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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
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5 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2605-615, and 2705-505.7 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-615 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2605-615. Blue Alert Advisory Program. | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) As used in this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Department" means the Department of State Police. | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Escape" means the intentional and unauthorized absence of | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | a committed person from the custody of the Department. | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | "Inmate" means a male or female offender who is committed, | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | under sentence to, or confined in a penal or correctional | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | institution. | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (b) A coordinated program known as the Blue Alert Advisory | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Program is established within the Department of State Police. | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | The purpose of the Blue Alert Advisory Program is to provide a | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | regional system for the rapid dissemination of information | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | regarding an escaped inmate. The Blue Alert Advisory Program | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | shall apply to all inmates that escape a correctional | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | institution or facility. "Correctional institution or | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | facility" has the meaning provided under Section 3-1-2 of the |
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1 | Unified Code of Corrections. | ||||||
2 | (c) The Department shall inform all persons that are within | ||||||
3 | a radius of 100 square miles of the correctional institution or | ||||||
4 | facility from which the inmate has escaped, through electronic | ||||||
5 | communication devices, electronic messages signs on State | ||||||
6 | highways, and any other medium deemed necessary by the | ||||||
7 | Department. | ||||||
8 | (d) Subject to appropriation, the Department of State | ||||||
9 | Police, in coordination with the Department of Corrections, | ||||||
10 | shall develop and implement a community outreach program to | ||||||
11 | promote awareness of the Blue Alert Advisory Program among | ||||||
12 | applicable entities, including, but not limited to, chiefs of | ||||||
13 | police, county sheriffs, and correctional institutions or | ||||||
14 | facilities. | ||||||
15 | (e) The Department shall establish an Inmate Search Task | ||||||
16 | Force no later than 90 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
17 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to assist the | ||||||
18 | Department in development and deployment of the Blue Alert | ||||||
19 | Advisory Program. The Task Force shall establish the criteria, | ||||||
20 | which may include usage of Department of Transportation signs, | ||||||
21 | under Section 2705-505.6 of the Department of Transportation | ||||||
22 | Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Task | ||||||
23 | Force shall monitor and review the implementation and operation | ||||||
24 | of that program, including procedures, budgetary requirements, | ||||||
25 | standards, and minimum requirements for the training of law | ||||||
26 | enforcement personnel on how to interact appropriately and |
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1 | effectively with escaped inmates. The Task Force shall also | ||||||
2 | develop additional network and financial resources for use in | ||||||
3 | the system. The Task Force shall include, but is not limited | ||||||
4 | to, one representative from each of the following: | ||||||
5 | (1) the Department of State Police; | ||||||
6 | (2) the Department of Corrections; | ||||||
7 | (3) the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards | ||||||
8 | Board; | ||||||
9 | (4) the Illinois Emergency Management Agency; | ||||||
10 | (5) the Secretary of State; | ||||||
11 | (6) the Department of Transportation; | ||||||
12 | (7) the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; | ||||||
13 | (8) a State organization dedicated to enhancing | ||||||
14 | communication and cooperation between sheriffs; | ||||||
15 | (9) a State association of police chiefs and other | ||||||
16 | leaders of police and public safety organizations; | ||||||
17 | (10) a State association representing Illinois | ||||||
18 | publishers; | ||||||
19 | (11) a State association that advocates for the | ||||||
20 | broadcast industry; | ||||||
21 | (12) a representative of a large wireless telephone | ||||||
22 | carrier; and | ||||||
23 | (13) a representative of a small wireless telephone | ||||||
24 | carrier. | ||||||
25 | (f) The members of the Task Force designated in paragraphs | ||||||
26 | (1) through (7) of subsection (e) shall be appointed by the |
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1 | head of the respective agency. The members of the Task Force | ||||||
2 | designated in paragraphs (8) through (13) of subsection (e) | ||||||
3 | shall be appointed by the Director of State Police. The | ||||||
4 | Director of State Police, or his or her designee, shall serve | ||||||
5 | as Chair of the Task Force. | ||||||
6 | (g) The Task Force shall meet at least twice a year and | ||||||
7 | shall provide a report on the operations of the Blue Alert | ||||||
8 | Advisory Program to the General Assembly and the Governor each | ||||||
9 | year by June 30. | ||||||
10 | (h) The Blue Alert Advisory Coordinator is created under | ||||||
11 | the Department. The Blue Alert Advisory Coordinator shall, in | ||||||
12 | conjunction with the members of the Task Force, assist the | ||||||
13 | Department and the Inmate Search Task Force in the | ||||||
14 | establishment of State standards and monitor the availability | ||||||
15 | of federal and private funding that may become available to | ||||||
16 | further the objectives of Blue Alert Advisory Program. The | ||||||
17 | Department shall provide technical assistance for the | ||||||
18 | Coordinator from its existing resources. | ||||||
19 | (i) The Department shall provide administrative and other | ||||||
20 | support to the Task Force. | ||||||
21 | Section 10. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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22 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | ||||||
23 | Section 2705-505.7 as follows: | ||||||
24 | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-505.7 new) |
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1 | Sec. 2705-505.7. Blue Alert Advisory message signs. The | ||||||
2 | Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the | ||||||
3 | Department in the use of electronic message signs on roads and | ||||||
4 | highways to immediately provide critical information to the | ||||||
5 | public concerning escaped inmates, as allowed by federal | ||||||
6 | guidelines.
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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