officer
17    handgun qualification course of fire established by the
18    Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
19        (5) The authorization otherwise threatens public
20    safety.
21    (b) Neither a revocation or suspension of authorization
22under this Section nor the failure to revoke or suspend an
23authorization under this Section shall be used to determine
24whether a sheriff or deputy sheriff is qualified for active
25duty or to establish the liability of the county for the
26actions of the sheriff or deputy sheriff. Likewise, neither the

 

 

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1ability of a duty disabled sheriff or duty disabled deputy
2sheriff to meet the minimum mandatory annual active duty and
3retired officer handgun qualification course of fire
4requirements nor any other demonstration of ability or fitness
5required under this Section may be used to assess whether the
6sheriff or deputy sheriff is qualified for active duty.
7    (c) A home rule county may not regulate the carrying of a
8weapon by a duty disabled sheriff or duty disabled deputy
9sheriff in a manner that is inconsistent with this Section.
10This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6
11of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
12exercise by home rule counties of powers and functions
13exercised by the State.
14    (d) For the purposes of this Section, "duty disabled
15sheriff" includes, without limitation, any sheriff who is
16placed on duty disability, occupational disability, regular
17disability or is receiving workers' compensation benefits, and
18"duty disabled deputy sheriff" includes, without limitation,
19any deputy sheriff who is placed on duty disability,
20occupational disability, or regular disability or is receiving
21workers' compensation benefits.
 
22    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
23adding Section 11-1-12 as follows:
 
24    (65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 11-1-12. Concealed weapons; duty disabled peace
2officers.
3    (a) A duty disabled municipal peace officer is authorized
4to carry a concealed weapon. However, the chief of the
5municipal police department (or the mayor of the municipality
6if the chief of the municipal police department is duty
7disabled) may summarily revoke or suspend that authorization
8for any one or more of the following reasons:
9        (1) The officer is duty disabled due to a mental
10    illness or impairment that causes him or her to be a danger
11    to himself, herself, or others.
12        (2) The officer is being treated for alcohol, drug, or
13    substance abuse or with medications that could impair his
14    or her judgment or ability to safely operate a firearm.
15        (3) The officer is subject to a disciplinary action.
16        (4) The officer does not meet the minimum mandatory
17    annual active duty and retired officer handgun
18    qualification course of fire established by the Illinois
19    Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
20        (5) The authorization otherwise threatens public
21    safety.
22    (b) Neither a revocation or suspension of authorization
23under this Section nor the failure to revoke or suspend an
24authorization under this Section shall be used to determine
25whether a municipal peace officer is qualified for active duty
26or to establish the liability of the municipality for the

 

 

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1actions of the officer. Likewise, neither the ability of a duty
2disabled municipal peace officer to meet the minimum mandatory
3annual active duty and retired officer handgun qualification
4course of fire requirements nor any other demonstration of
5ability or fitness required under this Section may be used to
6assess whether the officer is qualified for active duty.
7    (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate the carrying
8of a weapon by a peace officer in a manner that is inconsistent
9with this Section. This Section is a limitation under
10subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
11Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
12municipalities of powers and functions exercised by the State.
13    (d) For the purposes of this Section, "duty disabled
14municipal peace officer" includes, without limitation, any
15municipal peace officer who is placed on duty disability,
16occupational disability, or regular disability or is receiving
17workers' compensation benefits.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.