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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5468
Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Replaces all references to the Division of Mental Health of the Department of Human Services with the Department of Human Services throughout the Act. Provides that 9-1-1 public safety answering points shall screen specific types of law enforcement calls and follow approved protocols and processes under the Act to identify callers experiencing behavioral health crises and to refer them for a behavioral health response. Provides that 9-1-1 public safety answering points shall open and follow the emergency medical dispatch protocols established under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act at the start of all emergency calls to ensure the protocols are used and applied consistently and uniformly to ensure that information related to behavioral health emergency calls is available for data collection and can be used to determine which calls should be referred for a behavioral health response. Provides that, among other things, each Regional Advisory Committee or subregional committee must (1) review regional and subregional crisis response system capacities and resources to inform planning and implementation and to foster collaboration across all sectors of the system and (2) determine the need for and make a plan to support local communities to develop and use other resources to create additional mobile mental health relief provider services to expand the capacity to provide more immediate service coverage. Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, all public safety answering points shall use the protocols established under the Community Emergency Services and Support Act to identify behavioral and mental health-related emergencies that do not require a law enforcement response. Amends the Illinois State Police Law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training programs shall include, among other things, community response options including, the community response options under the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Makes other changes.
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A BILL FOR
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1    AN ACT concerning government.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
62605-51 as follows:
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)
8    Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
9    (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
10exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
11        (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police
12    Training Academy.
13        (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law
14    enforcement, with innovative, quality training and
15    educational practices.
16        (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs
17    for Illinois State Police employees.
18        (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment
19    initiatives.
20        (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's
21    quartermaster.
22        (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
23    Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
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1    concerning testing and training officers on the detection
2    of impaired driving.
3        (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
4    Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
5    (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police
6Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to
7subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois
8Police Training Act and exempts Illinois State Police officers
9from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's
10State Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination.
11Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or
12certificate issued to the officer.
13    (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
14exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former
15Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State
16Police Act.
17    (c) Specialized training. The Division of the Academy and
18Training shall provide the following specialized training:
19        (1) Crash reconstruction specialist; training. The
20    Division of the Academy and Training shall cooperate with
21    the Division of Forensic Services to provide specialized
22    training in crash reconstruction for Illinois State Police
23    officers. Only Illinois State Police officers who
24    successfully complete the training may be assigned as
25    crash reconstruction specialists.
26        (2) Death and homicide investigations; training. The
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1    Division of the Academy and Training shall provide
2    training in death and homicide investigation for Illinois
3    State Police officers. Only Illinois State Police officers
4    who successfully complete the training may be assigned as
5    lead 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 of the Academy and Training shall
16        require all homicide investigator training to include
17        instruction on victim-centered, trauma-informed
18        investigation. This training must be implemented by
19        July 1, 2023.
20            (B) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
21        cooperate with the Division of Criminal Investigation
22        to develop a model curriculum on victim-centered,
23        trauma-informed investigation. This curriculum must be
24        implemented by July 1, 2023.
25        (3) Investigation of officer-involved criminal sexual
26    assault; training. The Division of the Academy and
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1    Training shall cooperate with the Division of Criminal
2    Investigation to provide a specialized criminal sexual
3    assault and sexual abuse investigation training program
4    for Illinois State Police officers. Only Illinois State
5    Police officers who successfully complete the training may
6    be assigned as investigators in officer-involved criminal
7    sexual assault investigations under Section 10 of the Law
8    Enforcement Criminal Sexual Assault Investigation Act.
9        (4) Investigation of officer-involved deaths;
10    training. The Division of the Academy and Training shall
11    have a written policy regarding the investigation of
12    officer-involved deaths that involve a law enforcement
13    officer employed by the Illinois State Police as required
14    under Section 1-10 of the Police and Community Relations
15    Improvement Act and shall provide specialized training in
16    that policy for Illinois State Police officers.
17        (5) Juvenile specialist; training. The Division of the
18    Academy and Training shall provide specialized juvenile
19    training for Illinois State Police officers who meet the
20    definition of "juvenile police officer" as defined under
21    paragraph (17) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of
22    1987. Juvenile specialists may complete questioning of
23    juveniles on school grounds as provided under Section
24    22-88 of the School Code.
25        (6) Peer support program; training. The Division of
26    the Academy and Training shall cooperate with the Office
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1    of the Director to provide peer support advisors with
2    appropriate specialized training in counseling to conduct
3    peer support counseling sessions under Section 10 of the
4    First Responders Suicide Prevention Act.
5        (7) Police dog training standards; training. All
6    police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug
7    enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,
8    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the
9    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
10    be trained by programs that meet the certification
11    requirements set by the Director or the Director's
12    designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be
13    evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the
14    Academy and Training.
15        (8) Safe2Help; training. The Division of the Academy
16    and Training shall cooperate with the Division of Criminal
17    Investigation to ensure all program personnel or call
18    center staff, or both, are appropriately trained in the
19    areas described in subsection (f) of Section 10 of the
20    Student Confidential Reporting Act. [(10)]
21    (c-5) In-service training.
22        (1) At least once, the Division of the Academy and
23    Training shall develop and require the following
24    in-service training opportunities to be completed by
25    Illinois State Police officers:
26            (A) Cell phone medical information; training.
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1        Training required under this subparagraph (A) shall
2        provide instruction on accessing and using medical
3        information stored in cell phones. The Division may
4        use the program approved under Section 2310-711 of the
5        Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of
6        the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to develop
7        the Division's program.
8            (B) Autism spectrum disorders; training. Training
9        required under this subparagraph (B) shall instruct
10        Illinois State Police officers on the nature of autism
11        spectrum disorders and in identifying and
12        appropriately responding to individuals with autism
13        spectrum disorders. The Illinois State Police shall
14        review the training curriculum and may consult with
15        the Department of Public Health or the Department of
16        Human Services to update the training curriculum as
17        needed.
18        (2) At least every year, the Division of the Academy
19    and Training shall provide the following in-service
20    training to Illinois State Police officers:
21            (A) Cultural diversity; training.
22                (i) Training required under this subparagraph
23            (A) shall provide training and continuing
24            education to Illinois State Police officers
25            concerning cultural diversity, including topics
26            such as sensitivity toward racial and ethnic
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1            differences.
2                (ii) This training and continuing education
3            shall, among other things, emphasize that the
4            primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois
5            Vehicle Code is safety and equal, uniform, and
6            non-discriminatory enforcement of the law.
7            (B) Minimum annual in-service training
8        requirements. Minimum annual in-service training
9        includes:
10                (i) crisis intervention training;
11                (ii) emergency medical response training and
12            certification;
13                (iii) firearm qualification training;
14                (iv) law updates; and
15                (v) officer wellness and mental health.
16            (C) Firearms restraining orders; training.
17        Training required under this subparagraph (C) shall
18        provide instruction on the processes used to file a
19        firearms restraining order, to identify situations in
20        which a firearms restraining order is appropriate, and
21        to safely promote the usage of the firearms
22        restraining order in different situations.
23        (3) At least every 3 years, the Division of the
24    Academy and Training shall provide the following
25    in-service training to Illinois State Police officers:
26            (A) Arrest and use of force and control tactics;
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1        training. Training required under this subparagraph
2        (A) shall provide to Illinois State Police officers
3        training and continuing education concerning knowledge
4        of policies and laws regulating the use of force;
5        shall equip officers with tactics and skills,
6        including de-escalation techniques, to prevent or
7        reduce the need to use force or, when force must be
8        used, to use force that is objectively reasonable,
9        necessary, and proportional under the totality of the
10        circumstances; and shall ensure appropriate
11        supervision and accountability. The training shall
12        consist of at least 30 hours and shall include:
13                (i) at least 12 hours of hands-on,
14            scenario-based role-playing;
15                (ii) at least 6 hours of instruction on use of
16            force techniques, including the use of
17            de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce the
18            need for force whenever safe and feasible;
19                (iii) specific training on the law concerning
20            stops, searches, and the use of force under the
21            Fourth Amendment to the United States
22            Constitution;
23                (iv) specific training on officer safety
24            techniques, including cover, concealment, and
25            time; and
26                (v) at least 6 hours of training focused on
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1            high-risk traffic stops.
2            (B) Minimum triennial in-service training
3        requirements. Minimum triennial in-service training
4        required [this] under this subparagraph (B) includes
5        training and continuing education to Illinois State
6        Police officers concerning:
7                (i) constitutional and proper use of law
8            enforcement authority;
9                (ii) civil and human rights;
10                (iii) cultural competency, including implicit
11            bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity; and
12                (iv) procedural justice.
13            (C) Mandated reporter; training. Training required
14        under this subparagraph (C) must be approved by the
15        Department of Children and Family Services as provided
16        under Section 4 of the Abused and Neglected Child
17        Reporting Act and includes training on the reporting
18        of child abuse and neglect.
19            (D) Sexual assault and sexual abuse; training.
20                (i) Training required under this subparagraph
21            (D) shall include in-service training on sexual
22            assault and sexual abuse response and training on
23            report writing requirements, including, but not
24            limited to, the following:
25                    (a) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
26                    (b) understanding the role trauma has
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1                played in a victim's life;
2                    (c) responding to the needs and concerns
3                of a victim;
4                    (d) delivering services in a
5                compassionate, sensitive, and nonjudgmental
6                manner;
7                    (e) interviewing techniques in accordance
8                with the curriculum standards in subdivision
9                (iii) of this subparagraph;
10                    (f) understanding cultural perceptions and
11                common myths of sexual assault and sexual
12                abuse; and
13                    (g) report writing techniques in
14                accordance with the curriculum standards in
15                subdivision (iii) of this subparagraph and the
16                Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act.
17                (ii) Instructors providing training under this
18            subparagraph (D) [(G)] shall have successfully
19            completed training on evidence-based,
20            trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to
21            cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse and shall
22            have experience responding to sexual assault and
23            sexual abuse cases.
