Full Text of HB1360 102nd General Assembly
HB1360ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth Filed: 4/1/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1360
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1360 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | 5 | | adding Division 1.5 of Article 11 as follows: | 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 1.5 heading new) | 7 | | DIVISION 1.5. | 8 | | CO-RESPONDER PILOT PROGRAM | 9 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-5 new) | 10 | | Sec. 11-1.5-5. Definitions. As used in this Section: | 11 | | "Department" means the East St. Louis Police Department, | 12 | | the Peoria Police Department, the Springfield Police | 13 | | Department, or the Waukegan Police Department. | 14 | | "Station adjustment" has the meaning given to that term in | 15 | | Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. |
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| 1 | | "Unit" means a co-responder unit created under this | 2 | | Division. | 3 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-10 new) | 4 | | Sec. 11-1.5-10. Establishment; responsibilities; focus. | 5 | | (a) Each department shall establish, subject to | 6 | | appropriation, a co-responder unit no later than 6 months | 7 | | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd | 8 | | General Assembly, including the hiring of personnel as | 9 | | provided in this Division. | 10 | | (b) The unit is responsible for conducting initial or | 11 | | follow-up visits for individuals who may benefit from mental | 12 | | or behavioral health services rather than traditional law | 13 | | enforcement response. The unit shall utilize community | 14 | | resources, including unit-integrated social workers in | 15 | | juvenile and adult investigations, to connect individuals with | 16 | | appropriate services, along with a special response team whose | 17 | | officers shall assist in the resolution of violent or armed | 18 | | emotionally distressed persons. | 19 | | (c) The unit's 3 primary areas of focus shall be mental and | 20 | | behavioral health, substance use disorder services, and | 21 | | homelessness issues. | 22 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-15 new) | 23 | | Sec. 11-1.5-15. Duties. The duties of the unit include, | 24 | | but are not limited to: |
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| 1 | | (1) Serving as a resource to a department's community | 2 | | to identify and coordinate the social services available | 3 | | to residents who are victims of criminal acts. | 4 | | (2) Networking with area social service agencies to | 5 | | develop a community-mutual resource system and wrap-around | 6 | | services (a team-based, collaborative case management | 7 | | approach) for victims in need of social service | 8 | | assistance; and fostering relationships with community | 9 | | organizations not limited to area hospitals, school | 10 | | districts, juvenile justice system, and various community | 11 | | groups. | 12 | | (3) Employing social workers of the unit who shall: | 13 | | (A) Upon request, provide community presentations | 14 | | on an array of social service topics. | 15 | | (B) Assist individuals in diversion from the | 16 | | criminal justice system by addressing problems or | 17 | | concerns through therapeutic intervention. | 18 | | (C) Facilitate follow-up treatment or referral to | 19 | | the appropriate community resource organization. | 20 | | (D) When requested, assist department employees in | 21 | | securing services for those in need and provide | 22 | | educational information to help the employee better | 23 | | understand the circumstances or the community concern. | 24 | | (E) Meet with walk-ins requesting information or | 25 | | assistance. | 26 | | (F) Protect the interest, confidentiality, and |
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| 1 | | civil rights of the client. | 2 | | (G) Train social work interns who may be working | 3 | | within the unit. | 4 | | (H) Be on-call after regular business hours, as | 5 | | needed. | 6 | | (L) Consult on all cases as needed by the | 7 | | department. | 8 | | (M) Perform other functions as provided in Section | 9 | | 11-1.5-20 or otherwise needed by a department. | 10 | | (4) Employing social workers who shall work with | 11 | | victims of crimes as follows: | 12 | | (A) Review police reports to identify known | 13 | | victims and contact them to offer direct and referred | 14 | | services. | 15 | | (B) Assist victims with filing police reports and | 16 | | victim compensation forms. | 17 | | (C) Provide safety planning services to victims. | 18 | | (D) Provide crisis counseling services to victims | 19 | | and their families. | 20 | | (E) Conduct home visits with victims in | 21 | | conjunction with police backup, when needed. | 22 | | (F) Assist victims in obtaining orders of | 23 | | protection. A social worker, in the performance of his | 24 | | or her duties under this subparagraph, is an advocate, | 25 | | as that term is defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code | 26 | | of Criminal Procedure of 1963. |
