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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3801 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 69/35-20430 ILCS 69/35-25 Amends the Reimagine Public Safety Act. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall issue a report to the General Assembly annually (rather than no later than January 1 of each year) that identifies communities that are experiencing concentrated firearm violence. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall compile recommendations from all Lead Violence Prevention Conveners and report to the General Assembly annually (rather than bi-annually) on funding recommendations. LRB104 10720 BDA 20799 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3801 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 69/35-20430 ILCS 69/35-25 430 ILCS 69/35-20 430 ILCS 69/35-25 Amends the Reimagine Public Safety Act. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall issue a report to the General Assembly annually (rather than no later than January 1 of each year) that identifies communities that are experiencing concentrated firearm violence. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall compile recommendations from all Lead Violence Prevention Conveners and report to the General Assembly annually (rather than bi-annually) on funding recommendations. LRB104 10720 BDA 20799 b LRB104 10720 BDA 20799 b A BILL FOR
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1212 1 AN ACT concerning safety.
1313 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1414 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1515 4 Section 5. The Reimagine Public Safety Act is amended by
1616 5 changing Sections 35-20 and 35-25 as follows:
1717 6 (430 ILCS 69/35-20)
1818 7 Sec. 35-20. Office of Firearm Violence Prevention.
1919 8 (a) On or before October 1, 2021, an Office of Firearm
2020 9 Violence Prevention is established within the Illinois
2121 10 Department of Human Services. The Assistant Secretary of
2222 11 Violence Prevention shall report his or her actions to the
2323 12 Secretary of Human Services and the Office of the Governor.
2424 13 The Office shall have the authority to coordinate and
2525 14 integrate all programs and services listed in this Act and
2626 15 other programs and services the Governor establishes by
2727 16 executive order to maximize an integrated approach to reducing
2828 17 Illinois' firearm violence epidemic and ultimately ending this
2929 18 public health crisis.
3030 19 (b) The Department of Human Services and the Office of
3131 20 Firearm Violence Prevention shall have grant making,
3232 21 operational, and procurement authority to distribute funds to
3333 22 violence prevention organizations, youth development
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7171 1 approved technical assistance and training providers,
7272 2 evaluation and assessment organizations, and other entities
7373 3 necessary to execute the functions established in this Act and
7474 4 other programs and services the Governor establishes by
7575 5 executive order for the Department and the Office.
7676 6 (c) The Assistant Secretary of Firearm Violence Prevention
7777 7 shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
7878 8 of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary of Firearm Violence
7979 9 Prevention shall receive an annual salary of $170,000 or as
8080 10 set by the Governor, whichever is higher, and, beginning July
8181 11 1, 2023, shall be compensated from appropriations provided to
8282 12 the Comptroller for this purpose. On July 1, 2023, and on each
8383 13 July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall receive an
8484 14 increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as
8585 15 authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General
8686 16 Assembly. The Assistant Secretary of Firearm Violence
8787 17 Prevention shall report to the Secretary of Human Services and
8888 18 also report his or her actions to the Office of the Governor.
8989 19 (d) For Illinois municipalities with a 1,000,000 or more
9090 20 population, the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall
9191 21 determine the 10 most violent neighborhoods. When possible,
9292 22 this shall be determined by measuring the number of per capita
9393 23 fatal and nonfatal firearm-shot victims, excluding
9494 24 self-inflicted incidents, from January 1, 2016 through
9595 25 December 31, 2020. These 10 communities shall qualify for
9696 26 grants under this Act and coordination of other State services
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107107 1 from the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention. The Office
108108 2 shall, after identifying the top 10 neighborhoods, identify an
109109 3 additional 7 eligible neighborhoods by considering the number
110110 4 of victims in rank order in addition to the per capita rate. If
111111 5 appropriate, and subject to appropriation, the Office shall
112112 6 have the authority to consider adding up to 5 additional
113113 7 eligible neighborhoods or clusters of contiguous neighborhoods
114114 8 utilizing the same data sets so as to maximize the potential
115115 9 impact for firearm violence reduction. For Illinois
116116 10 municipalities with less than 1,000,000 residents and more
117117 11 than 35,000 residents, the Office of Firearm Violence
118118 12 Prevention shall identify the 10 municipalities or contiguous
119119 13 geographic areas that have the greatest concentrated firearm
120120 14 violence victims. When possible, this shall be determined by
121121 15 measuring the number of fatal and nonfatal firearm-shot
122122 16 victims, excluding self-inflicted incidents, from January 1,
123123 17 2016 through December 31, 2020 divided by the number of
124124 18 residents for each municipality or area. These 10
125125 19 municipalities or contiguous geographic areas and up to 5
126126 20 additional municipalities or contiguous geographic areas
127127 21 identified by the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall
128128 22 qualify for grants under this Act and coordination of other
129129 23 State services from the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention.
