HB2756 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2605-490 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | program for a emergency alert system to notify people when a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | active shooter situation is occurring in the State. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (b) On the request of a local law enforcement agency or as | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | the Illinois State Police determines appropriate to assist a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | local law enforcement agency regarding an active shooter, the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Illinois State Police shall activate the alert system and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | notify appropriate participants in the alert system if the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | local 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 | ||||||
| 4 | the provisions. | ||||||
