Rep. John E. Bradley
Filed: 3/9/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5453




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5453 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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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 notification 
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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 to 
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notify persons in the State when an attempt has been made to 
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kill or severely injure a person known to be a peace officer or 
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a peace officer has been killed in the line of duty. 
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    (b) The Department of State Police shall establish a Task 
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Force to monitor and review the implementation and operation of 
 


 






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the system developed under subsection (a), including 
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procedures, budgetary requirements, and response protocols. 
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The Task Force shall also develop additional network resources 
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for use in apprehending perpetrators who severely injure or 
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kill 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 Coordinator to assist in 
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the establishment of State standards for the protection of 
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peace officers from violence and to advocate for the 
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achievement of those standards. The Coordinator shall have the 
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qualifications and experience that the Department shall 
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require by rule. The Coordinator shall receive no compensation 
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but 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 Coordinator.  The Department 
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shall provide technical assistance for the Coordinator from its 
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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. 
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    (f) The obligation of the Department of State Police to 
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perform the duties assigned to it under this Section is 
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contingent upon moneys being specifically appropriated to the 
 


 






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Department for the purpose of carrying out those duties.".