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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The First Responders Suicide Prevention Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 840/30) |
| 7 | | Sec. 30. First Responders Suicide Task Force. |
| 8 | | (a) The First Responders Suicide Task Force is hereby |
| 9 | | reconstituted created to pursue recommendations to help reduce |
| 10 | | the risk and rates of suicide among first responders, along |
| 11 | | with developing a mechanism to help reduce the risk and rates |
| 12 | | of suicide among first responders. The Task Force shall be |
| 13 | | composed of the following members: |
| 14 | | (1) the Director of the Illinois State Police or his |
| 15 | | or her designee; |
| 16 | | (2) the Director of Public Health or his or her |
| 17 | | designee; |
| 18 | | (3) 2 members of the House of Representatives |
| 19 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
| 20 | | one of whom shall serve as co-chair; |
| 21 | | (4) 2 members of the House of Representatives |
| 22 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
| 23 | | Representatives; |
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| 1 | | (5) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the President |
| 2 | | of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as co-chair; |
| 3 | | (6) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the Minority |
| 4 | | Leader of the Senate; |
| 5 | | (7) 2 members who represent 2 different mental health |
| 6 | | organizations, one appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 7 | | House of Representatives and one appointed by the Minority |
| 8 | | Leader of the Senate; |
| 9 | | (8) one member who represents an organization that |
| 10 | | advocates on behalf of police appointed by the Speaker of |
| 11 | | the House of Representatives; |
| 12 | | (9) one member who represents the Chicago Police |
| 13 | | Department appointed by the Minority Leader of the House |
| 14 | | of Representatives; |
| 15 | | (10) 2 members who represent organizations that |
| 16 | | advocate on behalf of firefighters appointed by the |
| 17 | | President of the Senate; |
| 18 | | (11) one member who represents the Chicago Fire |
| 19 | | Department appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; |
| 20 | | and |
| 21 | | (12) one member who represents an organization that |
| 22 | | advocates on behalf of sheriffs in the State of Illinois |
| 23 | | appointed by the President of the Senate. |
| 24 | | (13) one member who represents an organization that |
| 25 | | provides mental health training and support for first |
| 26 | | responders in the State of Illinois, appointed by the |
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| 1 | | President of the Senate. |
| 2 | | (14) 2 members who represent organizations that |
| 3 | | advocate on behalf of public safety telecommunicators, |
| 4 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 5 | | (b) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed within 30 |
| 6 | | days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
| 7 | | 104th General Assembly Act and shall serve without |
| 8 | | compensation. The Task Force shall begin meeting no later than |
| 9 | | 30 days after all members have been appointed. The Illinois |
| 10 | | State Police shall provide administrative support for the Task |
| 11 | | Force, and if the subject matter is either sensitive or |
| 12 | | classified, the Task Force may hold its hearings in private. |
| 13 | | (c) The Task Force shall issue a final report to the |
| 14 | | General Assembly on or before December 31, 2026 2020 and, one |
| 15 | | year after the filing of its report, is dissolved. |
| 16 | | (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. |
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.) |