24                (iii) The Illinois State Police shall adopt
25            rules, in consultation with the Office of the
26            Attorney General and the Illinois Law Enforcement
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1            Training Standards Board, to determine the
2            specific training requirements. The rules adopted
3            by the Illinois State Police shall include, at a
4            minimum, both of the following:
5                    (a) evidence-based curriculum standards
6                for report writing and immediate response to
7                sexual assault and sexual abuse, including
8                trauma-informed, victim-centered interview
9                techniques, which have been demonstrated to
10                minimize retraumatization, for all Illinois
11                State Police officers; and
12                    (b) evidence-based curriculum standards
13                for trauma-informed, victim-centered
14                investigation and interviewing techniques,
15                which have been demonstrated to minimize
16                retraumatization, for cases of sexual assault
17                and sexual abuse for all Illinois State Police
18                officers who conduct sexual assault and sexual
19                abuse investigations.
20        (4) At least every 5 years, the Division of the
21    Academy and Training shall provide the following
22    in-service training to Illinois State Police officers:
23            (A) Psychology of domestic violence; training.
24        Training under this subparagraph (A) shall provide aid
25        in understanding the actions of domestic violence
26        victims and abusers and the actions needed to prevent
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1        further victimization of those who have been abused.
2        The training shall focus specifically on looking
3        beyond physical evidence to the psychology of domestic
4        violence situations by studying the dynamics of the
5        aggressor-victim relationship, separately evaluating
6        claims where both parties claim to be the victim, and
7        assessing the long-term effects of domestic violence
8        situations.
9    (c-10) Cadet training. The Division of the Academy and
10Training shall provide the following basic training to
11Illinois State Police cadets or ensure the following training
12was completed prior to an Illinois State Police cadet becoming
13an Illinois State Police officer:
14        (1) Animal fighting awareness and humane response;
15    training. Training required under this paragraph (1) shall
16    include a training program in animal fighting awareness
17    and humane response for Illinois State Police cadets. The
18    purpose of that training shall be for Illinois State
19    Police officers to identify animal fighting operations and
20    respond appropriately. Training under this paragraph (1)
21    shall include a humane response component that provides
22    guidelines for appropriate law enforcement response to
23    animal abuse, cruelty, and neglect, or similar condition,
24    as well as training on canine behavior and nonlethal ways
25    to subdue a canine.
26        (2) Arrest and use of force and control tactics and
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1    officer safety; training. Training required under this
2    paragraph (2) must include, without limitation, training
3    on officer safety techniques, such as cover, concealment,
4    and time.
5        (3) Arrest of a parent or an immediate family member;
6    training. Training required under this paragraph (3) shall
7    instruct Illinois State Police cadets on trauma-informed
8    responses designed to ensure the physical safety and
9    well-being of a child of an arrested parent or immediate
10    family member, which must include, without limitation: (A)
11    training in understanding the trauma experienced by the
12    child while maintaining the integrity of the arrest and
13    safety of officers, suspects, and other involved
14    individuals; (B) training in de-escalation tactics that
15    would include the use of force when reasonably necessary;
16    and (C) training in understanding and inquiring whether a
17    child will require supervision and care.
18        (4) Autism and other developmental or physical
19    disabilities; training. Training required under this
20    paragraph (4) shall instruct Illinois State Police cadets
21    on identifying and interacting with persons with autism
22    and other developmental or physical disabilities, reducing
23    barriers to reporting crimes against persons with autism,
24    and addressing the unique challenges presented by cases
25    involving victims or witnesses with autism and other
26    developmental disabilities.
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1        (5) Cell phone medical information; training. Training
2    required under this paragraph (5) shall instruct Illinois
3    State Police cadets to access and use medical information
4    stored in cell phones. The Division of the Academy and
5    Training may use the program approved under Section
6    2310-711 of the Department of Public Health Powers and
7    Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to
8    develop the training required under this paragraph (5).
9        (6) Compliance with the Health Care Violence
10    Prevention Act; training. Training required under this
11    paragraph (6) shall provide an appropriate level of
12    training for Illinois State Police cadets concerning the
13    Health Care Violence Prevention Act.
14        (7) Constitutional law; training. Training required
15    under this paragraph (7) shall instruct Illinois State
16    Police cadets on constitutional and proper use of law
17    enforcement authority, procedural justice, civil rights,
18    human rights, and cultural competency, including implicit
19    bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity.
20        (8) Courtroom testimony; training.
21        (9) Crime victims; training. Training required under
22    this paragraph (9) shall provide instruction in techniques
23    designed to promote effective communication at the initial
24    contact with crime victims and to comprehensively explain
25    to victims and witnesses their rights under the Rights of
26    Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims
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1    Compensation Act.
2        (10) Criminal law; training.
3        (11) Crisis intervention team and mental health
4    awareness; training. Training required under this
5    paragraph (11) shall include a specialty certification
6    course of at least 40 hours, addressing specialized
7    policing responses to people with mental illnesses. The
8    Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct Crisis
9    Intervention Team training programs that train officers to
10    identify signs and symptoms of mental illness, to
11    de-escalate situations involving individuals who appear to
12    have a mental illness and connect individuals in crisis to
13    treatment. The training shall also include an overview of 
14    the Community Emergency Services and Support Act.
15        (12) Cultural diversity; training.
16            (A) The training required under this paragraph
17        (12) shall provide training to Illinois State Police
18        cadets concerning cultural competency and cultural
19        diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and
20        ethnic differences.
21            (B) This training shall include, but not be
22        limited to, an emphasis on the fact that the primary
23        purpose of enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code is
24        safety, equal, and uniform and non-discriminatory
25        enforcement under the law.
26        (13) De-escalation and use of force; training.
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1    Training required under this paragraph (13) must consist
2    of at least 6 hours of instruction on use of force
3    techniques, including the use of de-escalation techniques
4    to prevent or reduce the need for force whenever safe and
5    feasible.
6        (14) Domestic violence; training. Training required
7    under this paragraph (14) shall provide aid in
8    understanding the actions of domestic violence victims and
9    abusers and to prevent further victimization of those who
10    have been abused, focusing specifically on looking beyond
11    the physical evidence to the psychology of domestic
12    violence situations, such as the dynamics of the
13    aggressor-victim relationship, separately evaluating
14    claims where both parties claim to be the victim, and
15    long-term effects.
16        (15) Effective recognition of and responses to stress,
17    trauma, and post-traumatic stress; training. Training
18    required under this paragraph (15) shall instruct Illinois
19    State Police cadets to recognize and respond to stress,
20    trauma, and post-traumatic stress experienced by law
21    enforcement officers. The training must be consistent with
22    Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid
23    Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing
24    signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress,
25    issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for
26    intervention with peer support resources.
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1        (16) Elder abuse; training. Training required under
2    this paragraph (16) shall teach Illinois State Police
3    cadets to recognize neglect and financial exploitation
4    against the elderly and adults with disabilities. The
5    training shall also teach Illinois State Police cadets to
6    recognize self-neglect by the elderly and adults with
7    disabilities. In this subparagraph, "adults with
8    disabilities" has the meaning given to that term in the
9    Adult Protective Services Act.
10        (17) Electronic control devices; training. Training
11    required under this paragraph (17) shall include training
12    in the use of electronic control devices, including the
13    psychological and physiological effects of the use of
14    those devices on humans.
15        (18) Epinephrine auto-injector administration;
16    training. Training required under this paragraph (18)
17    shall instruct Illinois State Police cadets to recognize
18    and respond to anaphylaxis. The training must comply with
19    subsection (c) of Section 40 of the Illinois State Police
20    Act.
21        (19) Evidence collection; training. Training required
22    under this paragraph (19) must include proper procedures
23    for collecting, handling, and preserving evidence, and
24    rules of law.
25        (20) Firearms restraining orders; training. Providing
26    instruction on the process used to file a firearms
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1    restraining order and how to identify situations in which
2    a firearms restraining order is appropriate and how to
3    safely promote the usage of the firearms restraining order
4    in different situations.
5        (21) Firearms; training. Successful completion of a
6    40-hour course of training in use of a suitable type
7    firearm shall be a condition precedent to the possession
8    and use of that respective firearm in connection with the
9    officer's official duties. To satisfy the requirements of
10    this Act, the training must include the following:
11            (A) Instruction in the dangers of misuse of the
12        firearm, safety rules, and care and cleaning of the
13        firearm.
14            (B) Practice firing on a range and qualification
15        with the firearm in accordance with the standards
16        established by the Board.
17            (C) Instruction in the legal use of firearms under
18        the Criminal Code of 2012 and relevant court
19        decisions.
20            (D) A forceful presentation of the ethical and
21        moral considerations assumed by any person who uses a
22        firearm.
23        (22) First-aid; training. First-aid training must
24    include cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
25        (23) Hate crimes; training. Training required under
26    this paragraph (23) shall instruct Illinois State Police
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1    cadets in identifying, responding to, and reporting all
2    hate crimes.
3        (24) High-risk traffic stops; training. Training
4    required under this paragraph (24) must consist of at
5    least 6 hours of training focused on high-risk traffic
6    stops.
7        (25) High-speed vehicle chase; training. Training
8    required under this paragraph (25) shall instruct Illinois
9    State Police cadets on the hazards of high-speed police
10    vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the
11    high-speed vehicle chase.
12        (26) Human relations; training.
13        (27) Human trafficking; training. Training required
14    under this paragraph (27) shall instruct Illinois State
15    Police cadets in the detection and investigation of all
16    forms of human trafficking, including, but not limited to,
17    involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9
18    of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude
19    of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the
20    Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under
21    subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
22    2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets
23    and Illinois State Police officers.
24        (28) Juvenile law; training. Training required under
25    this paragraph (28) shall instruct Illinois State Police
26    cadets on juvenile law and the proper processing and
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1    handling of juvenile offenders.
