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| 1 |  | for Illinois State Police employees. | 
| 2 |  |   (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment  | 
| 3 |  | initiatives. | 
| 4 |  |   (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's  | 
| 5 |  | quartermaster. | 
| 6 |  |   (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in  | 
| 7 |  | Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code  | 
| 8 |  | concerning testing and training officers on the detection  | 
| 9 |  | of impaired driving. | 
| 10 |  |   (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in  | 
| 11 |  | Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.  | 
| 12 |  |  (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall  | 
| 13 |  | exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former  | 
| 14 |  | Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State  | 
| 15 |  | Police Act. | 
| 16 |  |  (c) Specialized training. | 
| 17 |  |   (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the  | 
| 18 |  | Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing  | 
| 19 |  | education to State police officers concerning cultural  | 
| 20 |  | diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic  | 
| 21 |  | differences. This training and continuing education shall  | 
| 22 |  | include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact  | 
| 23 |  | that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois  | 
| 24 |  | Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement  | 
| 25 |  | under the law. | 
| 26 |  |   (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The  | 
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| 1 |  | Division of the Academy and Training shall provide  | 
| 2 |  | training in death and homicide investigation for State  | 
| 3 |  | police officers. Only State police officers who  | 
| 4 |  | successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead  | 
| 5 |  | investigators in death and homicide investigations.  | 
| 6 |  | Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced  | 
| 7 |  | by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of  | 
| 8 |  | the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a  | 
| 9 |  | process for waiver applications for officers whose prior  | 
| 10 |  | training and experience as homicide investigators may  | 
| 11 |  | qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a  | 
| 12 |  | waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the  | 
| 13 |  | prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide  | 
| 14 |  | investigator. | 
| 15 |  |    (A) The Division shall require all homicide  | 
| 16 |  | investigator training to include instruction on  | 
| 17 |  | victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This  | 
| 18 |  | training must be implemented by July 1, 2023. | 
| 19 |  |    (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division  | 
| 20 |  | of Criminal Investigation and the Illinois Law  | 
| 21 |  | Enforcement Training Standards Board to develop a  | 
| 22 |  | model curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed  | 
| 23 |  | investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by  | 
| 24 |  | July 1, 2023.  | 
| 25 |  |   (3) Training; police dog training standards. All  | 
| 26 |  | police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug  | 
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| 1 |  | enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,  | 
| 2 |  | the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the  | 
| 3 |  | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall  | 
| 4 |  | be trained by programs that meet the certification  | 
| 5 |  | requirements set by the Director or the Director's  | 
| 6 |  | designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be  | 
| 7 |  | evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the  | 
| 8 |  | Academy and Training. | 
| 9 |  |   (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The  | 
| 10 |  | Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or  | 
| 11 |  | approve a training program in post-traumatic stress  | 
| 12 |  | disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that  | 
| 13 |  | training shall be to equip State police officers to  | 
| 14 |  | identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder  | 
| 15 |  | and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting  | 
| 16 |  | those symptoms. | 
| 17 |  |   (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the  | 
| 18 |  | Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training  | 
| 19 |  | program for State police officers in the administration of  | 
| 20 |  | opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of  | 
| 21 |  | subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use  | 
| 22 |  | Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As  | 
| 23 |  | used in this Section, "State police officers" includes  | 
| 24 |  | full-time or part-time State police officers,  | 
| 25 |  | investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois  | 
| 26 |  | State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer. | 
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| 1 |  |   (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse. | 
| 2 |  |    (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and  | 
| 3 |  | Training shall present in-service training on sexual  | 
| 4 |  | assault and sexual abuse response and report writing  | 
| 5 |  | training requirements, including, but not limited to,  | 
| 6 |  | the following: | 
| 7 |  |     (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma; | 
| 8 |  |     (ii) understanding the role trauma has played  | 
| 9 |  | in a victim's life; | 
| 10 |  |     (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of  | 
