100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5785

 

Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2605/2605-485

    Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Silver Search Task Force shall study technology that may be implemented to locate missing persons that suffer from Alzheimer's disease, other dementia, or other dementia-like cognitive impairment, and other missing persons. Provides that a report of the Task Force's findings shall be delivered to the Department of State Police on or before July 1, 2019.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
62605-485 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
10Person Advisory is established within the Department of State
11Police. The purpose of the Endangered Missing Person Advisory
12is to provide a regional system for the rapid dissemination of
13information regarding a missing person who is believed to be a
14high-risk missing person as defined in Section 10 of the
15Missing Persons Identification Act.
16    (b) The AMBER Plan Task Force, established under Section
172605-480 of the Department of State Police Law, shall serve as
18the task force for the Endangered Missing Person Advisory. The
19AMBER Plan Task Force shall monitor and review the
20implementation and operation of the regional system developed
21under subsection (a), including procedures, budgetary
22requirements, and response protocols. The AMBER Plan Task Force
23shall also develop additional network resources for use in the

 

 

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1system.
2    (c) The Department of State Police, in coordination with
3the Illinois Department on Aging, shall develop and implement a
4community outreach program to promote awareness among the
5State's healthcare facilities, nursing homes, assisted living
6facilities, and other senior centers. The guidelines and
7procedures shall ensure that specific health information about
8the missing person is not made public through the alert or
9otherwise.
10    (d) The Child Safety Coordinator, created under Section
112605-480 of the Department of State Police Law, shall act in
12the dual capacity of Child Safety Coordinator and Endangered
13Missing Person Coordinator. The Coordinator shall assist in the
14establishment of State standards and monitor the availability
15of federal funding that may become available to further the
16objectives of the Endangered Missing Person Advisory. The
17Department shall provide technical assistance for the
18Coordinator from its existing resources.
19    (e)(1) The Department of State Police, in cooperation with
20the Silver Search Task Force, shall develop as part of the
21Endangered Missing Person Advisory a coordinated statewide
22awareness program and toolkit to be used when a person 21 years
23of age or older who is believed to have Alzheimer's disease,
24other related dementia, or other dementia-like cognitive
25impairment is reported missing, which shall be referred to as
26Silver Search.

 

 

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1    (2) The Department shall complete development and
2deployment of the Silver Search Awareness Program and toolkit
3on or before July 1, 2017.
4    (3) The Department of State Police shall establish a Silver
5Search Task Force within 90 days after the effective date of
6this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly to assist the
7Department in development and deployment of the Silver Search
8Awareness Program and toolkit. The Task Force shall establish
9the criteria and create a toolkit, which may include usage of
10Department of Transportation signs, under Section 2705-505.6
11of the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil
12Administrative Code of Illinois. The Task Force shall monitor
13and review the implementation and operation of that program,
14including procedures, budgetary requirements, standards, and
15minimum requirements for the training of law enforcement
16personnel on how to interact appropriately and effectively with
17individuals that suffer from Alzheimer's disease, other
18dementia, or other dementia-like cognitive impairment. The
19Task Force shall also develop additional network and financial
20resources for use in the system. The Task Force shall include,
21but is not limited to, one representative from each of the
22following:
23        (A) the Department of State Police;
24        (B) the Department on Aging;
25        (C) the Department of Public Health;
26        (D) the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards

 

 

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1    Board;
2        (E) the Illinois Emergency Management Agency;
3        (F) the Secretary of State;
4        (G) the Department of Transportation;
5        (H) the Department of the Lottery;
6        (I) the Illinois Toll Highway Authority;
7        (J) a State association dedicated to Alzheimer's care,
8    support, and research;
9        (K) a State association dedicated to improving quality
10    of life for persons age 50 and over;
11        (L) a State group of area agencies involved in planning
12    and coordinating services and programs for older persons in
13    their respective areas;
14        (M) a State organization dedicated to enhancing
15    communication and cooperation between sheriffs;
16        (N) a State association of police chiefs and other
17    leaders of police and public safety organizations;
18        (O) a State association representing Illinois
19    publishers;
20        (P) a State association that advocates for the
21    broadcast industry;
22        (Q) a member of a large wireless telephone carrier; and
23        (R) a member of a small wireless telephone carrier.
24    The members of the Task Force designated in subparagraphs
25(A) through (I) of this paragraph (3) shall be appointed by the
26head of the respective agency. The members of the Task Force

 

 

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1designated in subparagraphs (J) through (R) of this paragraph
2(3) shall be appointed by the Director of State Police. The
3Director of State Police or his or her designee shall serve as
4Chair of the Task Force.
5    The Task Force shall meet at least twice a year and shall
6provide a report on the operations of the Silver Search Program
7to the General Assembly and the Governor each year by June 30.
8    The Task Force shall study technology that may be
9implemented to locate missing persons that suffer from
10Alzheimer's disease, other dementia, or other dementia-like
11cognitive impairment, and other missing persons. A report of
12the Task Force's findings shall be delivered to the Department
13of State Police on or before July 1, 2019.
14    (4) Subject to appropriation, the Department of State
15Police, in coordination with the Department on Aging and the
16Silver Search Task Force, shall develop and implement a
17community outreach program to promote awareness of the Silver
18Search Program as part of the Endangered Missing Person
19Advisory among law enforcement agencies, the State's
20healthcare facilities, nursing homes, assisted living
21facilities, other senior centers, and the general population on
22or before January 1, 2017.
23    (5) The Child Safety Coordinator, created under Section
242605-480 of the Department of State Police Law of the Civil
25Administrative Code of Illinois, shall act in the capacity of
26Child Safety Coordinator, Endangered Missing Person

 

 

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1Coordinator, and Silver Search Program Coordinator. The
2Coordinator, in conjunction with the members of the Task Force,
3shall assist the Department and the Silver Search Task Force in
4the establishment of State standards and monitor the
5availability of federal and private funding that may become
6available to further the objectives of the Endangered Missing
7Person Advisory and Silver Search Awareness Program. The
8Department shall provide technical assistance for the
9Coordinator from its existing resources.
10    (6) The Department of State Police shall provide
11administrative and other support to the Task Force.
12(Source: P.A. 99-322, eff. 1-1-16.)