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SB1851 • 2026
EMERGENCY CO-RESPONSE GRANTS
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EMERGENCY CO-RESPONSE GRANTS
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Re-assigned to Appropriations
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Appropriations
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Assigned to Appropriations
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
EMERGENCY CO-RESPONSE GRANTS
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Full Text of SB1851 Home Legislation Full Text SB1851 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1851 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Emergency Co-Response Grant Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall, subject to appropriation, make grants to law enforcement departments to establish or maintain a co-response unit. Defines terms, including "co-response unit" to mean a unit of a law enforcement department featuring a specially trained team focused on de-escalation that includes at least one law enforcement officer and at least one clinician or trained civilian directly dispatched to emergency calls in which a behavioral health crisis is likely to be involved. Establishes requirements for applications for grants and use of grant moneys from the Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund. Requires each law enforcement department receiving a grant under the Act to submit a report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Agency, which shall also be posted on each law enforcement department's website, after July 1, 2031 but before January 1, 2032 on the programmatic and fiscal savings associated with co-response units, key conclusions, populations served, the benefits conferred or realized, and resulting policy recommendations to provide guidance to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Agency in fully implementing and scaling permanent units. Requires joint adoption of rules to implement the Act, including requirements for law enforcement department co-response units receiving grants under the Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2033. Amends the State Finance Act creating the Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund. Effective immediately. LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b A BILL FOR SB1851 LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Emergency Co-Response Grant Act. 6 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to 7 establish a grant program in order to provide and strengthen 8 community-based alternatives to law enforcement response 9 during crisis situations not related to a fire department or 10 emergency medical service response in communities where there 11 is a history and pattern of racial profiling, law enforcement 12 violence, or gaps in law enforcement service and in 13 communities where vulnerable populations live, including 14 people of color, elderly people, people with disabilities, 15 people who are gender nonconforming, people who are likely to 16 face disproportionate police contact, people who are formerly 17 incarcerated, people with immigration status issues, people 18 who are unhoused, people facing mental health crises, people 19 involved in intimate partner violence, vulnerable youth, 20 people likely to be engaged in community violence, people 21 challenged by substance abuse, and people living in areas that 22 are environmentally insecure with vulnerable populations that 23 are subject to natural or climate disasters or public health SB1851 - 2 - LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b 1 emergencies. 2 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 3 "Agency" means the Illinois Criminal Justice Information 4 Authority. 5 "Co-response unit" means a unit of a law enforcement 6 department featuring a specially trained team focused on 7 de-escalation that includes at least one law enforcement 8 officer and at least one clinician or trained civilian 9 directly dispatched to emergency calls in which a behavioral 10 health crisis is likely to be involved. 11 "Law enforcement department" means a county police 12 department, municipal police department, or sheriff's office. 13 "Law enforcement department" does not include a police 14 department with a co-responder program operating under 15 Division 1.5 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code. 16 Section 15. Application for a grant. The Agency shall 17 develop a grant application form that a law enforcement 18 department shall use to apply for a grant under this Act. The 19 Agency shall consult with the Department of Financial and 20 Professional Regulation and the Illinois Law Enforcement 21 Training Standards Board in the development of the form. The 22 grant application form developed by the Agency shall require 23 the applicant to describe, at a minimum, the following: 24 (1) the law enforcement department's goals in creating SB1851 - 3 - LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b 1 a co-response unit, such as providing clinical support on 2 the scene, conducting screening and assessments, reviewing 3 what is known about client history, and navigating and 4 referring to community resources; 5 (2) the personnel who will be involved in the 6 co-response unit in addition to a law enforcement officer, 7 such as clinicians, including social workers or mental 8 healthcare professionals, or trained civilians, including 