| 11 |  | a victim; | 
| 12 |  |     (iv) delivering services in a compassionate,  | 
| 13 |  | sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner; | 
| 14 |  |     (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with  | 
| 15 |  | the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6); | 
| 16 |  |     (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and  | 
| 17 |  | common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;  | 
| 18 |  | and | 
| 19 |  |     (vii) report writing techniques in accordance  | 
| 20 |  | with the curriculum standards in this paragraph  | 
| 21 |  | (6). | 
| 22 |  |    (B) This training must also be presented in all  | 
| 23 |  | full and part-time basic law enforcement academies. | 
| 24 |  |    (C) Instructors providing this training shall have  | 
| 25 |  | successfully completed training on evidence-based,  | 
| 26 |  | trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of  | 
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| 1 |  | sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience  | 
| 2 |  | responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases. | 
| 3 |  |    (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,  | 
| 4 |  | in consultation with the Office of the Attorney  | 
| 5 |  | General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training  | 
| 6 |  | Standards Board, to determine the specific training  | 
| 7 |  | requirements for these courses, including, but not  | 
| 8 |  | limited to, the following: | 
| 9 |  |     (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for  | 
| 10 |  | report writing and immediate response to sexual  | 
| 11 |  | assault and sexual abuse, including  | 
| 12 |  | trauma-informed, victim-centered interview  | 
| 13 |  | techniques, which have been demonstrated to  | 
| 14 |  | minimize retraumatization, for all State police  | 
| 15 |  | officers; and | 
| 16 |  |     (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for  | 
| 17 |  | trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation  | 
| 18 |  | and interviewing techniques, which have been  | 
| 19 |  | demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for  | 
| 20 |  | cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all  | 
| 21 |  | State police officers who conduct sexual assault  | 
| 22 |  | and sexual abuse investigations. | 
| 23 |  |   (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the  | 
| 24 |  | Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training  | 
| 25 |  | program in the detection and investigation of all forms of  | 
| 26 |  | human trafficking, including, but not limited to,  | 
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| 1 |  | involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9  | 
| 2 |  | of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude  | 
| 3 |  | of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the  | 
| 4 |  | Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under  | 
| 5 |  | subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of  | 
| 6 |  | 2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets  | 
| 7 |  | and State police officers. | 
| 8 |  |   (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy  | 
| 9 |  | and Training shall provide training for State police  | 
| 10 |  | officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all  | 
| 11 |  | hate crimes.
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| 12 |  | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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| 13 |  |  Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by  | 
| 14 |  | changing Section 10.11 as follows: | 
| 15 |  |  (50 ILCS 705/10.11) | 
| 16 |  |  Sec. 10.11. Training; death and homicide investigation.  | 
| 17 |  | The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall  | 
| 18 |  | conduct or approve a training program in death and homicide  | 
| 19 |  | investigation for the training of law enforcement officers of  | 
| 20 |  | local law enforcement agencies. Only law enforcement officers  | 
| 21 |  | who successfully complete the training program may be assigned  | 
| 22 |  | as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations.  | 
| 23 |  | Satisfactory completion of the training program shall be  | 
| 24 |  | evidenced by a certificate issued to the law enforcement  | 
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| 1 |  | officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards  | 
| 2 |  | Board.
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| 3 |  |  The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board  | 
| 4 |  | shall develop a process for waiver applications sent by a  | 
| 5 |  | local governmental agency administrator for those officers  | 
| 6 |  | whose prior training and experience as homicide investigators  | 
| 7 |  | may qualify them for a waiver. The Board may issue a waiver at  | 
| 8 |  | its discretion, based solely on the prior training and  | 
| 9 |  | experience of an officer as a homicide investigator. This  | 
| 10 |  | Section does not affect or impede the powers of the office of  | 
| 11 |  | the coroner to investigate all deaths as provided in Division  | 
| 12 |  | 3-3 of the Counties Code and the Coroner Training Board Act.  | 
| 13 |  |  The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board  | 
| 14 |  | shall require all homicide investigator training to include  | 
| 15 |  | instruction on victim-centered, trauma-informed  | 
| 16 |  | investigations based upon a model curriculum developed by the  | 
| 17 |  | Illinois State Police. This training must be implemented by  | 
| 18 |  | July 1, 2023.  | 
| 19 |  | (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | 
| 20 |  | 102-694, eff. 1-7-22.)
