First Responders Suicide Task Force

(5 ILCS 840/30)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)     Sec. 30. First Responders Suicide Task Force.     (a) The First Responders Suicide Task Force is hereby reconstituted to pursue recommendations to help reduce the risk and rates of suicide among first responders, along with developing a mechanism to help reduce the risk and rates of suicide among first responders. The Task Force shall be composed of the following members:         (1) the Director of the Illinois State Police or his     or her designee;        (2) the Director of Public Health or his or her     designee;        (3) 2 members of the House of Representatives     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair;        (4) 2 members of the House of Representatives     appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;        (5) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the     President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as co-chair;        (6) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the Minority     Leader of the Senate;        (7) 2 members who represent 2 different mental health     organizations, one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;        (8) one member who represents an organization that     advocates on behalf of police appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;        (9) one member who represents the Chicago Police     Department appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;        (10) 2 members who represent organizations that     advocate on behalf of firefighters appointed by the President of the Senate;        (11) one member who represents the Chicago Fire     Department appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and        (12) one member who represents an organization that     advocates on behalf of sheriffs in the State of Illinois appointed by the President of the Senate.         (13) one member who represents an organization that     provides mental health training and support for first responders in the State of Illinois, appointed by the President of the Senate.         (14) 2 members who represent organizations that     advocate on behalf of public safety telecommunicators, appointed by the Speaker of the House.     (b) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly and shall serve without compensation. The Task Force shall begin meeting no later than 30 days after all members have been appointed. The Illinois State Police shall provide administrative support for the Task Force, and if the subject matter is either sensitive or classified, the Task Force may hold its hearings in private.     (c) The Task Force shall issue a final report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2026.     (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. (Source: P.A. 104-236, eff. 1-1-26.)