130130 24 The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall consider
131131 25 factors listed in subsection (a) of Section 35-40 to determine
132132 26 up to 5 additional municipalities or contiguous geographic
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143143 1 areas that qualify for grants under this Act. The Office of
144144 2 Firearm Violence Prevention may, subject to appropriation,
145145 3 identify up to 5 additional neighborhoods, municipalities,
146146 4 contiguous geographic areas, or other local
147147 5 government-identified boundary areas to receive funding under
148148 6 this Act after considering additional risk factors that
149149 7 contribute to community firearm violence. The data analysis to
150150 8 identify new eligible neighborhoods and municipalities shall
151151 9 be updated to reflect eligibility based on the most recently
152152 10 available 5 full years of data no more frequently than once
153153 11 every 3 years.
154154 12 (e) The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall issue
155155 13 a report to the General Assembly annually no later than
156156 14 January 1 of each year that identifies communities within
157157 15 Illinois municipalities of 1,000,000 or more residents and
158158 16 municipalities with less than 1,000,000 residents and more
159159 17 than 35,000 residents that are experiencing concentrated
160160 18 firearm violence, explaining the investments that are being
161161 19 made to reduce concentrated firearm violence, and making
162162 20 further recommendations on how to end Illinois' firearm
163163 21 violence epidemic.
164164 22 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-679, eff. 12-10-21;
165165 23 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)
166166 24 (430 ILCS 69/35-25)
167167 25 Sec. 35-25. Integrated violence prevention and other
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178178 1 services.
179179 2 (a) Subject to appropriation, for municipalities with
180180 3 1,000,000 or more residents, the Office of Firearm Violence
181181 4 Prevention shall make grants to violence prevention
182182 5 organizations for evidence-based violence prevention services.
183183 6 Approved technical assistance and training providers shall
184184 7 create learning communities for the exchange of information
185185 8 between community-based organizations in the same or similar
186186 9 fields. Firearm violence prevention organizations shall
187187 10 prioritize individuals at the highest risk of firearm violence
188188 11 victimization and provide these individuals with
189189 12 evidence-based comprehensive services that reduce their
190190 13 exposure to chronic firearm violence.
191191 14 (a-5) Grants may be awarded under this Act to Reimagine
192192 15 Public Safety grantees or their subgrantees to provide any one
193193 16 or more of the following services to Reimagine Public Safety
194194 17 program participants or credible messengers:
195195 18 (1) Behavioral health services, including clinical
196196 19 interventions, crisis interventions, and group counseling
197197 20 supports, such as peer support groups, social-emotional
198198 21 learning supports, including skill building for anger
199199 22 management, de-escalation, sensory stabilization, coping
200200 23 strategies, and thoughtful decision-making, short-term
201201 24 clinical individual sessions, psycho-social assessments,
202202 25 and motivational interviewing.
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214214 1 for behavioral health services until July 1, 2026
215215 2 2025.
216216 3 (B) Any community violence prevention service
217217 4 provider being reimbursed from funds awarded under
218218 5 this paragraph for behavioral health services must
219219 6 also file a plan to become Medicaid certified for
220220 7 violence prevention-community support team services
221221 8 under the Illinois Medicaid program on or before July
222222 9 1, 2026 2025.
223223 10 (2) Capacity-building services, including
224224 11 administrative and programmatic support, services, and
225225 12 resources, such as subcontract development, budget
226226 13 development, grant monitoring and reporting, and fiscal
227227 14 sponsorship. Capacity-building services financed with
228228 15 grants awarded under this Act may also include intensive
229229 16 training and technical assistance focused on Community
230230 17 Violence Intervention (CVI) not-for-profit business
231231 18 operations, best practice delivery of firearm violence
232232 19 prevention services, and assistance with administering and
233233 20 meeting fiscal reporting or auditing requirements.
