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Article 10 - Olympic Public Safety Law

 
    (65 ILCS 120/Art. 10 heading) ARTICLE 10.
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑1)
    Sec. 10‑1. Article title. This Article may be cited as the Olympic Public Safety Law.
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑5)
    Sec. 10‑5. Purpose. As part of the bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Chicago, this Article provides for the creation of a commission, known as the Chicago Olympic Public Safety Command, or COPSC, that will engage in security and public safety planning, management, and administration if Chicago is selected as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the event of such selection, it is intended that COPSC will contribute to the achievement of the following objectives: foster the intergovernmental cooperation of local, State, and federal public safety agencies in providing for the public safety of the Olympic and Paralympic Games; develop a comprehensive security and public safety plan; create a unified chain of command; and implement an effective and efficient public safety and security operation that does not compromise the celebratory spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑10)
    Sec. 10‑10. Definitions. As used in this Article:
    "Chicago 2016" means Chicago 2016, an Illinois not‑for‑profit corporation formed to bid for the opportunity of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, or as the context requires, a successor in interest to Chicago 2016, such as an organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games formed after the selection of Chicago as the host city for that event.
    "COPSC" means the Chicago Olympic Public Safety Command contemplated in Section 10‑15.
    "COPSC Chairperson" means the Chairperson of COPSC.
    "ESG" means Executive Strategy Group of COPSC.
    "Law enforcement and public safety services" includes programs and services to, among other things:
        (1) provide for crowd and traffic safety;
        (2) suppress or reduce crime;
        (3) provide for or assist in criminal investigation;
        (4) provide forensic, communications, and records

support services;

(5) facilitate intelligence and information sharing

among federal, State, and local authorities and with relevant private sector participants;

(6) deter and disrupt terrorism activity related to

the Olympic and Paralympic Games through aggressive investigation and prosecution;

(7) assure that the organizational structure and

plans exist to effectively prepare for, and respond to, any terrorist incidents or other emergencies in the State related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games; and

(8) assure that public safety plans are coordinated

and integrated with the operations plans of Chicago 2016 for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"Local law enforcement agency" means any political subdivision of the State or an agency of a political subdivision that exists primarily to deter and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances.     "Local public safety agency" means a political subdivision of the State or an agency of a political subdivision of the State that exists to provide:         (1) fire service;         (2) emergency medical services; or         (3) emergency management and communication.     "Olympic and Paralympic Games" means the 2016 Olympic and

Paralympic Games that may be hosted by the City of Chicago.

"Period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games" means the period commencing 21 days before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games and concluding 14 days after the closing ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games.     "State" means the State of Illinois.     "State agency" means any department, division, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, government, corporation, or other establishment or official of the State, except the Legislature, and for purposes of this Article includes a State institution of higher education.     "State law enforcement agency" means any entity administered by the State that exists primarily to deter and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances.     "State public safety agency" means an entity administered by the State that exists to provide:         (1) fire service;         (2) emergency medical services; or         (3) emergency management and communication.     "Venue Commander" means a person who shall direct and coordinate law enforcement and public safety personnel and responsibilities at a designated Olympic venue during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as set forth in this Article. (Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑15)
    Sec. 10‑15. Chicago Olympic Public Safety Command.
    (a) If the International Olympic Committee selects the City of Chicago to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, then the Chicago Olympic Public Safety Command (COPSC) shall be established.
    (b) The policymaking responsibility of COPSC shall be vested in ESG.
    (c) ESG shall consist of the following initial members:
        (1) the COPSC Chairperson;
        (2) the Executive Director of COPSC (non‑voting

member);

(3) the Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department;         (4) a representative of Chicago 2016 appointed by the

COPSC Chairperson;

(5) the Executive Director for the Office of

Emergency Management and Communications of the City of Chicago;

(6) the Special Agent‑In‑Charge of the Chicago

Division of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other representative designated by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(7) the Special Agent‑In‑Charge of the Chicago

Division of the United States Secret Service, or other representative designated by the United States Secret Service;

(8) the Regional Director for the Federal Emergency

Management Agency;

(9) a representative appointed by the Director of the

Illinois State Police; and

(10) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police

Department, if the COPSC Chairperson is someone other than the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.

(d) Each member of COPSC, including those of ESG and the

Executive Director of COPSC, shall serve without additional compensation from the State of Illinois.