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| 21 |  |  Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by  | 
| 22 |  | adding Division 1.5 of Article 11 as follows: | 
| 23 |  |  (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 1.5 heading new) | 
| 24 |  | DIVISION 1.5. | 
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| 1 |  | CO-RESPONDER PILOT PROGRAM | 
| 2 |  |  (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-5 new) | 
| 3 |  |  Sec. 11-1.5-5. Definitions. As used in this Section: | 
| 4 |  |  "Department" means the East St. Louis Police Department,  | 
| 5 |  | the Peoria Police Department, the Springfield Police  | 
| 6 |  | Department, or the Waukegan Police Department.  | 
| 7 |  |  "Station adjustment" has the meaning given to that term in  | 
| 8 |  | Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.  | 
| 9 |  |  "Unit" means a co-responder unit created under this  | 
| 10 |  | Division.  | 
| 11 |  |  (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-10 new) | 
| 12 |  |  Sec. 11-1.5-10. Establishment; responsibilities; focus. | 
| 13 |  |  (a) Each department shall establish, subject to  | 
| 14 |  | appropriation, a co-responder unit no later than 6 months  | 
| 15 |  | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd  | 
| 16 |  | General Assembly, including the hiring of personnel as  | 
| 17 |  | provided in this Division. | 
| 18 |  |  (b) Along with the duties described in Sections 11-1.5-15  | 
| 19 |  | and 11-1.5-20, the unit's social workers are responsible for  | 
| 20 |  | conducting follow-up visits for victims who may benefit from  | 
| 21 |  | mental or behavioral health services. The unit shall utilize  | 
| 22 |  | community resources, including services provided through the  | 
| 23 |  | Department of Human Services and social workers in juvenile  | 
| 24 |  | and adult investigations, to connect individuals with  | 
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| 1 |  | appropriate services.  | 
| 2 |  |  (c) The unit's primary area of focus shall be victim  | 
| 3 |  | assistance.  | 
| 4 |  |  (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-15 new) | 
| 5 |  |  Sec. 11-1.5-15. Duties. The duties of the unit include,  | 
| 6 |  | but are not limited to: | 
| 7 |  |   (1) Serving as a resource to a department's community  | 
| 8 |  | to identify and coordinate the social services available  | 
| 9 |  | to residents who are victims of criminal acts.  | 
| 10 |  |   (2) Networking with area social service agencies to  | 
| 11 |  | develop a community-mutual resource system and wrap-around  | 
| 12 |  | services (a team-based, collaborative case management  | 
| 13 |  | approach) for victims in need of social service  | 
| 14 |  | assistance; and fostering relationships with community  | 
| 15 |  | organizations not limited to area hospitals, school  | 
| 16 |  | districts, juvenile justice system, and various community  | 
| 17 |  | groups.  | 
| 18 |  |   (3) Employing social workers of the unit who shall:  | 
| 19 |  |    (A) Upon request, provide community presentations  | 
| 20 |  | on an array of social service topics.  | 
| 21 |  |    (B) Assist individuals in diversion from the  | 
| 22 |  | criminal justice system by addressing problems or  | 
| 23 |  | concerns through therapeutic intervention.  | 
| 24 |  |    (C) Facilitate follow-up treatment or referral to  | 
| 25 |  | the appropriate community resource organization.  | 
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| 1 |  |    (D) When requested, assist department employees in  | 
| 2 |  | securing services for those in need and provide  | 
| 3 |  | educational information to help the employee better  | 
| 4 |  | understand the circumstances or the community concern.  | 
| 5 |  |    (E) Meet with walk-ins requesting information or  | 
| 6 |  | assistance.  | 
| 7 |  |    (F) Protect the interest, confidentiality, and  | 
| 8 |  | civil rights of the client.  | 
| 9 |  |    (G) Train social work interns who may be working  | 
| 10 |  | within the unit.  | 
| 11 |  |    (H) Be on-call after regular business hours, as  | 
| 12 |  | needed.  | 
| 13 |  |    (L) Consult on all cases as needed by the  | 