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| 1 | | (G) Facilitate court advocacy services for | 2 | | victims, including arranging for transportation to and | 3 | | from court. | 4 | | (H) Maintain confidential case files which include | 5 | | social history, diagnosis, formulation of treatment, | 6 | | and documentation of services. | 7 | | (I) Perform miscellaneous personal advocacy tasks | 8 | | for victims, as needed. | 9 | | (J) Oversee activities to ensure those victims | 10 | | with the most urgent needs are given the highest | 11 | | priority for services. | 12 | | (K) Provide status updates on the progress of a | 13 | | victim's case. | 14 | | (5) Adhering to and understand the applicable | 15 | | policies, procedures, and orders of a department. | 16 | | (6) Attaining department-established unit goals. | 17 | | (7) Maintaining a positive relationship with | 18 | | co-workers, as well as the investigators from area police | 19 | | departments and facilitate the exchange of information and | 20 | | resources pertaining to investigations. | 21 | | (8) Keeping informed on crime trends within the City. | 22 | | (9) Remaining obedient and responsive to all verbal | 23 | | and written orders issued by superiors. | 24 | | (10) Completing police reports and other required | 25 | | documentation. | 26 | | (11) Performing such other duties as may be required |
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| 1 | | by State law, city ordinance, and department policy or as | 2 | | may be assigned by a sworn supervisor. | 3 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-20 new) | 4 | | Sec. 11-1.5-20. Social workers. | 5 | | (a) Unit social workers may be referred to as victim | 6 | | service specialists. Social workers are responsible for | 7 | | working as a team to provide trauma-informed crisis | 8 | | intervention, case management, advocacy, and ongoing emotional | 9 | | support to the victims of all crimes, with extra attention to | 10 | | crimes that cause a high level of victim trauma. | 11 | | (b) Unit social workers involved in a case under adult | 12 | | investigations may perform the following responsibilities: | 13 | | (1) Working with domestic violence investigators. | 14 | | (2) Assisting victims with finding safe housing, | 15 | | transportation, and legal assistance. | 16 | | (3) Providing other needed resources for the victim | 17 | | and their families, including working with children who | 18 | | witness and or experience domestic violence. | 19 | | (4) Assisting victims and their children in setting up | 20 | | counseling. | 21 | | (5) Helping reduce victim's chance of reentry into the | 22 | | violent situations. | 23 | | (c) Unit social workers involved in a case under juvenile | 24 | | investigations may perform the following responsibilities: | 25 | | (1) Working with families that have habitual runaways |
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| 1 | | and determining why the juveniles keep running away. | 2 | | (2) Providing services to families where there have | 3 | | been domestic disturbances between the juveniles and their | 4 | | parents. | 5 | | (3) Providing resources for parents to help their | 6 | | children who are struggling in school or need | 7 | | transportation to school. | 8 | | (4) Providing guidance and advice to the families of a | 9 | | juvenile who has been arrested and what the next steps and | 10 | | options are in the process. | 11 | | (5) Assisting a juvenile with station adjustments and | 12 | | creating a station adjustment program in a department. | 13 | | (6) Providing services to juvenile victims and | 14 | | families where the Department of Children and Family | 15 | | Services either did not get involved or did not provide | 16 | | services. | 17 | | (7) Assisting with overcoming feuds between groups of | 18 | | juveniles. | 19 | | (8) Assisting us in instances where the families are | 20 | | not cooperative with police. | 21 | | (9) Discussing with families and juveniles options and | 22 | | solutions to prevent future arrest. | 23 | | (10) Maintaining a list of families in need that the | 24 | | unit or department have had contact with for department or | 25 | | city special events. | 26 | | (11) Helping facilitate or assist a department in |
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| 1 | | community-oriented events, such as setting up an event | 2 | | where officers or unit personnel read books with younger | 3 | | children, talking about cyber crimes and social media, or | 4 | | having an officer or unit personnel visit a school for | 5 | | other activities. | 6 | | (12) Helping reduce juvenile recidivism. | 7 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-25 new) | 8 | | Sec. 11-1.5-25. Training. All unit employees and the | 9 | | special response team shall be trained in crisis intervention | 10 | | and integrating communications, assessment and tactics. | 11 | | Integrating communications, assessment, and tactics training | 12 | | shall be designed for situations involving persons who are | 13 | | unarmed or are armed with weapons and who may be experiencing a | 14 | | mental health or other crisis. The training shall incorporates | 15 | | different skill sets into a unified training approach that | 16 | | emphasizes scenario-based exercises, as well as lecture and | 17 | | case study opportunities. | 18 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-99 new) | 19 | | Sec. 11-1.5-99. Repeal. This Division is repealed January | 20 | | 1, 2029. ".
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