9 peer support staff, peer support specialists, or peer 10 recovery coaches with lived experiences of mental illness, 11 substance use disorders, or justice involvement; 12 (3) whether any type of proactive follow-up support 13 will be provided to encourage client service and treatment 14 engagement; 15 (4) whether the co-response unit or a part of the 16 co-response unit will be targeted to intervene with 17 specific issues, such as homelessness, human trafficking, 18 or substance abuse; 19 (5) whether the co-response unit will be integrated 20 with 9-1-1 and 9-8-8 calls and any other dispatch call 21 centers; 22 (6) whether the co-response unit will be available 23 either 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or during peak call 24 hours; 25 (7) the initial and continuing training the 26 co-response unit's staff will undergo, such as training SB1851 - 4 - LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b 1 about mental illness, information sharing, special 2 populations, the use of force, naloxone administration, 3 and team building and training behavioral health staff in 4 the unique working conditions and demands of law 5 enforcement; 6 (8) the detailed policies and procedures of the law 7 enforcement department that ensure and formalize 8 coordination, access to services, communication, and 9 consistency within the co-response unit; 10 (9) the standards of work of the co-response unit, 11 such as client release of information, core intake 12 information, standard data points, and tracking; 13 (10) the type of follow-up that the co-response unit 14 will provide to individuals in the community; 15 (11) the manner in which law enforcement department or 16 co-response unit will consult with local emergency 17 services personnel and community-based or grassroots 18 organizations for input and potential ap proaches on issues 19 related to emergency response; and 20 (12) any other requirements established by the Agency. 21 Section 20. Awarding grants; Emergency Co-Response Grant 22 Fund. 23 (a) The Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund is created as a 24 special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of 25 providing a source of funds for the Agency to make grants to SB1851 - 5 - LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b 1 law enforcement departments for the establishment and 2 maintenance of co-response units. 3 (b) Subject to appropriation to the Emergency Co-Response 4 Grant Fund, the Agency shall make grants to law enforcement 5 departments to establish or maintain co-response units. 6 (c) A law enforcement department receiving a grant from 7 the Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund under this Act shall use 8 the moneys from the grant to stimulate and support involvement 9 in emergency response activities of a co-response unit, 10 including any of the following: 11 (1) Co-response unit planning and community 12 engagement. 13 (2) Co-response unit implementation. 14 (3) Co-response unit staffing, subject to the 15 requirement that grantees adhere to all applicable laws 16 relating to scope of practice, licensure, and 17 certification. 18 (4) Co-response unit facilities, subject to the 19 requirement that the facilities are to be used by the 20 grantee . 21 (5) Co-response unit operational costs, including, but 22 not limited to, startup or expansion, marketing, language 23 translation, and transportation costs. 24 (6) Consulting services for a co-response unit. 25 (7) Co-response unit staff training. 26 (8) Co-response unit evaluation, including, but not SB1851 - 6 - LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b 1 limited to, evaluation of program and project efficacy, 2 staff performance, and service delivery. 3 (9) Up to 50% of the salaries of social workers or 4 behavioral and mental health staff of the co-response 5 unit, regardless of whether those social workers or 6 behavioral and mental health workers are employed by a 7 community organization or the law enforcement department. 8 Section 25. Reports. Each law enforcement department 9 receiving a grant under this Act shall submit a report to the 10 General Assembly, the Governor, and the Agency, which shall 11 also be posted on each law enforcement department's website, 12 after July 1, 2031 but before January 1, 2032 on the 13 programmatic and fiscal savings associated with co-response 14 units, key conclusions, populations served, the benefits 15 conferred or realized, and resulting policy recommendations to 16 provide guidance to the General Assembly, Governor, and Agency 17 in fully implementing and scaling permanent units. 18 Section 30. Rules. The Agency shall adopt rules to 19 implement this Act after consultation with the Department of 20 Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois Law 21 Enforcement Training Standards Board, including requirements 22 for law enforcement department co-response units receiving 23 grants under this Act. SB1851 - 7 - LRB104 02922 AWJ 12938 b 1 Section 35. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2 2033. 3 Section 100. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 4 Section 5.1030 as follows: 5 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new) 6 Sec. 5.1030. The Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund. 7 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 8 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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