By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News
(CHICAGO) While many were focused on the state’s lack of a budget and last minute attempts to come up with a compromise, legislators were also busy passing other bills before the Spring Session came to a close.
Lawmakers in Springfield passed a bill that strives to make the process of reporting a rape to police and collecting evidence a little more bearable. It’s an attempt to improve how police respond to sexual assault victims.
The measure requires police, 911 operators and first responders to go through victim sensitivity training. It also gives victims five years instead of 14 days to consent to the testing of evidence that was collected. Victims will also be given the ability to check on the status of their rape kit.
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