SB1421 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1421

Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2905/5 new

Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Establishes, subject to appropriation, the Division of Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionists within the Office of the State Fire Marshall. Provides that the Division shall consist of certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are involved. Describes the duties of the Division. Contains other provisions.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding Section 5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2905/5 new)

Sec. 5. Certified youth firesetter interventionists. Subject to appropriation, the Division of Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionists is established within the Office of the State Fire Marshall. The Division shall consist of certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are involved. The Division shall assist youth firesetter interventionists throughout the State who have limited capabilities or particularly challenging cases. The Division shall conduct training to certify youth firesetter interventionists throughout the State. The Division shall be headed by the Youth Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator, who shall facilitate calls to the Division for referrals and Freedom of Information Act requests and central record keeping in the Office. Each certified youth firesetter interventionist employed by the Division shall be compensated at a rate that is comparable to the rate of compensation for a State arson investigator and shall be provided with a vehicle to perform the duties described in this Section.