234234 21 Capacity-building services financed with grants awarded
235235 22 under this Act must be directed to a current or potential
236236 23 Reimagine Public Safety firearm violence prevention
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250250 1 attorneys and paralegals to provide education, training,
251251 2 legal services, and advocacy for program recipients. Legal
252252 3 aid services that may be provided with grant funds awarded
253253 4 under this Act include "Know Your Rights" clinics,
254254 5 trainings targeting returning citizens and families
255255 6 impacted by incarceration, and long-term legal efforts
256256 7 addressing expungement, civil rights, family law, housing,
257257 8 employment, and victim rights. Legal aid services provided
258258 9 with grant funds awarded under this Act shall not be
259259 10 directed toward criminal justice issues.
260260 11 (4) Housing services, including grants for emergency
261261 12 and temporary housing for individuals at immediate risk of
262262 13 firearm violence, except that grant funding provided under
263263 14 this paragraph must be directed only toward Reimagine
264264 15 Public Safety program participants.
265265 16 (5) Workforce development services, including grants
266266 17 for job coaching, intensive case management, employment
267267 18 training and placement, and retention services, including
268268 19 the provision of transitional job placements and access to
269269 20 basic certificate training for industry-specific jobs.
270270 21 Training also includes the provision of education-related
271271 22 content, such as financial literacy training, GED
272272 23 preparation, and academic coaching.
273273 24 (6) Re-entry services for individuals exiting the
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286286 1 Act as participants or are individuals who can make an
287287 2 immediate contribution to mediate neighborhood conflicts
288288 3 if they receive stabilizing services. Re-entry services
289289 4 financed with grants awarded under this Act include all
290290 5 services authorized under this Act, including services
291291 6 listed in this subsection.
292292 7 (7) Victim services, including assessments and
293293 8 screening of victim needs, planning sessions related to
294294 9 assessments, service planning and goal setting, assessing
295295 10 intervention needs, notifying and navigating participants
296296 11 through public agency processes for victim compensation,
297297 12 crisis intervention, emergency financial assistance,
298298 13 transportation, medical care, stable housing, and shelter,
299299 14 assessment and linkage to public benefits, and relocation
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301301 16 (b) In the geographic areas they serve, violence
302302 17 prevention organizations shall develop expertise in:
303303 18 (1) Analyzing and leveraging data to identify the
304304 19 individuals who will most benefit from evidence-based
305305 20 violence prevention services in their geographic areas.
306306 21 (2) Identifying the conflicts that are responsible for
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308308 23 (3) Having relationships with individuals who are most
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310310 25 (4) Addressing the stabilization and trauma recovery
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322322 1 direct services for their unmet needs or referring them to
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324324 3 (5) Having and building relationships with community
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330330 9 (6) Providing training and technical assistance to
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332332 11 effectiveness without having any role, requirement, or
333333 12 mandate to participate in the policing, enforcement, or
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335335 14 (c) Violence prevention organizations receiving grants
336336 15 under this Act shall coordinate services with other violence
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338338 17 (d) The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall
339339 18 identify, for each separate eligible service area under this
340340 19 Act, an experienced violence prevention organization to serve
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342342 21 provide each Lead Violence Prevention Convener with a grant to
343343 22 coordinate monthly meetings between violence prevention
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358358 1 are jointly identified. The Lead Violence Prevention Convener
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360360 3 (1) provide the convened organizations with summary
361361 4 notes recommendations made at the monthly meetings to
362362 5 improve the effectiveness of evidence-based violence
363363 6 prevention services based on review of timely data on
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366366 9 (2) attend monthly meetings where the cause of
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368368 11 strategize on how to resolve ongoing conflicts and execute
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371371 14 (4) on behalf of the convened organizations, make
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375375 18 (5) meet on an emergency basis when conflicts that
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377377 20 (6) share knowledge and strategies of the community
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380380 23 (7) select when and where needed an approved Office of
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394394 1 (8) after meeting with community residents and other
395395 2 community organizations that have expertise in housing,
396396 3 mental health, economic development, education, and social
397397 4 services, make recommendations to the Office of Firearm
398398 5 Violence Prevention on how to target community
399399 6 revitalization resources available from federal and State
400400 7 funding sources.
401401 8 The Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall compile
402402 9 recommendations from all Lead Violence Prevention Conveners
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404404 11 these funding recommendations. The Lead Violence Prevention
405405 12 Convener may also serve as a violence prevention or youth
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407407 14 (e) The Illinois Office of Firearm Violence Prevention
408408 15 shall select, when possible and appropriate, no fewer than 2
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412412 19 approved technical assistance and training. Violence
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432432 3 (f) Approved technical assistance and training providers
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434434 5 (1) provide training and certification to violence
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438438 9 (2) provide management training on how to manage
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440440 11 (3) provide training and assistance on how to develop
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