Bill Text: IL SB2738 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Co-Responder Pilot Program Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any police department in the State may establish a co-responder unit, including the hiring of personnel. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2738 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2738-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 11-1.5-5 and 11-1.5-10 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 11-1.5-5. Definitions. As used in this Division: | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Department" means a police department that has | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | established a co-responder unit under this Division the East | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | St. Louis Police Department, the Peoria Police Department, the | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Springfield Police Department, or the Waukegan Police | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Department . | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | "Social Worker" means a licensed clinical social worker or | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | licensed social worker, as those terms are defined in the | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | "Station adjustment" has the meaning given to that term in | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | "Unit" means a co-responder unit created under this | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Division. | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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22 | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-10) |
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1 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 11-1.5-10. Establishment; responsibilities; focus. | ||||||
3 | (a) The East St. Louis Police Department, the Peoria | ||||||
4 | Police Department, the Springfield Police Department, and the | ||||||
5 | Waukegan Police Department Each department shall establish, | ||||||
6 | subject to appropriation, a co-responder unit no later than 6 | ||||||
7 | months after May 10, 2022 ( the effective date of Public Act | ||||||
8 | 102-756) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly , | ||||||
9 | including the hiring of personnel as provided in this | ||||||
10 | Division. | ||||||
11 | (a-5) Any police department not described in subsection | ||||||
12 | (a) may establish a co-responder unit under this Division, | ||||||
13 | including the hiring of personnel as provided in this | ||||||
14 | Division. | ||||||
15 | (b) Along with the duties described in Sections 11-1.5-15 | ||||||
16 | and 11-1.5-20, the unit's social workers are responsible for | ||||||
17 | conducting follow-up visits for victims who may benefit from | ||||||
18 | mental or behavioral health services. The unit shall utilize | ||||||
19 | community resources, including services provided through the | ||||||
20 | Department of Human Services and social workers in juvenile | ||||||
21 | and adult investigations, to connect individuals with | ||||||
22 | appropriate services. | ||||||
23 | (c) The unit's primary area of focus shall be victim | ||||||
24 | assistance. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 102-756, eff. 5-10-22.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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