Rep. Natalie A. Manley
Filed: 3/16/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2372




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2372 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2905/5 new)
7    Sec. 5. Youth Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator; 
8certified youth firesetter interventionists.
9    (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall create and 
10employ the position of Youth Firesetter Interventionist 
11Coordinator within the Division of Arson. Each Youth 
12Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator employed by the Office 
13shall be compensated at a rate that is comparable to the rate 
14of compensation for a  State arson investigator and shall be 
15provided with a vehicle to perform the duties described in 
16this Section. The duties of a Youth Firesetter Interventionist 
 
 
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1Coordinator shall include:
2        (1) ensuring that a certified youth firesetter 
3    interventionist or, if a certified youth firesetter 
4    interventionist is unavailable, the Youth Firesetter 
5    Interventionist Coordinator is deployed within 72 hours of 
6    a case being reported to the Youth Firesetter 
7    Interventionist Coordinator;
8        (2) overseeing certified youth firesetter 
9    interventionists across the State;
10        (3) ensuring that proper documentation methods are 
11    followed by the certified youth firesetter 
12    interventionists;
13        (4) taking on a case if no certified youth firesetter 
14    interventionist is available;
15        (5) assisting a certified youth firesetter 
16    interventionist in challenging cases;
17        (6) providing any necessary training for certified 
18    youth firesetter interventionists;
19        (7) facilitating calls to the Office for referrals of 
20    youth who have been setting fires;
21        (8) overseeing quality control;
22        (9) central recordkeeping;
23        (10) processing Freedom of Information Act requests; 
24    and
25        (11) creating a quarterly report, to be submitted to 
26    the General Assembly, that provides data on the cases, 
 
 
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1    including, but not limited to, the number of youth served, 
2    the nature of the cases, and the progress made on the 
3    cases. The first quarterly report shall be submitted to 
4    the General Assembly on September 30, 2023. All data shall 
5    be kept anonymous to protect the identities of those 
6    involved in the cases.
7    (b) A certified youth firesetter interventionist shall be 
8provided a $250 stipend per case, as well as mileage 
9reimbursement for any necessary travel.


 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.".