2        (29) Mandated reporter; training. Training required
3    under this paragraph (29) must be approved by the
4    Department of Children and Family Services as provided
5    under Section 4 of the Abused and Neglected Child
6    Reporting Act and includes training on the reporting of
7    child abuse and neglect.
8        (30) Mental conditions and crises, training. Training
9    required under this paragraph (30) shall include, without
10    limitation, (A) recognizing the disease of addiction, (B)
11    recognizing situations which require immediate assistance,
12    and (C) responding in a manner that safeguards and
13    provides assistance to individuals in need of mental
14    treatment.
15        (31) Officer wellness and suicide prevention;
16    training. The training required under this paragraph (31)
17    shall include instruction on job-related stress management
18    techniques, skills for recognizing signs and symptoms of
19    work-related cumulative stress, recognition of other
20    issues that may lead to officer suicide, solutions for
21    intervention, and a presentation on available peer support
22    resources.
23        (32) Officer-worn body cameras; training.
24            (A) As used in this paragraph (32), "officer-worn
25        body camera" has the meaning given to that term in
26        Article 10 of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body
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1        Camera Act.
2            (B) The training required under this paragraph
3        (32) shall provide training in the use of officer-worn
4        body cameras to cadets who will use officer-worn body
5        cameras.
6        (33) Opioid antagonists; training.
7            (A) As used in this paragraph (33), "opioid
8        antagonist" has the meaning given to that term in
9        subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use
10        Disorder Act.
11            (B) Training required under this paragraph (33)
12        shall instruct Illinois State Police cadets to
13        administer opioid antagonists.
14        (34) Persons arrested while under the influence of
15    alcohol or drugs; training. Training required under this
16    paragraph (34) shall comply with Illinois State Police
17    policy adopted under Section 2605-54. The training shall
18    be consistent with the Substance Use Disorder Act and
19    shall provide guidance for the arrest of persons under the
20    influence of alcohol or drugs, proper medical attention if
21    warranted, and care and release of those persons from
22    custody. The training shall provide guidance concerning
23    the release of persons arrested under the influence of
24    alcohol or drugs who are under the age of 21 years of age,
25    which shall include, but shall not be limited to,
26    instructions requiring the arresting officer to make a
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1    reasonable attempt to contact a responsible adult who is
2    willing to take custody of the person who is under the
3    influence of alcohol or drugs.
4        (35) Physical training.
5        (36) Post-traumatic stress disorder; training.
6    Training required under this paragraph (36) shall equip
7    Illinois State Police cadets to identify the symptoms of
8    post-traumatic stress disorder and to respond
9    appropriately to individuals exhibiting those symptoms.
10        (37) Report writing; training. Training required under
11    this paragraph (37) shall instruct Illinois State Police
12    cadets on writing reports and proper documentation of
13    statements.
14        (38) Scenario training. At least 12 hours of hands-on,
15    scenario-based role-playing.
16        (39) Search and seizure; training. Training required
17    under this paragraph (39) shall instruct Illinois State
18    Police cadets on search and seizure, including temporary
19    questioning.
20        (40) Sexual assault and sexual abuse; training.
21    Training required under this paragraph (40) shall instruct
22    Illinois State Police cadets on sexual assault and sexual
23    abuse response and report writing training requirements,
24    including, but not limited to, the following:
25            (A) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
26            (B) understanding the role trauma has played in a
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1        victim's life;
2            (C) responding to the needs and concerns of a
3        victim;
4            (D) delivering services in a compassionate,
5        sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
6            (E) interviewing techniques in accordance with the
7        curriculum standards in subsection (f) of Section
8        10.19 of the Illinois Police Training Act;
9            (F) understanding cultural perceptions and common
10        myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; and
11            (G) report-writing techniques in accordance with
12        the curriculum standards in subsection (f) of Section
13        10.19 of the Illinois Police Training Act and the
14        Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act.
15        (41) Traffic control and crash investigation;
16    training.
17    (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
18administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C.
19926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State
20Police officers.
21(Source: P.A. 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; 103-939, eff. 1-1-25;
22103-949, eff. 1-1-25; 104-24, eff. 1-1-26; 104-417, eff.
238-15-25; revised 1-29-26.)
24    Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
25changing Section 10.17 as follows:
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1    (50 ILCS 705/10.17)
2    Sec. 10.17. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training;
3mental health awareness training; certified therapy dog team
4training and certification.
5    (a) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
6shall develop and approve a standard curriculum for certified
7training programs in crisis intervention, including a
8specialty certification course of at least 40 hours,
9addressing specialized policing responses to people with
10mental illnesses. The Board shall conduct Crisis Intervention
11Team (CIT) training programs that train officers to identify
12signs and symptoms of mental illness, to de-escalate
13situations involving individuals who appear to have a mental
14illness, and connect that person in crisis to treatment.
15Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training programs shall be a
16collaboration between law enforcement professionals, mental
17health providers, families, and consumer advocates and must
18minimally include the following components: (1) basic
19information about mental illnesses and how to recognize them;
20(2) information about mental health laws and resources; (3)
21learning from family members of individuals with mental
22illness and their experiences; [and] (4) verbal de-escalation
23training and role-plays; and (5) community response options 
24including, the community response options under the Community 
25Emergency Services and Support Act. Officers who have
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1successfully completed this program shall be issued a
2certificate attesting to their attendance of a Crisis
3Intervention Team (CIT) training program.
4    (b) The Board shall create an introductory course
5incorporating adult learning models that provides law
6enforcement officers with an awareness of mental health issues
7including a history of the mental health system, types of
8mental health illness including signs and symptoms of mental
9illness and common treatments and medications, and the
10potential interactions law enforcement officers may have on a
11regular basis with these individuals, their families, and
12service providers including de-escalating a potential crisis
13situation. This course, in addition to other traditional
14learning settings, may be made available in an electronic
15format.
16    (c) The Board shall develop a course and certification
17program for certified therapy dog teams consisting of officers
18employing the use of therapy dogs in relation to crisis and
19emergency response. This program shall aim to ensure that
20Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officers and therapy dog teams
21are available in various regions throughout the State to be
22dispatched in the event of a crisis.
23    (d) The Board may include model policies regarding 
24community response procedures on its website and may 
25distribute educational and training materials created in 
26consultation with the Department of Human Services to law 
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1enforcement agencies throughout the State.
2    The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public Act
3101-652 shall take effect January 1, 2022.
4(Source: P.A. 104-106, eff. 1-1-26.)
5    Section 15. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
6by changing Section 2 and by adding Sections 7.2 and 7.3 as
7follows:
8    (50 ILCS 750/2)  (from Ch. 134, par. 32)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2027)
10    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
11context otherwise requires:
12    "9-1-1 network" means the network used for the delivery of
139-1-1 calls and messages over dedicated and redundant
14facilities to a primary or backup 9-1-1 PSAP that meets the
15appropriate grade of service.
16    "9-1-1 system" means the geographic area that has been
17granted an order of authority by the Commission or the
18Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator to use "9-1-1" as the primary
19emergency telephone number, including, but not limited to, the
20network, software applications, databases, CPE components and
21operational and management procedures required to provide
229-1-1 service.
23    "9-1-1 Authority" means an Emergency Telephone System
24Board or Joint Emergency Telephone System Board that provides
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1for the management and operation of a 9-1-1 system. "9-1-1
2Authority" includes the Illinois State Police only to the
3extent it provides 9-1-1 services under this Act.
4    "9-1-1 System Manager" means the manager, director,
5administrator, or coordinator who at the direction of his or
6her Emergency Telephone System Board is responsible for the
7implementation and execution of the order of authority issued
8by the Commission or the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator through
9the programs, policies, procedures, and daily operations of
10the 9-1-1 system consistent with the provisions of this Act.
11    "Administrator" means the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator.
12    "Advanced service" means any telecommunications service
13with or without dynamic bandwidth allocation, including, but
14not limited to, ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI), that,
15through the use of a DS-1, T-1, or other un-channelized or
16multi-channel transmission facility, is capable of
17transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
18telecommunications services to the public switched network or
19the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency.
20    "Aggregator" means an entity that ingresses 9-1-1 calls of
21multiple traffic types or 9-1-1 calls from multiple
22originating service providers and combines them on a trunk
23group or groups (or equivalent egress connection arrangement
24to a 9-1-1 system provider's NG9-1-1 network or system), and
25that uses the routing information provided in the received
26call setup signaling to select the appropriate trunk group and
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1proceeds to signal call setup toward the 9-1-1 system
2provider. "Aggregator" includes an originating service
3provider that provides aggregation functions for its own 9-1-1
4calls. "Aggregator" also includes an aggregation network or an
5aggregation entity that provides aggregator services for other
6types of system providers, such as cloud-based services or
7enterprise networks as its client.
8    "ALI" or "automatic location identification" means the
9automatic display at the public safety answering point of the
10address or location of the caller's telephone and
11supplementary emergency services information of the location
12from which a call originates.
13    "ANI" or "automatic number identification" means the
14automatic display of the 10-digit telephone number associated
15with the caller's telephone number.
16    "Automatic alarm" and "automatic alerting device" mean any
17device that will access the 9-1-1 system for emergency
18services upon activation and does not provide for two-way
19communication.
20    "Answering point" means a PSAP, SAP, Backup PSAP, Unmanned
21Backup Answering Point, or VAP.
22    "Authorized entity" means an answering point or
23participating agency other than a decommissioned PSAP.
24    "Backup PSAP" means an answering point that meets the
25appropriate standards of service and serves as an alternate to
26the PSAP operating independently from the PSAP at a different
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1location that has the capability to direct dispatch for the
2PSAP or otherwise transfer emergency calls directly to an
3authorized entity. A backup PSAP may accept overflow calls
4from the PSAP or be activated if the primary PSAP is disabled.
5    "Board" means an Emergency Telephone System Board or a
6Joint Emergency Telephone System Board created pursuant to
7Section 15.4.
8    "Bylaws" means a set of regulations that ensure consistent
9and agreed upon voting and decision-making procedures.