(e) The COPSC Chairperson shall be the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, or such other suitably qualified person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago. The COPSC Chairperson shall chair COPSC and ESG and shall call meetings of each from time to time in furtherance of the purposes of this Article. A majority of the members of ESG constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All members of ESG other than the Executive Director of COPSC shall be voting members, and the action of a majority of a quorum of ESG shall constitute the action of ESG.     (f) The COPSC Chairperson may appoint additional members of ESG at a properly constituted meeting of ESG, but each such appointment shall be subject to written consent by a majority of the other members of ESG present at the same or a subsequent properly constituted meeting of ESG.     (g) ESG shall establish a strategic plan for law enforcement and public safety services related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the coordination of personnel and resources of State, local, and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies.     (h) ESG shall define the composition, organizational structure, and high‑level administrative policies of COPSC.     (i) COPSC shall:         (1) in furtherance of the strategic plan developed by

ESG, and in consultation with State, local, and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies, establish a detailed plan for law enforcement and public safety services related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the coordination of personnel and resources of State, local, and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies;

(2) develop any policies necessary to inform and

direct COPSC in the implementation of that plan;

(3) amend that plan to promote the effective,

efficient, and cooperative implementation of the plan and the preservation of public safety;

(4) integrate that plan with the operations plans of

Chicago 2016 for the Olympic and Paralympic Games; and

(5) perform such other functions as directed by the

COPSC Chairperson or ESG, consistent with the purposes of this Article.

(j) All State and local law enforcement and public safety agencies shall cooperate with the planning and coordination efforts of COPSC, as requested by COPSC and subject to applicable law. COPSC shall, unless it relinquishes such authority in whole or part, and subject to applicable superior federal law or authority, have primary responsibility for law enforcement and public safety services at each Olympic venue in the State (including an area extending up to approximately 300 yards from the secure perimeter of each Olympic site, as defined and promulgated by COPSC) during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Designated Venue Commanders at each such Olympic venue shall direct and coordinate on‑scene law enforcement and public safety personnel and responsibilities and shall be managed by the COPSC Chairperson or his or her designee. (Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑20)
    Sec. 10‑20. COPSC Chairperson; Venue Commanders.
    (a) The COPSC Chairperson shall appoint qualified individuals to serve as Venue Commanders at Olympic venues during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
    (b) The COPSC Chairperson shall coordinate law enforcement and public safety agency activities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games with respect to Olympic venues and events, and shall direct the execution of the plan established by COPSC.
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑25)
    Sec. 10‑25. Executive Director of COPSC.
    (a) The COPSC Chairperson shall appoint a representative of Chicago 2016 as the Executive Director of COPSC.
    (b) The Executive Director of COPSC shall report to the COPSC Chairperson and manage the day‑to‑day activities of COPSC.
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑30)
    Sec. 10‑30. Deputization. COPSC may enter into agreements with political subdivisions of the State and with other states, regional authorities, and the federal Government. Pursuant to these agreements, the COPSC Chairperson may deputize or otherwise designate qualified law enforcement personnel from those other governmental units to assist COPSC in performing specifically described activities under this Article during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Those deputized or designated persons shall have the status of a peace officer in the State during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and shall have all the powers possessed by policemen in cities and by sheriffs, including the power to make arrests for violations of State statutes or municipal or county ordinances, except that those powers (i) may be exercised only within the geographic areas affirmatively authorized in writing by the COPSC Chairperson and (ii) may be otherwise restricted or limited by the COPSC Chairperson in that writing. Any authorization for deputization or designation pursuant to this subsection shall be made in writing, and should be carried by each such deputized or designated person (or kept in reasonable proximity thereto) and produced upon demand by another peace officer.
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)

    (65 ILCS 120/10‑35)
    Sec. 10‑35. Inoperability. This Article shall be inoperable as follows:
    (a) if the City of Chicago terminates its candidacy to become the host city for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, then this Article is inoperable upon that termination;
    (b) if the International Olympic Committee does not select the City of Chicago as of the host city for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on or before December 1, 2009, then this Article is inoperable on and after that date; or
    (c) if the City of Chicago is chosen as the host city for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on or before December 1, 2009, then this Article is inoperable on and after June 30, 2017.
(Source: P.A. 96‑7, eff. 4‑3‑09.)