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Introduced
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
In Committee
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Fund the Police Act. Contains findings. Creates the Fund the Police Grant Fund and provides that moneys that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board receives from the Fund must be used for the purpose of making grants to units of local government for the purposes of: (1) hiring, rehiring, and retention of law enforcement officers, including hiring and retention incentives and overtime; (2) funding body camera mandates and purchasing law enforcement equipment designed to keep officers and their communities safe; (3) funding additional law enforcement training; (4) assisting with outreach and community policing activities; (5) assisting with mental health treatment for individuals in county jails; (6) providing mental health care for law enforcement officers; and (7) purchasing public safety equipment designed to prevent gang violence, motor vehicle theft, vehicular hijacking, or the sale of contraband. Provides that the Board may set rules relating to requirements for the distribution of grant moneys and determine which law enforcement agencies are eligible. Provides that the Board must consider compliance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Act as a factor in awarding grant moneys. Provides that moneys in the Fund the Police Grant Fund may not be appropriated, assigned, or transferred to another State fund. Provides for a continuing appropriation at the beginning of each fiscal year of $125,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Fund the Police Grant Fund. Amends the State Finance Act by making conforming changes.
AI Summary
This bill creates the Fund the Police Grant Fund to address rising crime rates in Illinois by providing financial support to local law enforcement agencies. The bill highlights significant crime statistics across the state, including high numbers of shootings, homicides, and property crimes in cities like Chicago, Peoria, and Champaign. The fund will provide grants to local governments for seven key purposes: hiring and retaining law enforcement officers, funding body camera programs and safety equipment, supporting additional law enforcement training, conducting community policing activities, providing mental health treatment for jail inmates and officers, and purchasing public safety equipment to prevent specific types of crime. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board will oversee the grant distribution, with $125 million automatically transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the Fund the Police Grant Fund at the start of each fiscal year. The bill ensures that these funds cannot be transferred to other state funds and requires the Board to consider an agency's compliance with crime reporting standards when awarding grants. The overall goal is to enhance public safety and support law enforcement efforts across Illinois by providing dedicated, substantial financial resources.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Assignments (on 02/07/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2133&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB2133.htm |
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