HB 3524

Abstract

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop a protocol for one statewide reporting requirement to be followed when law enforcement officers, fire fighters, emergency management personnel, or other governmental employees engaged in public safety encounter a dwelling, structure, or other site at which methamphetamine had been illegally manufactured. Provides that the Department of State Police must develop the protocol by January 1, 2007 and post the protocol on the Department's official Web site. Further amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and amends the School Code and the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of State Police and the State Board of Education shall jointly create "scratch and sniff" cards that contain the odor emitted by anhydrous ammonia, which is a component in the manufacture of methamphetamine. Provides that the Department of State Police and the State Board of Education shall distribute these cards to teachers and employees of public and private elementary schools, secondary schools, nursery schools, and day care centers throughout the State so that these teachers and employees may be able to detect the odor of children who have been exposed to the manufacture of methamphetamine.