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CPS Campaign - Occupant Protection

 

The Child Passenger Safety Enforcement Campaign is approaching.  This is optional campaign for all grantees.   For those agencies with approved Additional Enforcement (AE) hours for FFY26,  AE hours can be scheduled during this campaign only if you will not be working enforcement.  Media samples are available on the IDOT website (link attached).

 

Please note below important timelines and due dates for this campaign.    

 

Pre-campaign press release dates:  September 14th - 17th

Enforcement dates:  September 18th - September 30th  (11:59pm)

Post-campaign press release dates:  October 5th - 6th  

BSPE205 due date:  No later than October 14th  (electronically submit to dot.bspedata@illinois.gov with a CC to me)

BSPE500 due date:  No later than November 2nd   (electronically submit to dot.BSPE.Claims@illinois.gov with a CC to me)  

 

Once the campaign has ended and all reporting has been submitted make sure to send your agency's formatted pre and post-media releases used for this campaign to your assigned Grant Administrator (GA).  The approved media are attached.

 

If your agency did not participate in this campaign, whether due to lack of interest or operational issues, an email to your GA with a cc to me is required.

 

Please make sure that you are using the most current 205 (rev 9/24/25) and 500 (rev 9/22/25) forms.