100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3340
 
Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act
20 ILCS 2605/2605-86 new
50 ILCS 705/10.8 new

     Creates the Racial and Ethnic Bias Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall adopt model rules for training for law enforcement officers to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and racial sensitivity that may be adopted by law enforcement agencies in this State. Provides that the Department of State Police shall work in consultation with the Board to adopt model rules for training to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and racial sensitivity for officers. Provides that training on recognizing implicit racial and ethnic bias and promoting racial sensitivity for individuals who work in the criminal justice system shall be required.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning racial and ethnic bias training.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Racial 
5and Ethnic Bias Training Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training 
8Standards Board.
9    "Department" means the Department of State Police."
10    "Law enforcement agency" means a municipal, county, park 
11district, State controlled university, college, and public 
12community colleges law enforcement agency.
 
13    Section 10. Law enforcement agency implicit racial and 
14ethnic bias training.
15    (a) The Board shall adopt model rules for training for law 
16enforcement officers to recognize implicit racial and ethnic 
17bias and promote racial sensitivity that may be adopted by law 
18enforcement agencies in this State.
19    (b) The Department shall work in consultation with the 
20Board to adopt model rules for training to recognize implicit 
21racial and ethnic bias and promote racial sensitivity for 
22officers.
 
 
 
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1    Section 15. Criminal justice implicit racial and ethnic and 
2bias training.  Training on recognizing implicit racial and 
3ethnic bias and promoting racial sensitivity for individuals 
4who work in the criminal justice system shall be required. 
5Persons under this Section that are required to complete 
6training to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and 
7promote racial sensitivity include, but is not limited to, 
8prosecutors, public defenders, judges, and correctional 
9officers and employees in this State.
 
10    Section 85. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
11Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
122605-86 as follows:
 
13    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-86 new)
14    Sec. 2605-86. Implicit racial and ethnic bias training.  The 
15Department shall work in consultation with the Illinois Law 
16Enforcement Training Standards Board to adopt model rules for 
17training to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and 
18racial sensitivity for officers.
 
19    Section 90. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended  by 
20adding Section 10.8 as follows:
 
21    (50 ILCS 705/10.8 new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 10.8. Implicit racial and ethnic bias training.  The 
2Board shall adopt model rules for training for law enforcement 
3officers to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and 
4racial sensitivity that may be adopted by law enforcement 
5agencies in this State.