Bill > HB1637

Introduced Session

Creates the Keep Illinois Families Together Act. Provides that the Attorney General, within 90 days of the effective date of this Act, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, shall propose new rules related to limiting assistance with immigration enforcement at the following facilities to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and State law to ensure that these facilities remain safe and accessible to all Illinois residents, regardless of immigration status: (1) public schools, including public pre-schools and other early learning programs, public elementary and secondary schools, and public institutions of higher education; (2) State-funded medical treatment and health care facilities, including hospitals, health clinics, emergency or urgent care facilities, nursing homes, group homes for persons with developmental disabilities, community-integrated living arrangements, and State mental health facilities; (3) public libraries; (4) facilities operated by the Office of the Secretary of State; and (5) courthouses. Provides that within 6 months of the effective date of the Act, all State agencies, public schools, and public institutions of higher education shall review their confidentiality policies to identify any changes necessary to limit collection of information from individuals to that information necessary to perform agency duties and to limit use or disclosure of information for any other purpose. Provides that a law enforcement agency or official may not inquire about the citizenship or immigration status or place of birth of any individual, including any person who has been arrested or detained by the agency, any person in the agency or official's custody, any person submitting to questioning by the agency or official, any crime victim, any witness, or any person who calls or approaches the law enforcement agency or official seeking assistance. Makes other changes.

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Don Harmon (D)*,  Chris Welch (D)*,  Carol Ammons (D),  Omar Aquino (D),  Luis Arroyo (D),  Jonathan Carroll (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Cristina Castro (D),  Linda Chapa LaVia (D),  Jacqueline Collins (D),  Terra Costa Howard (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  La Shawn Ford (D),  Robyn Gabel (D),  Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),  Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),  LaToya Greenwood (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Greg Harris (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Emil Jones (D),  Yehiel Kalish (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Iris Martinez (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Anna Moeller (D),  Antonio Muñoz (D),  Aarón Ortíz (D),  Diane Pappas (D),  Robert Peters (D),  Lamont Robinson (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  André Thapedi (D),  Patricia Van Pelt (D),  Karina Villa (D),  Celina Villanueva (D),  Ram Villivalam (D),  Ann Williams (D), 

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0019 (on 06/21/2019)

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