| 14 |  | department.  | 
| 15 |  |    (M) Perform other functions as provided in Section  | 
| 16 |  | 11-1.5-20 or otherwise needed by a department.  | 
| 17 |  |   (4) Employing social workers who shall work with  | 
| 18 |  | victims of crimes as follows:  | 
| 19 |  |    (A) Review police reports to identify known  | 
| 20 |  | victims and contact them to offer direct and referred  | 
| 21 |  | services.  | 
| 22 |  |    (B) Assist victims with filing police reports and  | 
| 23 |  | victim compensation forms.  | 
| 24 |  |    (C) Provide safety planning services to victims.  | 
| 25 |  |    (D) Provide crisis counseling services to victims  | 
| 26 |  | and their families.  | 
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| 1 |  |    (E) Conduct home visits with victims in  | 
| 2 |  | conjunction with police backup, when needed.  | 
| 3 |  |    (F) Assist victims in obtaining orders of  | 
| 4 |  | protection. A social worker, in the performance of his  | 
| 5 |  | or her duties under this subparagraph, is an advocate,  | 
| 6 |  | as that term is defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code  | 
| 7 |  | of Criminal Procedure of 1963.  | 
| 8 |  |    (G) Facilitate court advocacy services for  | 
| 9 |  | victims, including arranging for transportation to and  | 
| 10 |  | from court.  | 
| 11 |  |    (H) Maintain confidential case files which include  | 
| 12 |  | social history, diagnosis, formulation of treatment,  | 
| 13 |  | and documentation of services.  | 
| 14 |  |    (I) Perform miscellaneous personal advocacy tasks  | 
| 15 |  | for victims, as needed.  | 
| 16 |  |    (J) Oversee activities to ensure those victims  | 
| 17 |  | with the most urgent needs are given the highest  | 
| 18 |  | priority for services.  | 
| 19 |  |    (K) Provide status updates on the progress of a  | 
| 20 |  | victim's case.  | 
| 21 |  |   (5) Adhering to and understanding the applicable  | 
| 22 |  | policies, procedures, and orders of a department.  | 
| 23 |  |   (6) Attaining department-established unit goals.  | 
| 24 |  |   (7) Maintaining a positive relationship with  | 
| 25 |  | co-workers, as well as the investigators from area police  | 
| 26 |  | departments and facilitating the exchange of information  | 
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| 1 |  | and resources pertaining to investigations.  | 
| 2 |  |   (8) Keeping informed on crime trends within the City.  | 
| 3 |  |   (9) Remaining obedient and responsive to all verbal  | 
| 4 |  | and written orders issued by superiors.  | 
| 5 |  |   (10) Completing police reports and other required  | 
| 6 |  | documentation.  | 
| 7 |  |   (11) Performing such other duties as may be required  | 
| 8 |  | by State law, city ordinance, and department policy or as  | 
| 9 |  | may be assigned by a sworn supervisor.  | 
| 10 |  |  (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-20 new) | 
| 11 |  |  Sec. 11-1.5-20. Social workers. | 
| 12 |  |  (a) Unit social workers may be referred to as victim  | 
| 13 |  | service specialists. Social workers are responsible for  | 
| 14 |  | working as a team to provide trauma-informed crisis  | 
| 15 |  | intervention, case management, advocacy, and ongoing emotional  | 
| 16 |  | support to the victims of all crimes, with extra attention to  | 
| 17 |  | crimes that cause a high level of victim trauma. | 
| 18 |  |  (b) Unit social workers involved in a case under adult  | 
| 19 |  | investigations may perform the following responsibilities:  | 
| 20 |  |   (1) Working with domestic violence investigators.  | 
| 21 |  |   (2) Assisting victims with finding safe housing,  | 
| 22 |  | transportation, and legal assistance.  | 
| 23 |  |   (3) Providing other needed resources for the victim  | 
| 24 |  | and their families, including working with children who  | 
| 25 |  | witness and or experience domestic violence.  | 
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| 1 |  |   (4) Assisting victims and their children in setting up  | 
| 2 |  | counseling.  | 
| 3 |  |   (5) Helping reduce victims' chances of reentry into  | 
| 4 |  | violent situations.  | 
| 5 |  |  (c) Unit social workers involved in a case under juvenile  | 
