SB3732sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Mattie Hunter

Filed: 2/7/2022

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3732

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3732 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Children and Family Services Powers Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 510-200 as follows:

(20 ILCS 510/510-200) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.2)

Sec. 510-200. Police and security force.

(a) The Department has the power to appoint, subject to the Personnel Code, persons to be members of a police and security force. Members of the police and security force shall be peace officers and as such have all powers possessed by policemen in cities and sheriffs, including the power to make arrests on view or on warrants of violations of State statutes or city or county ordinances. These powers may be exercised statewide , however, be exercised only in counties of more than 500,000 population when required for the protection of Department properties, interests, and personnel or when specifically requested by appropriate State or local law enforcement officials. Members of the police and security force may not serve and execute civil process.

(b) The Director must authorize to each member of the police and security force and to any other employee of the Department exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is authorized by the Department and (ii) contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be authorized by the Department.

(c) DCFS Child Protection Security Force. The DCFS Child Protection Security Force is created within the Department. The Department, in conjunction with the Illinois State Police, shall establish criteria for the hiring of officers, education and training curricula, and protocols for engagement with child protection workers and families. The Department has the authority, with Illinois State Police oversight, to adopt and amend any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

The Security Force shall work in coordination with the Department's Division of Child Protection under the direction of the Deputy Director of the Division of Child Protection. All child protection workers, after an initial investigation, may request Security Force engagement when there is the possibility of non-cooperation or violence by the family, relatives of the family, friends, partners, neighbors, or any other persons who seek to disrupt the orderly review, removal, or other action deemed necessary for the protection of the child.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-883, eff. 1-1-01.)".