96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5453


 
Introduced 2/5/2010, by Rep. John E. Bradley
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







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     Requires the Department of State Police to develop a coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert system, known as the Blue Alert System, to notify persons in the State when a peace officer has been assaulted and the person or persons who perpetrated the assault have not been arrested. Creates a Blue Alert System Task Force to monitor and review the implementation and operation of the Blue Alert System. Requires the Department to conduct a public education campaign about the Blue Alert System. Provides for the appointment of a Blue Alert System Coordinator. Defines "peace officer".
  















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    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 
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2605-490 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-490 new)
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    Sec. 2605-490. Endangered peace officer alert program.
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    (a) The Department of State Police shall develop a 
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coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert system, 
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known as the Blue Alert System, to notify persons in the State 
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when a peace officer has been assaulted and the person or 
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persons who perpetrated the assault have not been arrested. In 
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order to provide critical information to the public 
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immediately, the system shall include, but is not limited to, 
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the use, in coordination with the Illinois Department of 
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Transportation, of electronic message signs on roads and 
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highways located in the vicinity of areas (i) where the officer 
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was assaulted and (ii) where the perpetrator is known or 
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suspected to have fled.
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    (b) The Department of State Police shall establish a Blue 
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Alert System Task Force to monitor and review the 
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implementation and operation of the system developed under 
 


 






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subsection (a), including procedures, budgetary requirements, 
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and response protocols. The Task Force shall also develop 
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additional network resources for use in apprehending 
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perpetrators who assault police officers.
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    (c) The Department of State Police shall also develop and 
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implement a community outreach program to promote awareness 
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about the program among law enforcement agencies in and 
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citizens of the State.
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    (d) The Department shall appoint a Blue Alert System 
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Coordinator to assist in the establishment of State standards 
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for the protection of peace officers from assaults and to 
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advocate for the achievement of those standards. The Blue Alert 
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System Coordinator shall have the qualifications and 
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experience that the Department shall require by rule. The Blue 
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Alert System Coordinator shall receive no compensation but 
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shall be reimbursed for his or her expenses from the 
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Department's operations budget. No funds shall be appropriated 
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solely for the expenses of the Blue Alert System Coordinator. 
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The Department shall provide technical assistance for the Blue 
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Alert System Coordinator from its existing resources.
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    (e) For the purposes of this Section, "peace officer" has 
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the same meaning as in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 
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1961.