| 6 |  | investigations may perform the following responsibilities:  | 
| 7 |  |   (1) Working with families that have habitual runaways  | 
| 8 |  | and determining why the juveniles keep running away.  | 
| 9 |  |   (2) Providing services to families where there have  | 
| 10 |  | been domestic disturbances between the juveniles and their  | 
| 11 |  | parents.  | 
| 12 |  |   (3) Providing resources for parents to help their  | 
| 13 |  | children who are struggling in school or need  | 
| 14 |  | transportation to school.  | 
| 15 |  |   (4) Providing guidance and advice to the families of a  | 
| 16 |  | juvenile who has been arrested and what the next steps and  | 
| 17 |  | options are in the process.  | 
| 18 |  |   (5) Assisting a juvenile with station adjustments and  | 
| 19 |  | creating a station adjustment program in a department.  | 
| 20 |  |   (6) Providing services to juvenile victims and  | 
| 21 |  | families where the Department of Children and Family  | 
| 22 |  | Services either did not get involved or did not provide  | 
| 23 |  | services.  | 
| 24 |  |   (7) Assisting with overcoming feuds between groups of  | 
| 25 |  | juveniles.  | 
| 26 |  |   (8) Assisting us in instances where the families are  | 
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| 1 |  | not cooperative with police.  | 
| 2 |  |   (9) Discussing with families and juveniles options and  | 
| 3 |  | solutions to prevent future arrest.  | 
| 4 |  |   (10) Maintaining a list of families in need that the  | 
| 5 |  | unit or department have had contact with for department or  | 
| 6 |  | city special events.  | 
| 7 |  |   (11) Helping facilitate or assist a department in  | 
| 8 |  | community-oriented events, such as setting up an event  | 
| 9 |  | where officers or unit personnel read books with younger  | 
| 10 |  | children, talking about cyber crimes and social media, or  | 
| 11 |  | having an officer or unit personnel visit a school for  | 
| 12 |  | other activities.  | 
| 13 |  |   (12) Helping reduce juvenile recidivism.  | 
| 14 |  |  (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-25 new) | 
| 15 |  |  Sec. 11-1.5-25. Training. All unit employees shall be  | 
| 16 |  | trained in crisis intervention and integrating communications,  | 
| 17 |  | assessment and tactics. Integrating communications,  | 
| 18 |  | assessment, and tactics training shall be designed for  | 
| 19 |  | situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with  | 
| 20 |  | weapons and who may be experiencing a mental health or other  | 
| 21 |  | crisis. The training shall incorporate different skill sets  | 
| 22 |  | into a unified training approach that emphasizes  | 
| 23 |  | scenario-based exercises, as well as lecture and case study  | 
| 24 |  | opportunities. | 
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| 1 |  |  (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-99 new) | 
| 2 |  |  Sec. 11-1.5-99. Repeal. This Division is repealed January  | 
| 3 |  | 1, 2029. | 
| 4 |  |  Section 20. The Gang Crime
Witness
Protection Act of 2013  | 
| 5 |  | is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 as  | 
| 6 |  | follows: | 
| 7 |  |  (725 ILCS 173/1)
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| 8 |  |  Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Violent  | 
| 9 |  | Crime Victim and Gang Crime
Witness
Protection Act of 2013.
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| 10 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.) | 
| 11 |  |  (725 ILCS 173/5)
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| 12 |  |  Sec. 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "violent crime"  | 
| 13 |  | has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3 of the Rights of  | 
| 14 |  | Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. "gang crime" means any
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| 15 |  | criminal offense committed by a member of a "gang" as that term  | 
| 16 |  | is defined in
Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism  | 
| 17 |  | Omnibus Prevention Act when
the offense is in furtherance of  | 
| 18 |  | any activity, enterprise, pursuit, or
undertaking of a gang.
