103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4297
 
Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2605/2605-490 new

     Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  Provides that the Illinois
State Police shall develop a coordinated program for a emergency
alert system to notify people when a active shooter situation is occurring in the State. Provides that, on the request of a local law
  enforcement agency or as the Illinois State Police determines appropriate to
  assist a local law enforcement agency regarding an active shooter,
  the Illinois State Police shall activate the alert system and notify
  appropriate participants in the alert system
  if the local law enforcement agency or the Illinois State Police determines that the situation meets certain specified criteria. Provides that the Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement the provisions.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the
Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
62605-490 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-490 new)
8    Sec. 2605-490. Active shooter emergency alert system.
9    (a) The Illinois
State Police shall develop a coordinated 
10program for a emergency
alert system to notify people when a 
11active shooter situation is occurring in the State.
12    (b) On the request of a local law
  enforcement agency or as 
13the Illinois State Police determines appropriate to
  assist a 
14local law enforcement agency regarding an active shooter,
  the 
15Illinois State Police shall activate the alert system and 
16notify
  appropriate participants in the alert system
  if the 
17local law enforcement agency or the Illinois State Police:
18        (1) believes an active shooter is in the agency's
  
19    jurisdiction;
20        (2) determines an active shooter alert would assist
  
21    individuals near the active shooter's location;
22        (3) verifies the active shooter situation through a
  
23    preliminary investigation; and
 
 
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1        (4) provides the active shooter's last known location
  
2    and any identifiable information for the active shooter.
3    (c) The Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement 
4the provisions.