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1 AN ACT concerning local government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
5 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
6 2605-485 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-485)
8 Sec. 2605-485. Endangered Missing Person Advisory.
9 (a) A coordinated program known as the Endangered Missing
10 Person Advisory is established within the Illinois State
11 Police. The purpose of the Endangered Missing Person Advisory
12 is to provide a regional system for the rapid dissemination of
13 information regarding a missing person who is believed to be a
14 high-risk missing person as defined in Section 10 of the
15 Missing Persons Identification Act.
16 (b) The AMBER Plan Task Force, established under Section
17 2605-480 of this Law, shall serve as the task force for the
18 Endangered Missing Person Advisory. The AMBER Plan Task Force
19 shall monitor and review the implementation and operation of
20 the regional system developed under subsection (a), including
21 procedures, budgetary requirements, and response protocols.
22 The AMBER Plan Task Force shall also develop additional
23 network resources for use in the system.
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1 (c) The Illinois State Police, in coordination with the
2 Illinois Department on Aging, shall develop and implement a
3 community outreach program to promote awareness among the
4 State's healthcare facilities, nursing homes, assisted living
5 facilities, and other senior centers. The guidelines and
6 procedures shall ensure that specific health information about
7 the missing person is not made public through the alert or
8 otherwise.
9 (c-5) Subject to appropriation, the Illinois State Police,
10 in coordination with the Illinois Department of Human
11 Services, shall develop and implement a community outreach
12 program to promote awareness of the Endangered Missing Person
13 Advisory among applicable entities, including, but not limited
14 to, developmental disability facilities as defined in Section
15 1-107 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
16 Code. The outreach program may also promote awareness of the
17 Endangered Missing Person Advisory to people with
18 developmental disabilities, as defined in Section 1-116 of the
19 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, communities
20 of people with developmental disabilities, and organizations
21 that serve people with developmental disabilities. The
22 guidelines and procedures shall ensure that specific health
23 information about the missing person is not made public
24 through the alert or otherwise.
25 (d) The Child Safety Coordinator, created under Section
26 2605-480 of this Law, shall act in the dual capacity of Child
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1 Safety Coordinator and Endangered Missing Person Coordinator.
2 The Coordinator shall assist in the establishment of State
3 standards and monitor the availability of federal funding that
4 may become available to further the objectives of the
5 Endangered Missing Person Advisory. The Illinois State Police
6 shall provide technical assistance for the Coordinator from
7 its existing resources.
8 (e)(1) The Illinois State Police, in cooperation with the
9 Silver Search Task Force, shall develop as part of the
10 Endangered Missing Person Advisory a coordinated statewide
11 awareness program and toolkit to be used when a person 21 years
12 of age or older who is believed to have Alzheimer's disease,
13 other related dementia, or other dementia-like cognitive
14 impairment is reported missing, which shall be referred to as
15 Silver Search.
16 (2) The Illinois State Police shall complete development
17 and deployment of the Silver Search Awareness Program and
18 toolkit on or before July 1, 2017.
19 (3) The Illinois State Police shall establish a Silver
20 Search Task Force within 90 days after the effective date of
21 this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly to assist the
22 Illinois State Police in development and deployment of the
23 Silver Search Awareness Program and toolkit. The Task Force
24 shall establish the criteria and create a toolkit, which may
25 include usage of Department of Transportation signs, under
26 Section 2705-505.6 of the Department of Transportation Law of
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1 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Task Force
2 shall monitor and review the implementation and operation of
3 that program, including procedures, budgetary requirements,
4 standards, and minimum requirements for the training of law
5 enforcement personnel on how to interact appropriately and
6 effectively with individuals that suffer from Alzheimer's
7 disease, other dementia, or other dementia-like cognitive
8 impairment. The Task Force shall also develop additional
9 network and financial resources for use in the system. The
10 Task Force shall include, but is not limited to, one
11 representative from each of the following:
12 (A) the Illinois State Police;
13 (B) the Department on Aging;
14 (C) the Department of Public Health;
15 (D) the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
16 Board;
17 (E) the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and
18 Office of Homeland Security;
19 (F) the Secretary of State;
20 (G) the Department of Transportation;
21 (H) the Department of the Lottery;
22 (I) the Illinois Toll Highway Authority;
23 (J) a State association dedicated to Alzheimer's care,
24 support, and research;
25 (K) a State association dedicated to improving quality
26 of life for persons age 50 and over;
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1 (L) a State group of area agencies involved in
2 planning and coordinating services and programs for older
3 persons in their respective areas;
4 (M) a State organization dedicated to enhancing
5 communication and cooperation between sheriffs;
6 (N) a State association of police chiefs and other
7 leaders of police and public safety organizations;
8 (O) a State association representing Illinois
9 publishers;
10 (P) a State association that advocates for the
11 broadcast industry;
12 (Q) a member of a large wireless telephone carrier;
13 and
14 (R) a member of a small wireless telephone carrier.
15 The members of the Task Force designated in subparagraphs
16 (A) through (I) of this paragraph (3) shall be appointed by the
17 head of the respective agency. The members of the Task Force
18 designated in subparagraphs (J) through (R) of this paragraph
19 (3) shall be appointed by the Director of the Illinois State
20 Police. The Director of the Illinois State Police or his or her
21 designee shall serve as Chair of the Task Force.
22 The Task Force shall meet at least twice a year and shall
23 provide a report on the operations of the Silver Search
24 Program to the General Assembly and the Governor each year by
25 June 30.
26 (4) Subject to appropriation, the Illinois State Police,
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1 in coordination with the Department on Aging and the Silver
2 Search Task Force, shall develop and implement a community
3 outreach program to promote awareness of the Silver Search
4 Program as part of the Endangered Missing Person Advisory
5 among law enforcement agencies, the State's healthcare
6 facilities, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, other
7 senior centers, and the general population on or before
8 January 1, 2017.
9 (5) The Child Safety Coordinator, created under Section
10 2605-480 of this Law, shall act in the capacity of Child Safety
11 Coordinator, Endangered Missing Person Coordinator, and Silver
12 Search Program Coordinator. The Coordinator, in conjunction
13 with the members of the Task Force, shall assist the Illinois
14 State Police and the Silver Search Task Force in the
15 establishment of State standards and monitor the availability
16 of federal and private funding that may become available to
17 further the objectives of the Endangered Missing Person
18 Advisory and Silver Search Awareness Program. The Illinois
19 State Police shall provide technical assistance for the
20 Coordinator from its existing resources.
21 (6) The Illinois State Police shall provide administrative
22 and other support to the Task Force.
23 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.