103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1421 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/5 new Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Establishes, subject to appropriation, the Division of Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionists within the Office of the State Fire Marshall. Provides that the Division shall consist of certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are involved. Describes the duties of the Division. Contains other provisions. LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1421 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/5 new 20 ILCS 2905/5 new Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Establishes, subject to appropriation, the Division of Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionists within the Office of the State Fire Marshall. Provides that the Division shall consist of certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are involved. Describes the duties of the Division. Contains other provisions. LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1421 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/5 new 20 ILCS 2905/5 new 20 ILCS 2905/5 new Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Establishes, subject to appropriation, the Division of Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionists within the Office of the State Fire Marshall. Provides that the Division shall consist of certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are involved. Describes the duties of the Division. Contains other provisions. LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b A BILL FOR SB1421LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b SB1421 LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b SB1421 LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding 5 Section 5 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 2905/5 new) 7 Sec. 5. Certified youth firesetter interventionists. 8 Subject to appropriation, the Division of Certified Youth 9 Firesetter Interventionists is established within the Office 10 of the State Fire Marshall. The Division shall consist of 11 certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth 12 firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so 13 on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate 14 jurisdictions are involved. The Division shall assist youth 15 firesetter interventionists throughout the State who have 16 limited capabilities or particularly challenging cases. The 17 Division shall conduct training to certify youth firesetter 18 interventionists throughout the State. The Division shall be 19 headed by the Youth Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator, 20 who shall facilitate calls to the Division for referrals and 21 Freedom of Information Act requests and central record keeping 22 in the Office. Each certified youth firesetter interventionist 23 employed by the Division shall be compensated at a rate that is 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1421 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/5 new 20 ILCS 2905/5 new 20 ILCS 2905/5 new Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Establishes, subject to appropriation, the Division of Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionists within the Office of the State Fire Marshall. Provides that the Division shall consist of certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are involved. Describes the duties of the Division. Contains other provisions. LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b A BILL FOR 20 ILCS 2905/5 new LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b SB1421 LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b SB1421- 2 -LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b SB1421 - 2 - LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b SB1421 - 2 - LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b 1 comparable to the rate of compensation for a State arson 2 investigator and shall be provided with a vehicle to perform 3 the duties described in this Section. SB1421 - 2 - LRB103 28157 CPF 54536 b