Full Text of SR0605 096th General Assembly
SR0605 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on | 3 |
| the World Trade Center, it was determined that Illinois local | 4 |
| law enforcement lacked a central organization that could | 5 |
| coordinate mutual aid between law enforcement agencies in the | 6 |
| event of natural or man-made disasters; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System, known | 8 |
| as ILEAS, was created to coordinate mutual aid between law | 9 |
| enforcement agencies when a disaster in one jurisdiction | 10 |
| exceeds the law enforcement capabilities of that jurisdiction; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, ILEAS, pursuant to State statues, has become a | 13 |
| consortium of local governments that consists of over 900 | 14 |
| Illinois police and sheriff departments, representing nearly | 15 |
| 99% of all law enforcement officers in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, ILEAS is governed by professional police chiefs | 17 |
| and sheriffs elected by their peers from regions throughout the | 18 |
| State; and
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| WHEREAS, ILEAS has repeatedly demonstrated a dedication to | 20 |
| providing assistance to local law enforcement agencies in times | 21 |
| of need; and
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| WHEREAS, ILEAS routinely assists local law enforcement | 2 |
| with preparations to respond to disasters through the efficient | 3 |
| administration of over $60,000,000 in federal grants from the | 4 |
| Department of Homeland Security; and
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| WHEREAS, ILEAS is a gubernatorial appointee to the Illinois | 6 |
| Terrorism Task Force, charged with representing local law | 7 |
| enforcement in regards to Homeland Security; and
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| WHEREAS, ILEAS has developed a national reputation for | 9 |
| professionalism through the Illinois response to Hurricanes | 10 |
| Katrina and Rita and the development of special teams, whose | 11 |
| purpose is to respond in times of need; and
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| WHEREAS, This national reputation led the Pittsburgh | 13 |
| Police Department to immediately call ILEAS for assistance when | 14 |
| it first learned that Pittsburgh was to host the G20 Economic | 15 |
| Summit; and
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| WHEREAS, ILEAS successfully organized 60 local law | 17 |
| enforcement agencies to send 150 police officers from the ILEAS | 18 |
| Mobile Field Force teams to Pittsburgh, where they actively | 19 |
| assisted the Pittsburgh Police Department in maintaining | 20 |
| security for the G20 Economic Summit; and |
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| WHEREAS, The ILEAS model of inter-governmental cooperation | 2 |
| has successfully demonstrated that cooperation can lead to | 3 |
| great accomplishments and better serve the interests of the | 4 |
| citizens of Illinois and the nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | 7 |
| Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System as a consortium of local | 8 |
| governments, whose interest is the protection of the citizens | 9 |
| of Illinois in times of crisis; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we further recognize the great efforts put | 11 |
| forth by the ILEAS membership in creating a successful system | 12 |
| of mutual aid to provide assistance when called upon by all law | 13 |
| enforcement agencies in Illinois.
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