HB3524eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3524 Engrossed LRB094 08227 RLC 38414 b

AN ACT concerning methamphetamine.

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

Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Sections 2605-211 and 2605-560 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-211 new)

Sec. 2605-211. Protocol; methamphetamine; illegal manufacture.

(a) The Department of State Police shall develop a protocol for one statewide reporting requirement to be followed when law enforcement officers, fire fighters, emergency management personnel, or other governmental employees engaged in public safety encounter a dwelling, structure, or other site at which methamphetamine had been illegally manufactured.

(b) The Department of State Police must develop the protocol by January 1, 2007.

(c) The Department of State Police must post the protocol on the Department's official Web site.

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-560 new)

Sec. 2605-560. Scratch and sniff cards. The Department of State Police and the State Board of Education shall jointly create "scratch and sniff" cards that contain the odor emitted by anhydrous ammonia, which is a component in the manufacture of methamphetamine. The Department of State Police and the State Board of Education shall distribute these cards to teachers and employees of public and private elementary schools, secondary schools, nursery schools, and day care centers throughout the State so that these teachers and employees may be able to detect the odor of children who have been exposed to the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section 1A-11 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/1A-11 new)

Sec. 1A-11. Scratch and sniff cards. The Department of State Police and the State Board of Education shall jointly create "scratch and sniff" cards that contain the odor emitted by anhydrous ammonia, which is a component in the manufacture of methamphetamine. The Department of State Police and the State Board of Education shall distribute these cards to teachers and employees of public and private elementary schools, secondary schools, nursery schools, and day care centers throughout the State so that these teachers and employees may be able to detect the odor of children who have been exposed to the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Section 15. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding Section 5.7 as follows:

(225 ILCS 10/5.7 new)

Sec. 5.7. Distribution of scratch and sniff cards. Scratch and sniff cards created under Section 2605-560 of the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and under Section 1A-11 of the School Code shall be distributed to each employee of a day care center.