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| 19 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.) | 
| 20 |  |  (725 ILCS 173/10)
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| 21 |  |  Sec. 10. Program. Subject to appropriation, the Illinois  | 
| 22 |  | Criminal Justice Information Authority shall establish
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| 1 |  | administer a program to assist victims and witnesses of  | 
| 2 |  | violent crimes who are actively
aiding in the prosecution of  | 
| 3 |  | perpetrators of gang crime, and appropriate
related persons.  | 
| 4 |  | Financial assistance may be provided, upon application by a
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| 5 |  | State's Attorney or the Attorney General, or a chief executive  | 
| 6 |  | of a police
agency with the approval from the State's
Attorney  | 
| 7 |  | or Attorney General,
investigating or prosecuting a violent  | 
| 8 |  | gang
crime occurring under the State's Attorney's or Attorney  | 
| 9 |  | General's respective
jurisdiction, from funds deposited in the  | 
| 10 |  | Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime Witness Protection Program  | 
| 11 |  | Fund
and appropriated from that Fund for the purposes of this  | 
| 12 |  | Act. The State's Attorney or the Attorney General, or a chief  | 
| 13 |  | executive of a police agency with the approval from the  | 
| 14 |  | State's Attorney or Attorney General, may use an individual's  | 
| 15 |  | willingness to actively aid in the prosecution of the violent  | 
| 16 |  | crime as a factor in determining if the individual may be  | 
| 17 |  | provided assistance. A person who is otherwise eligible for  | 
| 18 |  | services and assistance under this Act shall not be denied  | 
| 19 |  | assistance and services under this Act on the basis of the  | 
| 20 |  | person's lack of federal authorization to be present in the  | 
| 21 |  | United States. 
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| 22 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.) | 
| 23 |  |  (725 ILCS 173/15)
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| 24 |  |  Sec. 15. Funding.  The Illinois Criminal Justice  | 
| 25 |  | Information Authority, in consultation with
the Attorney  | 
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| 1 |  | General, shall adopt rules for the implementation of the  | 
| 2 |  | Violent Crime Victim and Gang
Crime Witness Protection  | 
| 3 |  | Program. Assistance shall be subject to the following
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| 4 |  | limitations:
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| 5 |  |   (a) Funds shall be limited to payment of the  | 
| 6 |  | following:
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| 7 |  |    (1) temporary living costs;
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| 8 |  |    (2) moving expenses;
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| 9 |  |    (3) rent;
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| 10 |  |    (4) security deposits; and
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| 11 |  |    (5) other appropriate expenses of relocation or  | 
| 12 |  | transition;
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| 13 |  |   (b) Approval of applications made by State's Attorneys  | 
| 14 |  | shall be
conditioned upon county funding for costs at a  | 
| 15 |  | level of at least 25%, unless
this requirement is waived  | 
| 16 |  | by the administrator, in accordance with adopted
rules,  | 
| 17 |  | for good cause shown;
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| 18 |  |   (c) Counties providing assistance consistent with the  | 
| 19 |  | limitations in this
Act may apply for reimbursement of up  | 
| 20 |  | to 75% of their costs;
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| 21 |  |   (d) No more than 50% of funding available in any given  | 
| 22 |  | fiscal year may be
used for costs associated with any  | 
| 23 |  | single county; and
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| 24 |  |   (e) Before the Illinois Criminal Justice Information  | 
| 25 |  | Authority distributes moneys from the Violent Crime Victim  | 
| 26 |  | and Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund as provided  | 
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| 1 |  | in this Section, it shall retain 2% of those moneys for  | 
| 2 |  | administrative purposes.
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| 3 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.) | 
| 4 |  |  (725 ILCS 173/20)
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| 5 |  |  Sec. 20. Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime Witness  | 
| 6 |  | Protection Program Fund.  There is created in the
State  | 
| 7 |  | Treasury the Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime Witness  | 
| 8 |  | Protection Program Fund into which shall be
deposited  | 
| 9 |  | appropriated funds, grants, or other funds made available to  | 
| 10 |  | the
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to assist  | 
| 11 |  | State's Attorneys and the Attorney General
in protecting  | 
| 12 |  | victims and witnesses of violent crime who are aiding in the  | 
| 13 |  | prosecution of
perpetrators of gang crime, and appropriate  | 
| 14 |  | related persons.
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| 15 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13; 99-576, eff. 7-15-16.) | 
| 16 |  |  Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing  | 
| 17 |  | Section 5.833 as follows: | 
| 18 |  |  (30 ILCS 105/5.833) | 
| 19 |  |  Sec. 5.833. The Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime  | 
| 20 |  | Witness Protection Program Fund. | 
| 21 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)".
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