SB3023 - Community-Law Enforcement Partnership for Deflection and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act

• Authorizes law enforcement agencies to establish deflection programs in partnership with licensed substance use disorder treatment providers and community organizations to offer treatment as an alternative to arrest and criminal justice involvement.

• Establishes five types of deflection responses: post-overdose deflection, self-referral deflection, active outreach deflection, officer prevention deflection (when no charges present), and officer intervention deflection (when charges are held in abeyance pending treatment engagement).

• Requires deflection programs receiving state funding to develop local plans including protocols for participant identification, screening, treatment facilitation, and data collection agreements with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

• Mandates the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority develop minimum data collection standards and performance measurement systems (including 30-day treatment engagement rates) within 6 months, with programs reporting quarterly.

• Provides civil liability exemption for law enforcement acting in good faith, and authorizes state funding through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for program administration, case management, peer recovery services, transportation, and evaluation activities.