Sen. Steve McClure
Filed: 2/22/2022
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1486 




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1486 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is 
5amended by adding Section 21.6 as follows:

6 (20 ILCS 505/21.6 new)
7 Sec. 21.6. Child protective investigators; personal 
8protection spray devices. A child protective investigator is 
9authorized to carry and use personal protection spray devices, 
10such as mace, pepper mace, or pepper gas, for self-defense 
11purposes while investigating a report of child abuse or 
12neglect if the child protective investigator has been trained 
13on the proper use of such personal protection spray devices by 
14the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State Police shall 
15establish a training program for child protective 
16investigators on the proper use of personal protection spray 
 
 
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1devices for self-defense purposes. The Department shall 
2provide funding for the training program. 


3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.".