104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5569
 
Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 705/10.28 new
50 ILCS 722/25
    Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve a training program in the identification of human remains for law enforcement officers employed by local law enforcement agencies. Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that, if human remains are identified, then the assisting law enforcement agency shall provide all known aliases associated with the deceased person to the coroner or medical examiner.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
5adding Section 10.28 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 705/10.28 new)
7    Sec. 10.28. Training; identification of human remains. The 
8Board shall conduct or approve a training program in the 
9identification of human remains for law enforcement officers 
10employed by local law enforcement agencies. The purpose of the 
11training provided under this Section shall be to teach law 
12enforcement officers employed by local law enforcement 
13agencies to identify human remains and respond appropriately.
 
14    Section 10. The Missing Persons Identification Act is 
15amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
16    (50 ILCS 722/25)
17    Sec. 25. Unidentified deceased persons. 
18    (a) In this Section, "assisting law enforcement agency" 
19has the meaning given to that term in Section 20. 
20    (b) The coroner, medical examiner, or assisting law 
21enforcement agency shall obtain a biological sample from any 
 
 
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1individual whose remains are not identifiable. The biological 
2sample shall be forwarded to an accredited Combined DNA Index 
3System (CODIS) laboratory where DNA profiles are entered into 
4the appropriate State and National DNA Index System within 90 
5days from the discovery of the remains. If the human remains 
6are identified, then the assisting law enforcement agency 
7shall provide all known aliases associated with the deceased 
8person to the coroner or medical examiner. 
9    Prior to the burial or interment of any unknown 
10individual's remains or any unknown individual's body part, 
11the medical examiner or coroner in possession of the remains 
12or body part must assign a case number to the unknown 
13individual or body part. The medical examiner or coroner shall 
14place a stainless-steel tag that is stamped or inscribed with 
15the assigned case number on the individual or body part and on 
16the outside of the burial container.
17(Source: P.A. 104-339, eff. 1-1-26.)