093_HB0345eng HB0345 Engrossed LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 AN ACT concerning child abduction. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the 5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing 6 Section 2605-480 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-480) 8 Sec. 2605-480. Statewide kidnapping alert and prevention 9 program; Child Safety Coordinator. 10 (a) The Department of State Police shall develop a 11 coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert system 12 when a child is missing or kidnapped. The system shall 13 include, but is not limited to, the use in coordination with 14 the Illinois Department of Transportation, of electronic 15 message signs on roads and highways in the vicinity of a 16 child abduction to immediately provide critical information 17 to the public. 18 (b) The Department of State Police shall establish an 19 AMBER Plan Task Force to monitor and review the 20 implementation and operation of the system developed under 21 subsection (a), including procedures, budgetary requirements, 22 and response protocols. The Task Force shall also develop 23 additional network resources for use in the system. 24 (c) The Department of State Police, in coordination with 25 the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, shall develop and 26 implement a community outreach program to promote awareness 27 among the State's parents and children of child abduction 28 prevention and response. 29 (d) The Department of State Police, in coordination with 30 the State Board of Education, shall develop child abduction 31 prevention instruction for inclusion in elementary and HB0345 Engrossed -2- LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 secondary school curricula throughout the State. The 2 Department and State Board of Education shall encourage the 3 inclusion of the child abduction prevention instruction in 4 private elementary and secondary school curricula throughout 5 the State. 6 (e) The Department shall appoint a Child Safety 7 Coordinator to assist in the establishment of State standards 8 for child safety from kidnap and abduction and to advocate 9 for the achievement of those standards. The Child Safety 10 Coordinator shall have the qualifications and experience that 11 the Department shall require by rule. The Child Safety 12 Coordinator shall receive no compensation but shall be 13 reimbursed for his or her expenses from the Department's 14 operations budget. No funds shall be appropriated solely for 15 the expenses of the Child Safety Coordinator. The Department 16 shall provide technical assistance for the Child Safety 17 Coordinator from its existing resources. 18 (Source: P.A. 92-259, eff. 1-1-02; 92-468, eff. 8-22-01.) 19 Section 10. The Department of Transportation Law of the 20 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding 21 Section 2705-505.5 as follows: 22 (20 ILCS 2705/2705-505.5 new) 23 Sec. 2705-505.5. Child abduction message signs. The 24 Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the 25 Department of State Police in the use of electronic message 26 signs on roads and highways in the vicinity of a child 27 abduction to immediately provide critical information to the 28 public. 29 Section 15. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act 30 is amended by changing Section 5 as follows: HB0345 Engrossed -3- LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 (20 ILCS 3305/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 1055) 2 Sec. 5. Illinois Emergency Management Agency. 3 (a) There is created within the executive branch of the 4 State Government an Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 5 a Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, 6 herein called the "Director" who shall be the head thereof. 7 The Director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the 8 advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for a term 9 of 2 years beginning on the third Monday in January of the 10 odd-numbered year, and until a successor is appointed and has 11 qualified; except that the term of the first Director 12 appointed under this Act shall expire on the third Monday in 13 January, 1989. The Director shall not hold any other 14 remunerative public office. The Director shall receive an 15 annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or the 16 amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is 17 higher. If set by the Governor, the Director's annual salary 18 may not exceed 85% of the Governor's annual salary. 19 (b) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall 20 obtain, under the provisions of the Personnel Code, 21 technical, clerical, stenographic and other administrative 22 personnel, and may make expenditures within the appropriation 23 therefor as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this 24 Act. The agency created by this Act is intended to be a 25 successor to the agency created under the Illinois Emergency 26 Services and Disaster Agency Act of 1975 and the personnel, 27 equipment, records, and appropriations of that agency are 28 transferred to the successor agency as of the effective date 29 of this Act. 30 (c) The Director, subject to the direction and control 31 of the Governor, shall be the executive head of the Illinois 32 Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Response 33 Commission and shall be responsible under the direction of 34 the Governor, for carrying out the program for emergency HB0345 Engrossed -4- LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 management of this State. The Director shall also maintain 2 liaison and cooperate with the emergency management 3 organizations of this State and other states and of the 4 federal government. 5 (d) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall take 6 an integral part in the development and revision of political 7 subdivision emergency operations plans prepared under 8 paragraph (f) of Section 10. To this end it shall employ or 9 otherwise secure the services of professional and technical 10 personnel capable of providing expert assistance to the 11 emergency services and disaster agencies. These personnel 12 shall consult with emergency services and disaster agencies 13 on a regular basis and shall make field examinations of the 14 areas, circumstances, and conditions that particular 15 political subdivision emergency operations plans are intended 16 to apply. 17 (e) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 18 political subdivisions shall be encouraged to form an 19 emergency management advisory committee composed of private 20 and public personnel representing the emergency management 21 phases of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. 22 The Local Emergency Planning Committee, as created under the 23 Illinois Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 24 shall serve as an advisory committee to the emergency 25 services and disaster agency or agencies serving within the 26 boundaries of that Local Emergency Planning Committee 27 planning district for: 28 (1) the development of emergency operations plan 29 provisions for hazardous chemical emergencies; and 30 (2) the assessment of emergency response 31 capabilities related to hazardous chemical emergencies. 