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Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Filed: 3/9/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1421
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1421 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2905/5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5. Certified youth firesetter interventionists. The |
| 8 | | Division of Arson Investigation within the Office of the State |
| 9 | | Fire Marshal shall employ certified youth firesetter |
| 10 | | interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions |
| 11 | | when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when |
| 12 | | multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are |
| 13 | | involved. The Division shall assist youth firesetter |
| 14 | | interventionists throughout the State who have limited |
| 15 | | capabilities or particularly challenging cases. The Division |
| 16 | | shall conduct training to certify youth firesetter |