(20 ILCS 2605/2605-480)
Sec. 2605-480. Statewide kidnapping alert and prevention program;
Child Safety Coordinator.
(a) The Illinois
State Police shall develop a coordinated program for a statewide emergency
alert system when a child is missing or kidnapped.
The system shall include, but is not limited to, the use in coordination with
the Illinois
Department of Transportation, of electronic message signs on roads and highways
in the
vicinity of a child abduction to immediately provide critical information to
the public.
(b) The Illinois State Police shall establish an AMBER Plan Task Force
to
monitor and review the implementation and operation of the system developed
under
subsection (a), including procedures, budgetary requirements, and response
protocols.
The Task Force shall also develop additional network resources for use in the
system.
(c) The Illinois State Police, in coordination with the Illinois
Emergency
Management Agency, shall develop and implement a community outreach program to
promote awareness among the State's parents and children of child abduction
prevention
and response.
(d) The Illinois State Police, in coordination with the State Board of
Education, shall develop child abduction prevention instruction for inclusion
in elementary and secondary school curricula throughout the State. The Illinois State Police
and
State Board of Education shall encourage the inclusion of the child abduction
prevention
instruction in private elementary and secondary school curricula throughout the
State.
(e) The Illinois State Police shall appoint a Child Safety Coordinator to assist in the
establishment of State standards for child safety from kidnap and abduction and
to advocate for the achievement of those standards. The Child Safety
Coordinator shall have the
qualifications and experience that the Illinois State Police shall require by rule. The
Child Safety Coordinator shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed
for his or her expenses from the Illinois State Police's operations budget. No funds shall
be appropriated solely
for the expenses of the Child Safety Coordinator. The Illinois State Police shall provide
technical assistance for the Child Safety Coordinator from its existing
resources.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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