32 (f) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall: 33 (1) Coordinate the overall emergency management 34 program of the State. HB0345 Engrossed -5- LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 (2) Cooperate with local governments, the federal 2 government and any public or private agency or entity in 3 achieving any purpose of this Act and in implementing 4 emergency management programs for mitigation, 5 preparedness, response, and recovery. 6 (2.5) Cooperate with the Department of Nuclear 7 Safety in development of the comprehensive emergency 8 preparedness and response plan for any nuclear accident 9 in accordance with Section 2005-65 of the Department of 10 Nuclear Safety Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 11 Illinois and in development of the Illinois Nuclear 12 Safety Preparedness program in accordance with Section 8 13 of the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. 14 (3) Prepare, for issuance by the Governor, 15 executive orders, proclamations, and regulations as 16 necessary or appropriate in coping with disasters. 17 (4) Promulgate rules and requirements for political 18 subdivision emergency operations plans that are not 19 inconsistent with and are at least as stringent as 20 applicable federal laws and regulations. 21 (5) Review and approve, in accordance with Illinois 22 Emergency Management Agency rules, emergency operations 23 plans for those political subdivisions required to have 24 an emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to 25 this Act. 26 (5.5) Promulgate rules and requirements for the 27 political subdivision emergency management exercises, 28 including, but not limited to, exercises of the emergency 29 operations plans. 30 (5.10) Review, evaluate, and approve, in accordance 31 with Illinois Emergency Management Agency rules, 32 political subdivision emergency management exercises for 33 those political subdivisions required to have an 34 emergency services and disaster agency pursuant to this HB0345 Engrossed -6- LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 Act. 2 (6) Determine requirements of the State and its 3 political subdivisions for food, clothing, and other 4 necessities in event of a disaster. 5 (7) Establish a register of persons with types of 6 emergency management training and skills in mitigation, 7 preparedness, response, and recovery. 8 (8) Establish a register of government and private 9 response resources available for use in a disaster. 10 (9) Expand the Earthquake Awareness Program and its 11 efforts to distribute earthquake preparedness materials 12 to schools, political subdivisions, community groups, 13 civic organizations, and the media. Emphasis will be 14 placed on those areas of the State most at risk from an 15 earthquake. Maintain the list of all school districts, 16 hospitals, airports, power plants, including nuclear 17 power plants, lakes, dams, emergency response facilities 18 of all types, and all other major public or private 19 structures which are at the greatest risk of damage from 20 earthquakes under circumstances where the damage would 21 cause subsequent harm to the surrounding communities and 22 residents. 23 (10) Disseminate all information, completely and 24 without delay, on water levels for rivers and streams and 25 any other data pertaining to potential flooding supplied 26 by the Division of Water Resources within the Department 27 of Natural Resources to all political subdivisions to the 28 maximum extent possible. 29 (11) Develop agreements, if feasible, with medical 30 supply and equipment firms to supply resources as are 31 necessary to respond to an earthquake or any other 32 disaster as defined in this Act. These resources will be 33 made available upon notifying the vendor of the disaster. 34 Payment for the resources will be in accordance with HB0345 Engrossed -7- LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 Section 7 of this Act. The Illinois Department of Public 2 Health shall determine which resources will be required 3 and requested. 4 (11.5) In coordination with the Department of State 5 Police, develop and implement a community outreach 6 program to promote awareness among the State's parents 7 and children of child abduction prevention and response. 8 (12) Out of funds appropriated for these purposes, 9 award capital and non-capital grants to Illinois 10 hospitals or health care facilities located outside of a 11 city with a population in excess of 1,000,000 to be used 12 for purposes that include, but are not limited to, 13 preparing to respond to mass casualties and disasters, 14 maintaining and improving patient safety and quality of 15 care, and protecting the confidentiality of patient 16 information. No single grant for a capital expenditure 17 shall exceed $300,000. No single grant for a non-capital 18 expenditure shall exceed $100,000. In awarding such 19 grants, preference shall be given to hospitals that serve 20 a significant number of Medicaid recipients, but do not 21 qualify for disproportionate share hospital adjustment 22 payments under the Illinois Public Aid Code. To receive 23 such a grant, a hospital or health care facility must 24 provide funding of at least 50% of the cost of the 25 project for which the grant is being requested. In 26 awarding such grants the Illinois Emergency Management 27 Agency shall consider the recommendations of the Illinois 28 Hospital Association. 29 (13) Do all other things necessary, incidental or 30 appropriate for the implementation of this Act. 31 (Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99; 92-73, eff. 1-1-02; 92-597, 32 eff. 6-28-02.) 33 Section 20. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended HB0345 Engrossed -8- LRB093 06754 JAM 06889 b 1 by adding Section 10.10 as follows: 2 (50 ILCS 705/10.10 new) 3 Sec. 10.10. Training in child abduction alert system. 4 The Board shall conduct a training program for law 5 enforcement personnel of local governmental agencies in the 6 statewide coordinated child abduction alert system developed 7 under Section 2605-480 of the Department of State Police Law 8 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. 9 Section 25. The School Code is amended by adding Section 10 2-3.140 as follows: 11 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.140 new) 12 Sec. 2-3.140. Child abduction prevention instruction. 13 The State Board of Education, in coordination with the 14 Department of State Police, shall develop child abduction 15 prevention instruction for inclusion in elementary and 16 secondary school curricula throughout the State. The State 17 Board of Education and the Department of State Police shall 18 encourage the inclusion of the child abduction prevention 19 instruction in private elementary and secondary school 20 curricula throughout the State. 21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 22 becoming law.