10    "Call back number" means a number used by a PSAP to
11recontact a location from which a 9-1-1 call was placed,
12regardless of whether that number is a direct-dial number for
13a station used to originate a 9-1-1 call.
14    "Carrier" includes a telecommunications carrier and a
15wireless carrier.
16    "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
17    "Computer aided dispatch" or "CAD" means a computer-based
18system that aids public safety telecommunicators or
19telecommunicator supervisors by automating selected
20dispatching and recordkeeping activities.
21    "Direct dispatch" means a 9-1-1 service wherein upon
22receipt of an emergency call, a public safety telecommunicator
23or telecommunicator supervisors transmits, without delay,
24transfer, relay, or referral, all relevant available
25information to the appropriate public safety personnel or
26emergency responders.
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1    "Dispatchable location" means a location delivered to the
2PSAP with a 9-1-1 call that consists of the validated street
3address of the calling party, plus additional information,
4such as a suite or apartment identifier, uncertainty data, or
5similar information, necessary to accurately identify the
6location of the calling party.
7    "Decommissioned" means the revocation of a PSAPs authority
8to handle 9-1-1 calls as an answering point within the 9-1-1
9network.
10    "Diversion" means the obligation or expenditure of a 9-1-1
11fee or charge for a purpose or function other than the purposes
12and functions designated by the Federal Communications
13Commission as acceptable under 47 CFR 9.23. "Diversion"
14includes distribution of a 9-1-1 fee or charge to a political
15subdivision that obligates or expends such fees for a purpose
16or function other than those designated as acceptable by the
17Federal Communications Commission under 47 CFR 9.23.
18    "DS-1, T-1, or similar un-channelized or multi-channel
19transmission facility" means a facility that can transmit and
20receive a bit rate of at least 1.544 megabits per second
21(Mbps).
22    "Dynamic bandwidth allocation" means the ability of the
23facility or customer to drop and add channels, or adjust
24bandwidth, when needed in real time for voice or data
25purposes.
26    "Emergency call" means any type of request for emergency
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1assistance through a 9-1-1 network either to the digits 9-1-1
2or the emergency 24/7 10-digit telephone number for all
3answering points. An emergency call is not limited to a voice
4telephone call. It could be a two-way video call, an
5interactive text, Teletypewriter (TTY), an SMS, an Instant
6Message, or any new mechanism for communications available in
7the future. An emergency call occurs when the request for
8emergency assistance is received by a public safety
9telecommunicator.
10    "Emergency Telephone System Board" or "ETSB" means (i) a
11board appointed by the corporate authorities of any county or
12municipality to provide for the management and operation of a
139-1-1 system within the scope of the duties and powers
14prescribed by this Act or (ii) a joint Emergency Telephone
15System Board.
16    "EMS personnel" has the meaning given to that term in
17Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems
18Act.
19    "First responder" means someone designated by a public
20safety agency who is charged with responding to emergency
21service requests, including emergency communications
22professionals, public safety telecommunicators, public safety
23telecommunicator supervisors, and police, fire, and EMS
24personnel who operate in the field.
25    "Grade of service" means the NENA Baseline NG9-1-1 as set
26forth in the NENA i3 Solution prevailing national standard.
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1    "Hearing-impaired individual" means a person with a
2permanent hearing loss who can regularly and routinely
3communicate by telephone only through the aid of devices which
4can send and receive written messages over the telephone
5network.
6    "Hosted supplemental 9-1-1 service" means a database
7service that:
8        (1) electronically provides information for 9-1-1 call
9    takers when a call is placed to 9-1-1;
10        (2) allows telephone subscribers to provide
11    information to 9-1-1 to be used in emergency scenarios;
12        (3) collects a variety of formatted data relevant to
13    9-1-1 and first responder needs, which may include, but is
14    not limited to, photographs of the telephone subscribers,
15    physical descriptions, medical information, household
16    data, and emergency contacts;
17        (4) allows for information to be entered by telephone
18    subscribers through a secure website where they can elect
19    to provide as little or as much information as they
20    choose;
21        (5) automatically displays data provided by telephone
22    subscribers to 9-1-1 call takers for all types of
23    telephones when a call is placed to 9-1-1 from a
24    registered and confirmed phone number;
25        (6) (blank);
26        (7) (blank);
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1        (8) (blank);
2        (9) supports the delivery of telephone subscriber
3    information through a secure internet connection to all
4    emergency telephone system boards;
5        (10) works across all 9-1-1 call-taking equipment and
6    allows for the easy transfer of information into a
7    computer aided dispatch system; and
8        (11) may be used to collect information pursuant to an
9    Illinois Premise Alert Program as defined in the Illinois
10    Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act.
11    "Interconnected voice service" means a telecommunications
12service that:
13        (1) allows users to make and receive calls to and from
14    the public switched telephone network or other phone
15    lines, including both traditional landline and mobile
16    services;
17        (2) enables users to make or receive voice calls to or
18    from telephone numbers assigned to the public switched
19    telephone network, including calls to and from emergency
20    services;
21        (3) requires a connection to the public switched
22    telephone network (PSTN) either directly or through other
23    interconnected services;
24        (4) supports standard telephone functions, such as
25    making and receiving calls, voicemail, and the ability to
26    connect with other telephone networks;
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1        (5) complies with various FCC regulations to ensure
2    user safety, including the requirement to support 9-1-1
3    services, allowing emergency responders to locate the
4    caller; and
5        (6) can be provided over various technologies,
6    including traditional telephone lines, broadband Internet
7    connections via VoIP, and mobile networks.
8    "Interconnected voice service" includes voice over
9Internet protocol (VoIP) services that are integrated into the
10public telephone system and the availability of other
11essential services like number portability and accessibility
12for people with disabilities.
13    "Interconnected voice over Internet protocol provider" or
14"Interconnected VoIP provider" has the meaning given to that
15term under Section 13-235 of the Public Utilities Act.
16    "Joint Emergency Telephone System Board" or "Joint ETSB"
17means a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board established by
18intergovernmental agreement of two or more municipalities or
19counties, or a combination thereof, to provide for the
20management and operation of a 9-1-1 system.
21    "Key telephone system" means a type of MLTS designed to
22provide shared access to several outside lines through buttons
23or keys typically offering identified access lines with direct
24line appearance or termination on a given telephone set.
25    "Local public agency" means any unit of local government
26or special purpose district located in whole or in part within
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1this State that provides or has authority to provide
2firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency
3services.
4    "Mechanical dialer" means any device that accesses the
59-1-1 system without human intervention and does not provide
6for two-way communication.
7    "Master Street Address Guide" or "MSAG" is a database of
8street names and house ranges within their associated
9communities defining emergency service zones (ESZs) and their
10associated emergency service numbers (ESNs) to enable proper
11routing of 9-1-1 calls.
12    "Mobile telephone number" or "MTN" means the telephone
13number assigned to a wireless telephone at the time of initial
14activation.
15    "Multi-line telephone system" or "MLTS" means a system
16composed of common control units, telephone sets, control
17hardware and software, and adjunct systems, including network
18and premises-based systems, such as Centrex and VoIP, as well
19as PBX, hybrid, and key telephone systems [(]as classified by
20the Federal Communications Commission under 47 CFR Part 68,
21which includes systems owned or leased by governmental
22agencies, nonprofit entities, and for-profit businesses.
23"Multi-line telephone system" or "MLTS" includes the full
24range of networked communication systems that serve
25enterprises, including IP-based and cloud-based systems.
26"Multi-line telephone system" or "MLTS" also includes
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1outbound-only MLTS that allow users to make 9-1-1 calls but do
2not enable PSAPs to place a return call directly to the 9-1-1
3caller.
4    "Network connections" means the number of voice grade
5communications channels directly between a subscriber and a
6telecommunications carrier's public switched network, without
7the intervention of any other telecommunications carrier's
8switched network, which would be required to carry the
9subscriber's inter-premises traffic and which connection
10either (1) is capable of providing access through the public
11switched network to a 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System, if one
12exists, or (2) if no system exists at the time a surcharge is
13imposed under Section 15.3 or 20, that would be capable of
14providing access through the public switched network to the
15local 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System if one existed. Where
16multiple voice grade communications channels are connected to
17a telecommunications carrier's public switched network through
18a private branch exchange (PBX) service, there shall be
19determined to be one network connection for each trunk line
20capable of transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises
21traffic to the public switched network or the subscriber's
229-1-1 calls to the public agency. Where multiple voice grade
23communications channels are connected to an OSP's public
24switched network through Centrex type service, the number of
25network connections shall be equal to the number of PBX trunk
26equivalents for the subscriber's service or other multiple
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1voice grade communication channels facility, as determined by
2reference to any generally applicable exchange access service
3tariff filed by the subscriber's telecommunications carrier
4with the Commission.
5    "Network costs" means those recurring costs that directly
6relate to the operation of the 9-1-1 network as determined by
7the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator with the advice of the
8Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, which may include, but need
9not be limited to, some or all of the following: costs for
10interoffice trunks, selective routing charges, transfer lines
11and toll charges for 9-1-1 services, Automatic Location
12Information (ALI) database charges, independent local exchange
13carrier charges and non-system provider charges, carrier
14charges for third party database for on-site customer premises
15equipment, backup [back-up] PSAP trunks for non-system
16providers, periodic database updates as provided by carrier
17(also known as "ALI data dump"), regional ALI storage charges,
18circuits for call delivery (fiber or circuit connection),
19NG9-1-1 costs, and all associated fees, taxes, and surcharges
20on each invoice. "Network costs" shall not include radio
21circuits or toll charges that are other than for 9-1-1
22services.
