Bill Text: IL SB1976 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Criminal Justice Office Holders Parity and Protection Act. Contains only a short title provision and purpose Section.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1976 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB1976-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB1976 Introduced 2/10/2017, by Sen. William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Criminal Justice Office Holders Parity and Protection Act. Contains only a short title provision and purpose Section.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal justice office holders.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Criminal Justice Office Holders Parity and Protection Act.
Section 5. Purpose. A major and vital function of State
government is the development and maintenance of an effective
and efficient criminal justice system to deliver fair and
impartial justice for all persons within this State, whether
guilty or innocent, as well as for the victims of criminal
offenses. To carry out this function, it is vitally important
that the various components of the criminal justice system from
law enforcement, prosecution, defense, corrections, and the
courts operate as effectively as possible. A key to achieving
effective operation of the criminal justice system is to have
high quality personnel administering the system, with the
knowledge, expertise, and experience to deal with the many and
increasing demands placed upon them. Retention of high quality
personnel is even more important as the criminal justice
landscape continues to evolve and change over time. While the
number of law enforcement officers and agencies is large even
at the county level, the cases generated by the combined
efforts of all of these officers and agencies flow into a

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