§ 2605-625

(Text of Section from P.A. 104-5) Sec. 2605-625. Analysis and report of cumulative data concerning stolen firearms or firearms with obliterated serial numbers that were used or alleged to have been used in the commission of offenses. The Illinois State Police shall conduct an analysis of the cumulative data regarding the disposition of cases involving a stolen firearm or a firearm with an obliterated serial number that was used or alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense and make that information available on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible databases. The Illinois State Police shall publish the results of its analysis in a report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Attorney General and shall make the report available on its website. (Source: P.A. 104-5, eff. 1-1-26.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-25) Sec. 2605-625. Technical managers workforce goals and report. (a) By August 1 of each calendar year, the Illinois State Police shall make a report in writing to the Governor and the General Assembly, stating in detail the Illinois State Police's efforts in the prior fiscal year to fill open technical manager positions. (b) The report shall include: (1) The total number of technical manager positions within the Illinois State Police for the previous fiscal year. (2) The number of technical manager positions that were unfilled at any point during the previous fiscal year. (3) The duration of time each technical manager position remained unfilled. (4) The number of technical manager positions filled during the previous fiscal year. (5) A detailed report of any recruitment efforts or initiatives undertaken to fill technical manager positions. (c) The General Assembly may review the report and may request additional information or hold hearings regarding the Illinois State Police's staffing levels, recruitment strategies, and efforts. (Source: P.A. 104-25, eff. 10-1-25.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-159) Sec. 2605-625. Illinois State Police to develop a strategic plan and support and coordinate with multi-disciplinary human trafficking task forces (MDHTTF) to improve victim-centered, trauma-informed law enforcement response to victims of human trafficking across the State. (a) In this Section: "Children" means persons under 18 years of age. "Human trafficking" means a violation or attempted violation of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012. "Human trafficking" includes trafficking of children and adults for both labor and sex services. "Multi-disciplinary human trafficking task forces" (MDHTTF) means task forces established to coordinate detection, investigation, and response to victims of human and child trafficking across multiple jurisdictions and disciplines and whose participants may include, but are not limited to, federal, State, and local law enforcement, local government, the Illinois State Police, the Departments of Children and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, and Corrections, prosecutors, children's advocacy centers, adult and pediatric medical personnel, and service providers specializing in victim-centered, trauma-informed response to victims of human trafficking. Such multi-disciplinary task forces may include Metropolitan Enforcement Groups as defined in Section 3 of the Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act. (b) The Illinois State Police shall: (1) on or before July 1, 2026, develop a strategic plan to improve victim-centered, trauma-informed law enforcement response to victims of human trafficking across the State, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, victim-centered, trauma-informed human trafficking service providers, local, State, and federal law enforcement partners, metropolitan enforcement groups (MEG) and task forces, existing federally funded task forces, and allied organizations; (2) support implementation of a network of multi-disciplinary human trafficking task forces (MDHTTF) across the State building upon the existing multi-disciplinary human trafficking task forces, and in partnership with the Department of Human Services, victim-centered, trauma-informed human trafficking service providers, children's advocacy centers, local, State, and federal law enforcement partners, MEGs and multi-jurisdictional law enforcement task forces, existing federally funded task forces, and allied organizations. Each MDHTTF shall include at least one representative from each of the following: a local, regional or statewide organization which has received specialized training in victim-centered, trauma-informed response to victims of human trafficking, a local or county law enforcement agency, a prosecutor and a children's advocacy center; (3) convene representatives from Illinois multi-disciplinary human trafficking task forces on a quarterly basis to discuss emerging issues, law enforcement strategies, and changes to protocols needed to hold perpetrators of human trafficking accountable; (4) convene an annual statewide conference for stakeholders and multi-disciplinary human trafficking task forces (MDHTTF) to provide training and discuss strategies to reduce and respond to human trafficking in the State in partnership with the Department of Human Services with the input of victim-centered, trauma-informed human trafficking service providers, and subject to appropriation; (5) create standardized protocols for law enforcement investigations and multi-disciplinary response to referrals from the National Human Trafficking Hotline, other tip-line calls, traffic interdiction of suspected traffickers, and other human trafficking victim referrals in partnership with the Department of Human Services, victim-centered, trauma-informed human trafficking service providers, local, State, and federal law enforcement partners, MEG and task forces, existing federally funded task forces, and allied organizations; (6) work with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, local law enforcement, victim-centered, trauma-informed service providers, and survivor leaders to develop, on or before July 1, 2026, curriculum standards for law enforcement training on human trafficking; (7) on or before July 1, 2026, work with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, in consultation with the Attorney General, law enforcement agencies, human trafficking service providers, and other providers with expertise in recognizing and responding to victims of human trafficking, to develop and make available to each law enforcement agency, comprehensive guidelines for creation of a law enforcement agency policy on victim-centered, trauma-informed detection, investigation, and response to victims of human trafficking; and (8) provide support for local law enforcement encountering victims of human trafficking.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 104-159, eff. 1-1-26.)