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| that involves a missing person who is believed to be suffering |
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| from dementia or a similar cognitive impairment, for the |
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| protection of the missing person from potential abuse or other |
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| physical harm, neglect, or exploitation, the Department of |
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| State Police shall issue an alert providing for the rapid |
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| dissemination of information within the region where the |
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| missing person was last seen regarding the missing person. The |
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| Department of State Police shall make every effort to |
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| disseminate the information as quickly as possible when (i) the |
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| missing person is at least 55 years old or the missing person |
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| is less than 55 years old and a law enforcement officer |
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| determines that an alert is necessary and (ii) the person's |
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| status as missing has been reported to a law enforcement |
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| agency. |
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| (c) The Department of State Police shall adopt guidelines |
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| and develop procedures for issuing an alert for missing persons |
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| believed to be suffering from dementia or a similar cognitive |
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| impairment. The Department of State Police, in coordination |
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| with the Illinois Department on Aging, shall develop and |
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| implement a community outreach program to promote awareness |
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| among the State's healthcare facilities, nursing homes, |
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| assisted living facilities, and other senior centers. The |
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| guidelines and procedures shall ensure that specific health |
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| information about the missing person is not made public through |
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| the alert or otherwise. |
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| (d) The Department of State Police, in consultation with |
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| the Illinois Department of Transportation, shall develop a |
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| procedure for the use of electronic message signs on roads and |
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| highways to provide information on a missing person that meets |
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| the criteria provided under this Section. The system may |
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| include, but is not limited to, the use of Illinois Department |
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| of Transportation electronic message signs to immediately |
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| provide critical information to the public. |
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| (e) The Department of State Police shall appoint a Silver |
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| Alert Coordinator to assist in the establishment of State |
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| standards and to monitor the availability of federal funding |
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| that may become available to further the objectives of the |
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| Silver Alert System. The Silver Alert Coordinator shall have |
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| the qualifications and experience that the Department of State |
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| Police shall require by rule. The Silver Alert Coordinator |
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| shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for his |
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| or her expenses from the Department's operations budget. No |
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| funds shall be appropriated solely for the expenses of the |
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| Silver Alert Coordinator. The Department may in its discretion |
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| have the Child Safety Coordinator, created under Section |
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| 2605-480 of the Department of State Police Law, act in the dual |
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| capacity of Child Safety Coordinator and Silver Alert |
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| Coordinator. The Department shall provide technical assistance |
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| for the Silver Alert Coordinator from its existing resources. |
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| (f) The Department shall establish a Silver Alert System |
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| Task Force to monitor and review the implementation and |
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| operation of the system developed under subsection (a), |
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| including procedures, budgetary requirements, and response |
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| protocols. The Task Force shall also develop additional network |
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| resources for use in the system. The Department of State Police |
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| may in its discretion have the AMBER Plan Task Force, |
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| established under Section 2605-480 of the Department of State |
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| Police Law, serve in a dual capacity as the Silver Alert System |
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| Task Force. |
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| (g) Any person who intentionally or knowingly files a false |
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| report that a missing person is believed to be suffering from |
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| dementia or a similar cognitive impairment is guilty of a Class |
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| C misdemeanor.
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| Section 10. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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| Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing |
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| Section 2705-505.5 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2705/2705-505.5)
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| Sec. 2705-505.5. Child abduction and silver alert message |
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| signs. The Department of
Transportation
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| the Department of State Police in the use of electronic
message
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| signs on roads and highways in the vicinity of a child |
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| abduction, or near the location where a person believed to be |
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| suffering from dementia or a similar cognitive impairment was |
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| last seen, as provided under Section 2605-485 of the Department |
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| of State Police Law, to immediately
provide
critical |
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| information to the public.
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