23    "Next generation 9-1-1" or "NG9-1-1" means a secure
24Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) open-standards system
25comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational
26policies and procedures that:
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1            (A) provides standardized interfaces from
2        emergency call and message services to support
3        emergency communications;
4            (B) processes all types of emergency calls,
5        including voice, text, data, and multimedia
6        information;
7            (C) acquires and integrates additional emergency
8        call data useful to call routing and handling;
9            (D) delivers the emergency calls, messages, and
10        data to the appropriate public safety answering point
11        and other appropriate emergency entities based on the
12        location of the caller;
13            (E) supports data, video, and other communications
14        needs for coordinated incident response and
15        management; and
16            (F) interoperates with services and networks used
17        by first responders to facilitate emergency response.
18    "Next generation 9-1-1 costs" or "NG9-1-1 costs" means
19those recurring costs that directly relate to the next
20generation 9-1-1 service as determined by the Statewide 9-1-1
21Administrator with the advice of the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory
22Board, which may include, but need not be limited to, costs for
23NENA i3 Core Components (Border Control Function (BCF),
24Emergency Call Routing Function (ECRF), Location Validation
25Function (LVF), Emergency Services Routing Proxy (ESRP),
26Policy Store/Policy Routing Functions (PSPRF), Location
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1Information Servers (LIS)), Statewide ESInet, and software
2external to the PSAP (data collection, identity management,
3aggregation, and GIS functionality).
4    "Next generation 9-1-1 core services" or "NGCS" means a
5set of services needed to process a 9-1-1 call on an ESInet.
6"Next generation 9-1-1 core services" or "NGCS" includes, but
7is not limited to, the ESRP, ECRF, LVF, BCF, bridge, policy
8store, logging services, and typical IP services, including
9DNS and DHCP. "Next generation 9-1-1 core services" or "NGCS"
10does not include the network on which the services operate.
11    "Originating service provider" or "OSP" means the entity
12that provides services to end users that may be used to
13originate voice or nonvoice 9-1-1 requests for assistance and
14who would interconnect, in any of various fashions, to the
159-1-1 system provider for purposes of delivering 9-1-1 traffic
16to the public safety answering points.
17    "Primary place of use" or "PPU" means the residential
18street address or the primary business street address where a
19customer primarily uses the mobile telecommunications service.
20"Primary place of use" or "PPU" does not include a post office
21box address.
22    "Public agency" means the State, and any unit of local
23government or special purpose district located in whole or in
24part within this State, that provides or has authority to
25provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other
26emergency services.
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1    "Public safety agency" means a functional division of a
2public agency that provides firefighting, police, medical, or
3other emergency services to respond to and manage emergency
4incidents. For the purpose of providing wireless service to
5users of 9-1-1 emergency services, as expressly provided for
6in this Act, the Illinois State Police may be considered a
7public safety agency.
8    "Public safety answering point" or "PSAP" means the
9primary answering location of an emergency call that meets the
10appropriate standards of service and is responsible for
11receiving and processing those calls and events according to a
12specified operational policy.
13    "PSAP representative" means the manager or supervisor of a
14public safety answering point [Public Safety Answering Point ]
15[(PSAP)] who oversees the daily operational functions and is
16responsible for the overall management and administration of
17the PSAP.
18    "Public safety telecommunicator" means any person employed
19in a full-time or part-time capacity at an answering point
20whose duties or responsibilities include answering, receiving,
21or transferring an emergency call for dispatch to the
22appropriate emergency responder.
23    "Public safety telecommunicator supervisor" means any
24person employed in a full-time or part-time capacity at an
25answering point or by a 9-1-1 Authority, whose primary duties
26or responsibilities are to direct, administer, or manage any
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1public safety telecommunicator and whose responsibilities
2include answering, receiving, or transferring an emergency
3call for dispatch to the appropriate emergency responders.
4    "Referral" means a 9-1-1 service in which the public
5safety telecommunicator provides the calling party with the
6telephone number of the appropriate public safety agency or
7other provider of emergency services.
8    "Regular service" means any telecommunications service,
9other than advanced service, that is capable of transporting
10either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
11telecommunications services to the public switched network or
12the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency.
13    "Relay" means a 9-1-1 service in which the public safety
14telecommunicator takes the pertinent information from a caller
15and relays that information to the appropriate public safety
16agency or other provider of emergency services.
17    "Remit period" means the billing period, one month in
18duration, for which a wireless carrier remits a surcharge and
19provides subscriber information by zip code to the Illinois
20State Police, in accordance with Section 20 of this Act.
21    "Secondary Answering Point" or "SAP" means a location,
22other than a PSAP, that is able to receive the voice, data, and
23call back number of NG9-1-1 emergency calls transferred from a
24PSAP and completes the call taking process by dispatching
25police, medical, fire, or other emergency responders.
26    "Shared telecommunications services" means the provision
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1of telecommunications and information management services and
2equipment within a user group located in discrete private
3premises in building complexes, campuses, or high-rise
4buildings by a commercial shared services provider or by a
5user association, through privately owned customer premises
6equipment and associated data processing and information
7management services. The term "shared telecommunications
8services" includes the provisioning of connections to the
9facilities of a local exchange carrier or an interexchange
10carrier.
11    "Statewide behavioral health crisis system" means the core 
12elements or pillars of the crisis system and includes Illinois 
139-8-8 Lifeline Contact Centers, community crisis response 
14services, including mobile crisis teams, and crisis receiving 
15and stabilization facilities and programs, including living 
16room programs.
17    "Subscriber" means an individual or entity to whom a
18wireless, wireline, or VoIP service account or number has been
19assigned by a carrier, other than an account or number
20associated with prepaid wireless telecommunication service.
21    "System" means the communications equipment, related
22software applications, and databases required to produce a
23response by the appropriate emergency public safety agency or
24other provider of emergency services as a result of an
25emergency call being placed to 9-1-1.
26    "System provider" means the contracted entity providing
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19-1-1 network and database services.
2    "Telecommunications carrier" means those entities included
3within the definition specified in Section 13-202 of the
4Public Utilities Act, and includes those carriers acting as
5resellers of telecommunications services. "Telecommunications
6carrier" includes telephone systems operating as mutual
7concerns. "Telecommunications carrier" does not include a
8wireless carrier.
9    "Telecommunications technology" means equipment that can
10send and receive written messages over the telephone network.
11    "Transfer" means a 9-1-1 service in which the public
12safety telecommunicator, who receives an emergency call,
13transmits, redirects, or conferences that call to the
14appropriate public safety agency or other provider of
15emergency services. "Transfer" includes calls transferred,
16within the statewide NG9-1-1 system and to surrounding states
17NG9-1-1 Systems using a SIP URI. "Transfer" shall not include
18(1) a relay or referral of the information without
19transferring the caller or (2) calls transferred to a 10-digit
20number where a SIP URI is available.
21    "Transmitting messages" shall have the meaning given to
22that term under Section 8-11-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
23    "Trunk line" means a transmission path, or group of
24transmission paths, connecting a subscriber's PBX to a
25telecommunications carrier's public switched network. In the
26case of regular service, each voice grade communications
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1channel or equivalent amount of bandwidth capable of
2transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
3telecommunications services to the public switched network or
4the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be
5considered a trunk line, even if it is bundled with other
6channels or additional bandwidth. In the case of advanced
7service, each DS-1, T-1, or other un-channelized or
8multi-channel transmission facility that is capable of
9transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises voice
10telecommunications services to the public switched network or
11the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be
12considered a single trunk line, even if it contains multiple
13voice grade communications channels or otherwise supports 2 or
14more voice grade calls at a time; provided, however, that each
15additional increment of up to 24 voice grade channels of
16transmission capacity that is capable of transporting either
17the subscriber's inter-premises voice telecommunications
18services to the public switched network or the subscriber's
199-1-1 calls to the public agency shall be considered an
20additional trunk line.
21    "Unmanned backup answering point" means an answering point
22that serves as an alternate to the PSAP at an alternate
23location and is typically unmanned but can be activated if the
24primary PSAP is disabled.
25    "Virtual answering point" or "VAP" means a temporary or
26nonpermanent location that is capable of receiving an
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1emergency call, contains a fully functional worksite that is
2not bound to a specific location, but rather is portable and
3scalable, connecting public safety telecommunicators to the
4work process, and is capable of completing the call
5dispatching process.
6    "Voice grade [Voice-grade] call" or "VGC" means a
7telecommunications service that allows for the transmission of
8voice signals with sufficient quality for effective
9communication.
10    "Voice-impaired individual" means a person with a
11permanent speech disability which precludes oral
12communication, who can regularly and routinely communicate by
13telephone only through the aid of devices which can send and
14receive written messages over the telephone network.
15    "Wireless" means the delivery of a wireless 9-1-1 call in
16accordance with applicable Federal Communications Commission
17regulations.
18    "Wireless carrier" means a provider of two-way cellular,
19broadband PCS, geographic area 800 MHZ and 900 MHZ Commercial
20Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), Wireless Communications Service
21(WCS), or other Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), as
22defined by the Federal Communications Commission, offering
23radio communications that may provide fixed, mobile, radio
24location, or satellite communication services to individuals
25or businesses within its assigned spectrum block and
26geographical area or that offers real-time, two-way voice
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1service that is interconnected with the public switched
2network, including a reseller of such service.
3(Source: P.A. 103-366, eff. 1-1-24; 104-204, eff. 8-15-25;
4revised 12-12-25.)
5    (50 ILCS 750/7.2 new)
6    Sec. 7.2. Required compliance with the Community Emergency 
7Services and Support Act Protocols. Beginning July 1, 2027, 
8all public safety answering points shall comply with the 
9protocols established under the Community Emergency Services 
10and Support Act. The public safety answering points shall use 
11the protocols and processes to identify behavioral and mental 
12health-related emergencies that do not require a law 
13enforcement response. When appropriate, a public safety 
14answering point shall transfer calls that do not require a law 
15enforcement response to the statewide behavioral health crisis 
16system in accordance with the protocols established under the 
17Community Emergency Services and Support Act
18    (50 ILCS 750/7.3 new)
19    Sec. 7.3. Monitoring PSAP compliance with the Community 
20Emergency Services and Support Act.
