SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An Illinois House Republican who also serves as a suburban police officer hopes to ban indirect quotas for municipal police.
Illinois banned state, county and local law enforcement agencies from enforcing traffic ticket and arrest quotas in 2015, but many departments are still forcing officers to meet a set number of traffic stops and citations each month.
Rep. Patrick Sheehan (R-Homer Glen) said officers are meant to protect and serve the public instead of providing revenue sources for local governments.
"Performance should be judged on the legality, judgement, problem solving, community outcomes and case quality, not how many people an officer stops or detains," Sheehan said Friday. "Other states have already moved to ban the arrest and stop-based quotas. Illinois should close the loophole and do the same."
This plan passed unanimously out of the House Police and Fire Committee Friday morning, as Sheehan has gained strong bipartisan support. However, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police argued the change could create new challenges for departments.
"What we're doing with this piece of legislation is taking away the ability for local police departments to objectively evaluate their officers," said former Elmhurst Police Chief and state lawmaker John Milner. "This is a huge thing."
House Bill 5011 had over 20 cosponsors as of Friday afternoon.
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