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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, This body recognizes that State law allows units
3 of local government to impose reasonable requirements
4 regarding residence, health, habits, and moral character on
5 police officers and prospective police officers; and
6 WHEREAS, Many units of local government require police
7 officers and prospective police officers to submit to
8 psychological testing; and
9 WHEREAS, There are no uniform standards in State law
10 concerning psychological testing of police officers and
11 prospective police officers; and
12 WHEREAS, If a unit of local government finds that a
13 police officer or prospective police officer is unfit for
14 service based on the results of a psychological test, that
15 officer or prospective officer does not have a right to
16 appeal the unit of local government's findings; and
17 WHEREAS, Because there are no uniform State standards
18 concerning the use of psychological tests, a police officer
19 or prospective police officer may be found fit for service in
20 one jurisdiction of this State and found unfit in another
21 jurisdiction; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we urge the General Assembly to consider legislation to adopt
25 uniform standards for the psychological testing of police
26 officers and prospective police officers by units of local
27 government; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, that we also urge the General Assembly to
29 consider legislation to provide police officers and
30 prospective police officers with a right to appeal the
31 fitness findings of a unit of local government.