21    (a) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator shall 
22ensure that PSAPs comply with the requirements of Section 7.2. 
23To ensure that PSAPs comply with the requirements of Section 
247.2, the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator shall 
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1monitor every PSAP.
2    (b) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator shall 
3consult, as appropriate, with the Illinois Department of Human 
4Services to support PSAP compliance with the Community 
5Emergency Services and Support Act. In carrying out this 
6responsibility, the Illinois Department of Human Services 
7shall provide consultation, resources, collaboration, and 
8guidance to the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, as appropriate, 
9to support PSAP compliance with the Community Emergency 
10Services and Support Act. The guidance shall include required 
11data elements, reporting formats, and a mechanism for 
12reporting provider service data to support monitoring, 
13verification, and quality improvement. The Office of the 
14Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator shall adopt rules to implement 
15this Section and ensure compliance with Section 7.2.
16    Section 20. The Community Emergency Services and Support
17Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
1845, 50, 65, and 70 and by adding Sections 75 and 80 as follows:
19    (50 ILCS 754/5)
20    Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly recognizes that the
21[Illinois] Department of Human Services [Division of Mental ]
22[Health] is preparing to provide mobile mental and behavioral
23health services to all Illinoisans as part of the federally
24mandated adoption of the 9-8-8 phone number. The General
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1Assembly also recognizes that many cities and some states have
2successfully established mobile emergency mental and
3behavioral health services as part of their emergency response
4system to support people who need such support and do not
5present a threat of physical violence to the mobile mental
6health relief providers. In light of that experience, the
7General Assembly finds that in order to promote and protect
8the health, safety, and welfare of the public, it is necessary
9and in the public interest to provide emergency response, with
10or without medical transportation, to individuals requiring
11mental health or behavioral health services in a manner that
12is substantially equivalent to the response already provided
13to individuals who require emergency physical health care.
14    The General Assembly also recognizes the history of
15vulnerable populations being subject to unwarranted
16involuntary commitment or other human rights violations
17instead of receiving necessary care during acute crises which
18may contribute to an understandable apprehension of behavioral
19health services among individuals who have historically been
20subject to these practices. The General Assembly intends for
21the Mobile Mental Health Relief Providers regulated by this
22Act to assist with crises that do not rise to the level of
23involuntary commitment. However, the General Assembly also
24recognizes that Mobile Mental Health Relief Providers may,
25during the course of assisting with a crisis, encounter
26individuals who present an imminent threat of injury to
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1themselves or others unless they receive assistance through
2the involuntary commitment process. This Act intends to
3balance concerns about misuse of the involuntary commitment
4process with the need for emergency care for individuals whose
5crisis presents an imminent threat of injury.
6(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 104-155, eff. 8-1-25.)
7    (50 ILCS 754/15)
8    Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Chemical restraint" means any drug used for discipline or
10convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms.
11    "Community services" and "community-based mental or
12behavioral health services" include both public and private
13settings.
14    "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
15    ["Division of Mental Health" means the Division of Mental ]
16[Health of the Department of Human Services.]
17    "Emergency" means an emergent circumstance caused by a
18health condition, regardless of whether it is perceived as
19physical, mental, or behavioral in nature, for which an
20individual may require prompt care, support, or assessment at
21the individual's location.
22    "Mental or behavioral health" means any health condition
23involving changes in thinking, emotion, or behavior, and that
24the medical community treats as distinct from physical health
25care.
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1    "Mobile mental health relief provider" means a mobile 
2crisis response team or a mental health professional, as 
3defined by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, 
4who engages with individuals [person engaging with a member of ]
5[the public] to provide [the] mobile mental and behavioral health 
6services [service] established in conjunction with the
7Department of Human Services [Division of Mental Health ]
8[establishing the 9-8-8 emergency number]. "Mobile mental health
9relief provider"  may include paramedics [does not include a ]
10[Paramedic] (EMT-P), emergency medical technicians (EMTs), other 
11medical personnel; individuals with lived experience; or 
12community responders who are trained to provide mobile 
13behavioral health crisis services [or EMT, as those terms are ]
14[defined in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, ]
15[unless that responding agency has agreed to provide a ]
16[specialized response in accordance with the Division of Mental ]
17[Health's services offered through its 9-8-8 number and has met ]
18[all the requirements to offer that service through that ]
19[system].
20    "Physical health" means a health condition that the
21medical community treats as distinct from mental or behavioral
22health care.
23    "Physical restraint" means any manual method or physical
24or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or
25adjacent to an individual's body that the individual cannot
26easily remove and restricts freedom of movement or normal
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1access to one's body. "Physical restraint" does not include a
2seat belt if it is used during transportation of an individual
3and the individual has access to the mechanism that releases
4the seat belt.
5    "Public safety answering point" or "PSAP" means the
6primary answering location of an emergency call that meets the
7appropriate standards of service and is responsible for
8receiving and processing those calls and events according to a
9specified operational policy.
10    "Treatment relationship" means an active association with
11a mental or behavioral care provider able to respond in an
12appropriate amount of time to requests for care.
13(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 104-155, eff. 8-1-25.)
14    (50 ILCS 754/20)
15    Sec. 20. Coordination with the Department [Division of ]
16[Mental Health].  Each 9-1-1 PSAP and provider of emergency
17services dispatched through a 9-1-1 system must coordinate
18with the mobile mental and behavioral health services
19established by the Department [Division of Mental Health] so
20that the following State goals and State prohibitions are met
21whenever a person interacts with one of these entities for the
22purpose of seeking emergency mental and behavioral health care
23or when one of these entities recognizes the appropriateness
24of providing mobile mental or behavioral health care to an
25individual with whom they have engaged. The Department
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1[Division of Mental Health] is also directed to provide guidance
2regarding whether and how these entities should coordinate
3with mobile mental and behavioral health services when
4responding to individuals who appear to be in a mental or
5behavioral health emergency while engaged in conduct alleged
6to constitute a non-violent misdemeanor.
7(Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)
8    (50 ILCS 754/25)
9    Sec. 25. State goals.
10    (a) 9-1-1 PSAPs, emergency services dispatched through
119-1-1 PSAPs, and the mobile mental and behavioral health
12service established by the Department [Division of Mental ]
13[Health] must coordinate their services so that the State goals
14listed in this Section are achieved. Appropriate mobile
15response service for mental and behavioral health emergencies
16shall be available regardless of whether the initial contact
17was with 9-8-8, with 9-1-1, or directly with an emergency
18service dispatched through 9-1-1. Appropriate mobile response
19services must:
20        (1) whenever possible, ensure that individuals
21    experiencing mental or behavioral health crises are
22    diverted from hospitalization or incarceration and are
23    instead linked with available appropriate community
24    services;
25        (2) include the option of on-site care if that type of
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1    care is appropriate and does not override the care
2    decisions of the individual receiving care. Providing care
3    in the community, through methods like mobile crisis
4    units, is encouraged. If effective care is provided on
5    site, and if it is consistent with the care decisions of
6    the individual receiving the care, further transportation
7    to other medical providers is not required by this Act;
8        (3) recommend appropriate referrals for available
9    community services if the individual receiving on-site
10    care is not already in a treatment relationship with a
11    service provider or is unsatisfied with their current
12    service providers. The referrals shall take into
13    consideration waiting lists and copayments, which may
14    present barriers to access; and
15        (4) subject to the care decisions of the individual
16    receiving care, coordinate transportation for any
17    individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health
18    emergency to the most integrated and least restrictive
19    setting feasible. A mobile crisis response team may
20    provide transportation if the mobile crisis response team
21    is appropriately equipped and staffed to do so.
22    (b) Prioritize requests for emergency assistance. 9-1-1
23PSAPs, emergency services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPs, and
24the mobile mental and behavioral health service established by
25the Department [Division of Mental Health] must provide guidance
26for prioritizing calls for assistance and maximum response
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1time in relation to the type of emergency reported.
2    (c) Provide appropriate response times. From the time of
3first notification, 9-1-1 PSAPs, emergency services dispatched
4through 9-1-1 PSAPs, and the mobile mental and behavioral
5health service established by the Department [Division of ]
6[Mental Health] must provide the response within a response time
7appropriate to the care requirements of the individual with an
8emergency.
9    (d) Require appropriate mobile mental health relief
10provider training. Mobile mental health relief providers must
11have adequate training to address the needs of individuals
12experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency. Adequate
13training at least includes:
14        (1) training in de-escalation techniques;
15        (2) knowledge of local community services and
16    supports;
17        (3) training in respectful interaction with people
18    experiencing mental or behavioral health crises, including
19    the concepts of stigma and respectful language;
20        (4) training in recognizing and working with people
21    with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses
22    and in the techniques available to help stabilize and
23    connect them to further services; and
24        (5) training in the involuntary commitment process, in
25    identification of situations that meet the standards for
26    involuntary commitment, and in cultural competencies and
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1    social biases to guard against any group being
2    disproportionately subjected to the involuntary commitment
3    process or the use of the process not warranted under the
4    legal standard for involuntary commitment.
5    (e) Require minimum team staffing. The Department [Division ]
6[of Mental Health], in consultation with the Regional Advisory
7Committees created in Section 40, shall determine the
8appropriate credentials for the mental health providers
9responding to calls, including to what extent the mobile
10mental health relief providers must have certain credentials
11and licensing, and to what extent the mobile mental health
12relief providers can be peer support professionals.
13    (f) Require training from individuals with lived
14experience. Training shall be provided by individuals with
15lived experience to the extent available.
16    (g) Adopt guidelines directing referral to restrictive
17care settings. Mobile mental health relief providers must have
18guidelines to follow when considering whether to refer an
19individual to more restrictive forms of care, like emergency
20room or hospital settings.
