HB 2412

Abstract

Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Adds duties to various Divisions of the Illinois State Police. Amends the State Finance Act. Abolishes the State Police Streetgang-Related Crime Fund. Provides for, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, or as soon thereafter as practical, the transfer of the remaining balance from the State Police Streetgang-Related Crime Fund to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Provides that the Illinois State Police's quality control program shall assess (rather than monitor) the timeliness of entries of missing children reports into LEADS and conduct performance audits of all entering agencies. Amends the School Code. Provides that, upon receipt of any written, electronic, or verbal report from any school personnel regarding a verified incident involving a firearm in a school or on school owned or leased property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or used by the school for the transport of students or school personnel, the local law enforcement authorities shall report all such firearm-related incidents occurring in a school or on school property to the Illinois State Police (rather than the superintendent or his or her designee reporting to the Illinois State Police) in a form, manner, and frequency as prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides for, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, or as soon thereafter as practical, the transfer of the remaining balance from the Sex Offender Investigation Fund to the Offender Registration Fund. Provides that upon completion of the transfers, the Sex Offender Investigation Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits into the Sex Offender Investigation Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of the Sex Offender Investigation Fund pass to the Offender Registration Fund. Effective January 1, 2024, with some provisions concerning funds transfers effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 830/10-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-40 20 ILCS 2610/16 20 ILCS 2610/20 from Ch. 121, par. 307.18a 20 ILCS 2615/10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Amends the Gun Trafficking Information Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall use all reasonable efforts in making publicly available key information related to firearms used in the commission of crimes in this State which are reported to and investigated by the Illinois State Police. Makes other changes. Further amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Removes references to the Arsonist Registration Act and the Illinois Gambling Act. Modifies provisions relating to the functions of the Division of Criminal Investigation and Division of Forensic Services. Adds a cross-reference to a reference to the prohibited persons portal. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall divide into zones, troops, or regions (rather than districts). Amends the Illinois State Police Radio Act. Makes changes relating to the STARCOM21 Oversight Committee. Effective immediately, except that some provisions take effect January 1, 2024. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2605/2605-25 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-1 20 ILCS 2605/2605-615 30 ILCS 105/6z-127 30 ILCS 105/8.3 from Ch. 127, par. 144.3 30 ILCS 715/3 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1703 40 ILCS 5/14-110 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-110 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Gun Trafficking Information Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall use all reasonable efforts in making publicly available key information related to firearms used in the commission of crimes in the State (removing a requirement that the crimes are reported to and are investigated by the Illinois State Police). Further amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall implement specified protective service functions. Provides that the Office of the Director of the Illinois State Police shall oversee the Executive Protection Unit. Changes the Division of Patrol Operations to the Division of Patrol, and makes conforming changes in the Illinois State Police Law, the State Finance Act, and the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Division of Forensic Services shall establish forensic laboratories (rather than forensic toxicological laboratories) in specified locations. Provides that the Division of Justice Service shall share all necessary information with the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board and the Firearms Owner's Identification Card Review Board necessary for the execution of their duties (rather than liaise with the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board and the Firearms Owner's Identification Card Review Board). Provides that the successful completion of the Illinois State Police Academy meets all law enforcement certification requirements for the State of Illinois and that satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or certificate issued to the officer. Adds one member who is a medical examiner or coroner to the Illinois Forensic Science Commission. Makes other changes. Further amends the State Finance Act. In provisions relating to the State Police Revocation Enforcement Fund, provides that any surplus in the Fund beyond what is necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions or moneys that are specifically appropriated for the purposes stated in the provisions shall be used by the Illinois State Police to award grants to assist with the data reporting requirements of the Gun Trafficking Information Act. Amends the Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act. Provides that a Metropolitan Enforcement Group eligible to receive State grants to help defray the costs of operation may enforce provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act relating to revocation of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Effective immediately, except that some provisions take effect January 1, 2024. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 In the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, limits provisions authorizing the Illinois State Police to implement protective service functions to State facilities, State officials, and State employees serving in their official capacity. Provides that overseeing of specified planning and implementation of security and law enforcement activities may be done in State-owned, State-leased, or State-operated critical infrastructure or facilities (rather than State critical infrastructure or State facilities). Provides that the Division of Patrol may provide comprehensive law enforcement services to the public and to county, municipal, and federal law enforcement agencies only at their request. Provides that the Division of Criminal Investigation shall oversee Illinois State Police (rather than only oversee) special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams, including law enforcement response to weapons of mass destruction. In provisions in the Sex Offender Registration Act relating to transferring the remaining balance from the Sex Offender Investigation Fund to the Offender Registration Fund, removes language providing that, subject to appropriation, moneys in the Offender Registration Fund received under the provisions shall be used by the Illinois State Police for purposes authorized under the provisions. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the exemption from inspection and copying of images from cameras under the Expressway Camera Act is inoperative on July 1, 2025 (rather than 2023). In provisions amending the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, provides that successful completion of the Illinois State Police Academy satisfies the minimum standards of specified provisions of the Illinois Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination (rather than successful completion of the Illinois State Police Academy meets all law enforcement certification requirements for the State of Illinois).