Full Text of SB2438 101st General Assembly
SB2438sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Rachelle Crowe Filed: 3/6/2020
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2438
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2438 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil | 5 | | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | 6 | | 2605-615, and 2705-505.7 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-615 new) | 8 | | Sec. 2605-615. Blue Alert Advisory Program. | 9 | | (a) A coordinated program known as the Blue Alert Advisory | 10 | | Program is established within the Illinois State Police. The | 11 | | purpose of the Blue Alert Advisory Program is to provide a | 12 | | regional system for the rapid dissemination of information | 13 | | regarding a person who has violated Section 31-6 of the | 14 | | Criminal Code of 2012 (escape). The Blue Alert Advisory Program | 15 | | shall apply to all persons that escape a correctional | 16 | | institution or facility as defined in Section 3-1-2 of the |
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| 1 | | Unified Code of Corrections or escape from the custody of a | 2 | | sheriff or law enforcement officer or agency. | 3 | | (b) The Illinois State Police shall inform all persons that | 4 | | are within a radius of 100 square miles of the correctional | 5 | | institution or facility or sheriff's office or law enforcement | 6 | | agency from which the person has escaped, through electronic | 7 | | communication devices, electronic messages signs on State | 8 | | highways, and any other medium deemed necessary by the Illinois | 9 | | State Police. | 10 | | (c) Subject to appropriation, the Illinois State Police, in | 11 | | coordination with the Department of Corrections, shall develop | 12 | | and implement a community outreach program to promote awareness | 13 | | of the Blue Alert Advisory Program among applicable entities, | 14 | | including, but not limited to, chiefs of police, county | 15 | | sheriffs, and correctional institutions or facilities. | 16 | | (d) The Illinois State Police shall establish an Escape | 17 | | Search Task Force no later than 90 days after the effective | 18 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to | 19 | | assist the Illinois State Police in development and deployment | 20 | | of the Blue Alert Advisory Program. The Task Force shall | 21 | | establish the criteria, which may include usage of Department | 22 | | of Transportation signs, under Section 2705-505.6 of the | 23 | | Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative | 24 | | Code of Illinois. The Task Force shall monitor and review the | 25 | | implementation and operation of that program, including | 26 | | procedures, budgetary requirements, standards, and minimum |
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| 1 | | requirements for the training of law enforcement personnel on | 2 | | how to interact appropriately and effectively with escaped | 3 | | persons. The Task Force shall also develop additional network | 4 | | and financial resources for use in the system. The Task Force | 5 | | shall include, but is not limited to, one representative from | 6 | | each of the following: | 7 | | (1) the Illinois State Police; | 8 | | (2) the Department of Corrections; | 9 | | (3) the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards | 10 | | Board; | 11 | | (4) the Illinois Emergency Management Agency; | 12 | | (5) the Secretary of State; | 13 | | (6) the Department of Transportation; | 14 | | (7) the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; | 15 | | (8) a State organization dedicated to enhancing | 16 | | communication and cooperation between sheriffs; | 17 | | (9) a State association of police chiefs and other | 18 | | leaders of police and public safety organizations; | 19 | | (10) a State association representing Illinois | 20 | | publishers; | 21 | | (11) a State association that advocates for the | 22 | | broadcast industry; | 23 | | (12) a representative of a large wireless telephone | 24 | | carrier; and | 25 | | (13) a representative of a small wireless telephone | 26 | | carrier. |
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| 1 | | (e) The members of the Task Force designated in paragraphs | 2 | | (1) through (7) of subsection (d) shall be appointed by the | 3 | | head of the respective agency. The members of the Task Force | 4 | | designated in paragraphs (8) through (13) of subsection (d) | 5 | | shall be appointed by the Director of the Illinois State | 6 | | Police. The Director of the Illinois State Police, or his or | 7 | | her designee, shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. | 8 | | (f) The Task Force shall meet at least twice a year and | 9 | | shall provide a report on the operations of the Blue Alert | 10 | | Advisory Program to the General Assembly and the Governor each | 11 | | year by June 30. | 12 | | (g) The Blue Alert Advisory Coordinator is created under | 13 | | the Illinois State Police. The Blue Alert Advisory Coordinator | 14 | | shall, in conjunction with the members of the Task Force, | 15 | | assist the Illinois State Police and the Escape Search Task | 16 | | Force in the establishment of State standards and monitor the | 17 | | availability of federal and private funding that may become | 18 | | available to further the objectives of Blue Alert Advisory | 19 | | Program. The Illinois State Police shall provide technical | 20 | | assistance for the Coordinator from its existing resources. | 21 | | (h) The Illinois State Police shall provide administrative | 22 | | and other support to the Task Force. | 23 | | Section 10. The Department of Transportation Law of the
| 24 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | 25 | | Section 2705-505.7 as follows: |
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| 1 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-505.7 new) | 2 | | Sec. 2705-505.7. Blue Alert Advisory message signs. The | 3 | | Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the | 4 | | Illinois State Police in the use of electronic message signs on | 5 | | roads and highways to immediately provide critical information | 6 | | to the public concerning escaped persons, as allowed by federal | 7 | | guidelines.
| 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 | | becoming law.".
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