99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4349
 
Introduced , by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2610/40 new
20 ILCS 2610/45 new
50 ILCS 705/10.19 new
50 ILCS 705/10.20 new

     Amends the Illinois Police Training Act.  Provides that on or before January 1, 2017, the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall adopt rules requiring liability insurance for law enforcement officers and rules providing minimum standards for psychological evaluations for officers including, but not limited to, satisfactory psychological evaluations before serving as an officer and satisfactory psychological evaluations every 5 years.  Amends the State Police Act making similar changes for State police officers.  Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
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 
5Sections 40 and  45 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2610/40 new)
7    Sec. 40. Psychological evaluations.  On or before January 1, 
82017, the Department shall adopt rules providing minimum 
9standards for regular psychological evaluations for auxiliary, 
10probationary, full-time, and part-time State police officers 
11including, but not limited to, (1) a satisfactory psychological 
12evaluation before a person may serve as a State police officer 
13in any capacity and (2) a satisfactory psychological evaluation 
14every 5 years.
 
15    (20 ILCS 2610/45 new)
16    Sec. 45. Liability insurance.  On or before January 1, 2017, 
17the Department shall adopt rules requiring all auxiliary, 
18probationary, full-time, and part-time State police officers 
19to maintain liability insurance, at an amount to be determined 
20by the Department, for any act committed by the State police 
21officer for which the State or any unit of local government may 
22be held liable.
 
 
 
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1    Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended  by 
2adding Sections 10.19 and 10.20 as follows:
 
3    (50 ILCS 705/10.19 new)
4    Sec. 10.19. Psychological evaluations.  On or before 
5January 1, 2017, the Board shall adopt rules providing minimum 
6standards for regular psychological evaluations for auxiliary, 
7probationary, full-time, and part-time law enforcement 
8officers including, but not limited to, (1) a satisfactory 
9psychological evaluation before a person may serve as a law 
10enforcement officer in any capacity and (2) a satisfactory 
11psychological evaluation every 5 years.
 
12    (50 ILCS 705/10.20 new)
13    Sec. 10.20. Liability insurance.  On or before January 1, 
142017, the Board shall adopt rules requiring all auxiliary, 
15probationary, full-time, and part-time law enforcement 
16officers to maintain liability insurance, at an amount to be 
17determined by the Board, for any act committed by the law 
18enforcement officer for which the State or any unit of local 
19government may be held liable.
 
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.