21    (h) Specify regional best practices. Mobile mental health
22relief providers providing these services must do so
23consistently with best practices, which include respecting the
24care choices of the individuals receiving assistance. Regional
25best practices may be broken down into sub-regions, as
26appropriate to reflect local resources and conditions. With
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1the agreement of the impacted EMS Regions, providers of
2emergency response to physical emergencies may participate in
3another EMS Region for mental and behavioral response, if that
4participation shall provide a better service to individuals
5experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency.
6    (i) Adopt a system for directing care in advance of an
7emergency. The Department [Division of Mental Health] shall
8select and publicly identify a system that allows individuals
9who voluntarily chose to do so to provide confidential
10advanced care directions to individuals providing services
11under this Act. No system for providing advanced care
12direction may be implemented unless the Department [Division of ]
13[Mental Health] approves it as confidential, available to
14individuals at all economic levels, and non-stigmatizing. The
15Department [Division of Mental Health] may defer this
16requirement for providing a system for advanced care direction
17if it determines that no existing systems can currently meet
18these requirements.
19    (j) Train dispatching staff. The personnel staffing 9-1-1,
203-1-1, or other emergency response intake systems must be
21provided with adequate training to assess whether coordinating
22with 9-8-8 is appropriate.
23    (k) Establish protocol for emergency responder
24coordination. The Department [Division of Mental Health] shall
25establish a protocol for mobile mental health relief
26providers, law enforcement, and fire and ambulance services to
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1request assistance from each other, and train these groups on
2the protocol.
3    (l) Integrate law enforcement. The Department [Division of ]
4[Mental Health] shall provide for law enforcement to request
5mobile mental health relief provider assistance whenever law
6enforcement engages an individual appropriate for services
7under this Act. If law enforcement would typically request EMS
8assistance when it encounters an individual with a physical
9health emergency, law enforcement shall similarly dispatch
10mental or behavioral health personnel or medical
11transportation when it encounters an individual in a mental or
12behavioral health emergency.
13    (m) 9-1-1 PSAPs shall screen specific types of law 
14enforcement calls and follow approved protocols and processes 
15under this Act to identify callers experiencing behavioral 
16health crises and refer them for a behavioral health response.
17    (n) 9-1-1 PSAPs shall open and follow the emergency 
18medical dispatch protocols established under the Emergency 
19Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act at the start of all 
20emergency calls when appropriate to ensure the protocols are 
21used and applied consistently and uniformly to ensure that 
22information related to behavioral health emergency calls is 
23available for data collection and can be used to determine 
24which calls should be referred for a behavioral health 
25response.
26    (o) PSAP telecommunicators, 9-8-8 crisis counselors, and 
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1mobile mental health relief providers shall complete training 
2necessary to support the implementation of this Act, as 
3approved by the Department or the Department's designee.
4    (p) 9-1-1 PSAPs, 9-8-8 providers, and mobile mental health 
5relief providers shall provide required data using the format 
6and data definitions specified by the Department. The 
7information may be used to evaluate implementation, evaluate 
8quality assurance and improvement efforts, and monitor 
9compliance with this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 104-155, eff. 8-1-25;
11revised 12-12-25.)
12    (50 ILCS 754/30)
13    Sec. 30. State prohibitions. 9-1-1 PSAPs, emergency
14services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPs, and the mobile mental
15and behavioral health service established by the Department
16[Division of Mental Health] must coordinate their services so
17that, based on the information provided to them, the following
18State prohibitions are avoided:
19    (a) Law enforcement responsibility for providing mental
20and behavioral health care. In any area where mobile mental
21health relief providers are available for dispatch, law
22enforcement shall not be dispatched to respond to an
23individual requiring mental or behavioral health care unless
24that individual is (i) involved in a suspected violation of
25the criminal laws of this State, or (ii) presents a threat of
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1physical injury to self or others. Mobile mental health relief
2providers are not considered available for dispatch under this
3Section if 9-8-8 reports that it cannot dispatch appropriate
4service within the maximum response times established by each
5Regional Advisory Committee under Section 45.
6        (1) Standing on its own or in combination with each
7    other, the fact that an individual is experiencing a
8    mental or behavioral health emergency, or has a mental
9    health, behavioral health, or other diagnosis, is not
10    sufficient to justify an assessment that the individual is
11    a threat of physical injury to self or others, or requires
12    a law enforcement response to a request for emergency
13    response or medical transportation.
14        (2) If, based on its assessment of the threat to
15    public safety, law enforcement would not accompany medical
16    transportation responding to a physical health emergency,
17    unless requested by mobile mental health relief providers,
18    law enforcement may not accompany emergency response or
19    medical transportation personnel responding to a mental or
20    behavioral health emergency that presents an equivalent
21    level of threat to self or public safety.
22        (3) Without regard to an assessment of threat to self
23    or threat to public safety, law enforcement may station
24    personnel so that they can rapidly respond to requests for
25    assistance from mobile mental health relief providers if
26    law enforcement does not interfere with the provision of
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1    emergency response or transportation services. To the
2    extent practical, not interfering with services includes
3    remaining sufficiently distant from or out of sight of the
4    individual receiving care so that law enforcement presence
5    is unlikely to escalate the emergency.
6    (b) Mobile mental health relief provider involvement in
7involuntary commitment. Mobile mental health relief providers
8may participate in the involuntary commitment process only to
9the extent permitted under the Mental Health and Developmental
10Disabilities Code. The Department [Division of Behavioral ]
11[Health] shall, in consultation with each Regional Advisory
12Committee, as appropriate, monitor the use of involuntary
13commitment under this Act and provide systemic recommendations
14to improve outcomes for those subject to commitment.
15    (c) Use of law enforcement for transportation. In any area
16where mobile mental health relief providers are available for
17dispatch, unless requested by mobile mental health relief
18providers, law enforcement shall not be used to provide
19transportation to access mental or behavioral health care, or
20travel between mental or behavioral health care providers,
21except where (i) no alternative is available; (ii) the
22individual requests transportation from law enforcement and
23law enforcement mutually agrees to provide transportation; or
24(iii) the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
25requires or permits law enforcement to provide transportation.
26    (d) Reduction of educational institution obligations. The
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1services coordinated under this Act may not be used to replace
2any service an educational institution is required to provide
3to a student. It shall not substitute for appropriate special
4education and related services that schools are required to
5provide by any law.
6    (e) This Section is operative beginning on the date the 3
7conditions in Section 65 are met or July 1, 2025, whichever is
8earlier.
9(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 103-645, eff. 7-1-24;
10104-155, eff. 8-1-25.)
11    (50 ILCS 754/35)
12    Sec. 35. Non-violent misdemeanors. The Department's
13[Division of Mental Health's] Guidance for 9-1-1 PSAPs and
14emergency services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPs for
15coordinating the response to individuals who appear to be in a
16mental or behavioral health emergency while engaging in
17conduct alleged to constitute a non-violent misdemeanor shall
18promote the following:
19        (a) Prioritization of Health Care. To the greatest
20    extent practicable, community-based mental or behavioral
21    health services should be provided before addressing law
22    enforcement objectives.
23        (b) Diversion from Further Criminal Justice
24    Involvement. To the greatest extent practicable,
25    individuals should be referred to health care services
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1    with the potential to reduce the likelihood of further law
2    enforcement engagement and referral to a pre-arrest or
3    pre-booking case management unit should be prioritized in
4    any areas served by pre-arrest or pre-booking case
5    management.
6(Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)
7    (50 ILCS 754/40)
8    Sec. 40. Statewide Advisory Committee.
9    (a) The Department [Division of Mental Health] shall
10establish a Statewide Advisory Committee to review and make
11recommendations for aspects of coordinating 9-1-1 and the
129-8-8 mobile mental health response system most appropriately
13addressed on a State level.
14    (b) Issues to be addressed by the Statewide Advisory
15Committee include, but are not limited to, addressing changes
16necessary in 9-1-1 call taking protocols and scripts used in
179-1-1 PSAPs where those protocols and scripts are based on or
18otherwise dependent on national providers for their operation.
19    (c) The Statewide Advisory Committee shall recommend a
20system for gathering data related to the coordination of the
219-1-1 and 9-8-8 systems for purposes of allowing the parties
22to make ongoing improvements in that system. As practical, the
23system shall attempt to determine issues, which may include,
24but are not limited to:
25        (1) the volume of calls coordinated between 9-1-1 and
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1    9-8-8;
2        (2) the volume of referrals from other first
3    responders to 9-8-8;
4        (3) the volume and type of calls deemed appropriate
5    for referral to 9-8-8 but could not be served by 9-8-8
6    because of capacity restrictions or other reasons;
7        (4) the appropriate information to improve
8    coordination between 9-1-1 and 9-8-8;
9        (5) the appropriate information to improve the 9-8-8
10    system, if the information is most appropriately gathered
11    at the 9-1-1 PSAPs; and
12        (6) the number of instances of mobile mental health
13    relief providers initiating petitions for involuntary
14    commitment, broken down by county and contracting entity
15    employing the petitioning mobile mental health relief
16    providers and the aggregate demographic data of the
17    individuals subject to those petitions.
18    (d) The Statewide Advisory Committee shall consist of:
19        (1) the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, ex officio;
20        (2) one representative designated by the Illinois
21    Chapter of National Emergency Number Association (NENA);
22        (3) one representative designated by the Illinois
23    Chapter of Association of Public Safety Communications
24    Officials (APCO);
25        (4) one representative of the Division Behavioral 
26    Health and Recovery of the Department of Human Services [of ]
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1    [Mental Health];
2        (5) one representative of the Illinois Department of
3    Public Health;
4        (6) one representative of a statewide organization of
5    EMS responders;
6        (7) one representative of a statewide organization of
7    fire chiefs;
8        (8) two representatives of statewide organizations of
9    law enforcement;
10        (9) two representatives of mental health, behavioral
11    health, or substance abuse providers; [and]
12        (10) four representatives of advocacy organizations
13    either led by or consisting primarily of individuals with
14    intellectual or developmental disabilities, individuals
15    with behavioral disabilities, or individuals with lived
16    experience; and [.]
17        (11) one representative of the Division of 
18    Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Human 
19    Services.
20    (e) The members of the Statewide Advisory Committee, other
21than the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, shall be appointed by
22the Secretary of Human Services.
23    (f) The Statewide Advisory Committee shall continue to
24meet until this Act has been fully implemented, as determined
25by the Department [Division of Mental Health], and mobile mental
26health relief providers are available in all parts of
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1Illinois. The Department [Division of Mental Health] may
2reconvene the Statewide Advisory Committee at its discretion
3after full implementation of this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 104-155, eff. 8-1-25.)
5    (50 ILCS 754/45)
6    Sec. 45. Regional Advisory Committees.
7    (a) The Department [Division of Mental Health] shall
8establish Regional Advisory Committees in each EMS Region to
9advise on regional issues related to emergency response
10systems for mental and behavioral health. The Secretary of
11Human Services shall appoint the members of the Regional
12Advisory Committees. Each Regional Advisory Committee shall
13consist of:
14        (1) representatives of the 9-1-1 PSAPs in the region;
15        (2) representatives of the EMS Medical Directors
16    Committee, as constituted under the Emergency Medical
17    Services (EMS) Systems Act, or other similar committee
18    serving the medical needs of the jurisdiction;
19        (3) representatives of law enforcement officials with
20    jurisdiction in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
21    Regions;
22        (4) representatives of both the EMS providers and the
23    unions representing EMS or emergency mental and behavioral
24    health responders, or both; and
25        (5) advocates from the mental health, behavioral
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1    health, intellectual disability, and developmental
2    disability communities.
3    If no person is willing or available to fill a member's
4seat for one of the required areas of representation on a
5Regional Advisory Committee under paragraphs (1) through (5),
6the Secretary of Human Services shall adopt procedures to
7ensure that a missing area of representation is filled once a
8person becomes willing and available to fill that seat.
9    (b) The majority of advocates on the Regional Advisory
10Committee must either be individuals with a lived experience
11of a condition commonly regarded as a mental health or
12behavioral health disability, developmental disability, or
13intellectual disability or be from organizations primarily
14composed of such individuals. The members of the Committee
15shall also reflect the racial demographics of the jurisdiction
16served. To achieve the requirements of this subsection, the
17Department [Division of Mental Health] must establish a clear
18plan and regular course of action to engage, recruit, and
19sustain areas of established participation. The plan and
20actions taken must be shared with the general public.
21    (c) Subject to the oversight of the Department [of Human ]
22[Services Division of Mental Health], the EMS Medical Directors
23Committee or a chair appointed in agreement of the Department
24[Division of Mental Health] and the EMS Medical Directors
25Committee is responsible for convening the meetings of the
26committee. Qualifications for appointment as chair under this
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1subsection include a demonstrated understanding of the tasks
2of the Regional Advisory Committee as well as standing within
3the region as a leader capable of building consensus for the
4purpose of achieving the tasks assigned to the committee.
5Impacted units of local government may also have
6representatives on the committee subject to approval by the
7Department [Division of Mental Health], if this participation is
8structured in such a way that it does not give undue weight to
9any of the groups represented.
10(Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23;
11103-645, eff. 7-1-24.)
12    (50 ILCS 754/50)
13    Sec. 50. Regional Advisory Committee responsibilities.
14Each Regional Advisory Committee and subregional committee
15established by the Regional Advisory Committee are responsible
16for designing the local protocols to allow its region's or
17subregion's 9-1-1 call centers and emergency responders to
18coordinate their activities with 9-8-8 as required by this Act
19and monitoring current operation to advise on ongoing
20adjustments to the local protocols. A subregional committee,
21which may be convened by a majority vote of a Regional Advisory
22Committee, must include members that are representative of all
23required categories of the full Regional Advisory Committee
24and must provide guidance to the Regional Advisory Committees
25on adjustments that need to be made for local level
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1operationalization of protocols. Included in this
2responsibility, each Regional Advisory Committee or
3subregional committee must:
4        (1) negotiate the appropriate amendment of each 9-1-1
5    PSAP emergency dispatch protocols, in consultation with
6    each 9-1-1 PSAP in the EMS Region and consistent with
7    national certification requirements;
8        (2) set maximum response times for 9-8-8 to provide
9    service when an in-person response is required, based on
10    type of mental or behavioral health emergency, which, if
11    exceeded, constitute grounds for sending other emergency
12    responders through the 9-1-1 system;
13        (3) report, geographically by police district if
14    practical, the data collected through the direction
15    provided by the Statewide Advisory Committee in
16    aggregated, non-individualized monthly reports. These
17    reports shall be available to the Regional Advisory
18    Committee members, subregional committee members, the
19    Department [of Human Service Division of Mental Health], the
20    Administrator of the 9-1-1 Authority, and to the public
21    upon request;
22        (4) convene, after the initial regional policies are
23    established, at least every 2 years to consider amendment
24    of the regional policies, if any, and also convene
25    whenever a member of the Committee requests that the
26    Committee or subregional committee consider an amendment;
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1    [and]
2        (5) identify regional resources and supports for use
3    by the mobile mental health relief providers as they
4    respond to the requests for services; [.]
5        (6) review regional and subregional crisis response 
6    system capacities and resources to inform planning and 
7    implementation and to foster collaboration across all 
8    sectors of the system; and
9        (7) determine community needs and make a plan to 
10    support local communities to develop and use other 
11    resources to create additional mobile mental health relief 
12    provider services to expand the capacity to provide more 
13    immediate service coverage where needed. These additional 
14    mobile mental health relief provider services may be 
15    dispatched from 9-1-1, 9-8-8, or successor dispatch 
16    systems and shall be subject to the same standards and 
17    requirements as mobile mental health relief providers 
18    funded by the State.
19(Source: P.A. 102-580, eff. 1-1-22; 103-105, eff. 6-27-23;
20103-645, eff. 7-1-24.)
21    (50 ILCS 754/65)
22    Sec. 65. PSAP and emergency service dispatched through a
239-1-1 PSAP; coordination of activities with mobile and
24behavioral health services.
25    (a) Each 9-1-1 PSAP and emergency service dispatched
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1through a 9-1-1 PSAP must begin coordinating its activities
2with the mobile mental and behavioral health services
3established by the Department [Division of Mental Health] once
4all 3 of the following conditions are met, but not later than
5July 1, 2027:
6        (1) the Statewide Committee has negotiated useful
7    protocol and 9-1-1 operator script adjustments with the
8    contracted services providing these tools to 9-1-1 PSAPs
9    operating in Illinois;
10        (2) the appropriate Regional Advisory Committee has
11    completed design of the specific 9-1-1 PSAP's process for
12    coordinating activities with the mobile mental and
13    behavioral health service; and
14        (3) the mobile mental and behavioral health service is
15    available in their jurisdiction.
16    (b) To achieve the conditions of subsection (a) by July 1,
172027, the following activities shall be completed:
18        (1) No later than June 30, 2025, pilot testing of the
19    revised protocols;
20        (2) No later than June 30, 2026:
21            (A) assessment and evaluation of the pilots;
22            (B) revisions, as needed, of protocols and
23        operations based on assessment and evaluation of the
24        pilots;
25            (C) implementation of revised protocols at pilot
26        sites; and
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1            (D) implementation of revised protocols by PSAPs
2        who are ready to implement, otherwise known as early
3        adopters; and
4        (3) No later than June 30, 2027, implementation of
5    revised protocols by all remaining PSAPs, including any
6    PSAPs that previously cited financial barriers to updating
7    systems.
8(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23; 103-645, eff. 7-1-24;
9104-155, eff. 8-1-25.)
10    (50 ILCS 754/70)
11    Sec. 70. Report. On or before July 1, 2026 [2023] and on an 
12annual [a quarterly] basis thereafter, the Department [Division ]
13[of Mental Health] shall submit a report to the General Assembly
14on its progress in implementing this Act until full 
15implementation has been achieved statewide, as determined by 
16the Department. The report [, which] shall include, but not be
17limited to, a strategic assessment that evaluates the success
18toward current strategy, identification of future targets for
19implementation that help estimate the potential for success
20and provides a basis for assessing future performance, and key
21benchmarks to provide a comparison to set in context and help
22stakeholders understand their positions.
23(Source: P.A. 103-105, eff. 6-27-23.)
24    (50 ILCS 754/75 new)
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1    Sec. 75. Oversight of PSAP compliance.
2    (a) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator shall 
3monitor and require public safety answering points to comply 
4with the requirements of this Act in accordance with Sections 
57.2 and 7.3 of the Emergency Telephone System Act. The 
6Department shall provide consultation and collaboration to the 
7Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, as appropriate, to support PSAP 
8compliance with this Act.
9    (b) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator shall 
10consult, as appropriate, with the Department to support PSAP 
11compliance under this Act. In carrying out the responsibility 
12under subsection (a), the Department shall provide 
13consultation, resources, collaboration, and guidance to the 
14Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, as appropriate, to support PSAP 
15compliance with the Community Emergency Services and Support 
16Act. The guidance shall include required data elements, 
17reporting formats, and a mechanism for reporting provider 
18service data to support monitoring, verification, and quality 
19improvement.
20    (50 ILCS 754/80 new)
21    Sec. 80. Rulemaking. The Department may adopt rules to 
22implement and administer this Act.
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  INDEX
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  Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 2605/2605-51
4    50 ILCS 705/10.17
5    50 ILCS 750/2	from Ch. 134, par. 32
6    50 ILCS 750/7.2 new
7    50 ILCS 750/7.3 new
8    50 ILCS 754/5
9    50 ILCS 754/15
10    50 ILCS 754/20
11    50 ILCS 754/25
12    50 ILCS 754/30
13    50 ILCS 754/35
14    50 ILCS 754/40
15    50 ILCS 754/45
16    50 ILCS 754/50
17    50 ILCS 754/65
18    50 ILCS 754/70
19    50 ILCS 754/75 new
20    50 ILCS 754/80 new