| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 7 and by adding Section 10.22 as follows:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | include but not be limited to
the following:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | a. The curriculum for probationary police officers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | which shall be
offered by all certified schools shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | include but not be limited to
courses of procedural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | justice, arrest and use and control tactics, search and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | seizure, including temporary questioning, civil rights, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | human rights, human relations,
cultural competency, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity,
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | criminal law, law of criminal procedure, constitutional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | and proper use of law enforcement authority, vehicle and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | traffic law including
uniform and non-discriminatory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
traffic control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | firearms
training, training in the use of electronic |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | control devices, including the psychological and | ||||||
2 | physiological effects of the use of those devices on | ||||||
3 | humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary | ||||||
4 | resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid | ||||||
5 | antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) | ||||||
6 | of Section 5-23 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and | ||||||
7 | Dependency Act, handling of
juvenile offenders, | ||||||
8 | cyber-crimes, crimes committed with personal technology | ||||||
9 | devices, recognition of
mental conditions, including, but | ||||||
10 | not limited to, the disease of addiction, which require | ||||||
11 | immediate assistance and methods to
safeguard and provide | ||||||
12 | assistance to a person in need of mental
treatment, | ||||||
13 | recognition of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and | ||||||
14 | self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults, | ||||||
15 | as defined in Section 2 of the Adult Protective Services | ||||||
16 | Act, crimes against the elderly, law of evidence, the | ||||||
17 | hazards of high-speed police vehicle
chases with an | ||||||
18 | emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and
| ||||||
19 | physical training. The curriculum shall include specific | ||||||
20 | training in
techniques for immediate response to and | ||||||
21 | investigation of cases of domestic
violence and of sexual | ||||||
22 | assault of adults and children, including cultural | ||||||
23 | perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual | ||||||
24 | abuse as well as interview techniques that are trauma | ||||||
25 | informed, victim centered, and victim sensitive. The | ||||||
26 | curriculum shall include
training in techniques designed |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | to promote effective
communication at the initial contact | ||||||
2 | with crime victims and ways to comprehensively
explain to | ||||||
3 | victims and witnesses their rights under the Rights
of | ||||||
4 | Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and the Crime
Victims | ||||||
5 | Compensation Act. The curriculum shall also include a block | ||||||
6 | of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with | ||||||
7 | persons with autism and other developmental or physical | ||||||
8 | disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes | ||||||
9 | against persons with autism, and addressing the unique | ||||||
10 | challenges presented by cases involving victims or | ||||||
11 | witnesses with autism and other developmental | ||||||
12 | disabilities. The curriculum for
permanent police officers | ||||||
13 | shall include but not be limited to (1) refresher
and | ||||||
14 | in-service training in any of the courses listed above in | ||||||
15 | this
subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the | ||||||
16 | subjects listed above in
this subparagraph, (3) training | ||||||
17 | for supervisory personnel, and (4)
specialized training in | ||||||
18 | subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The | ||||||
19 | training in the use of electronic control devices shall be | ||||||
20 | conducted for probationary police officers, including | ||||||
21 | University police officers.
| ||||||
22 | b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements | ||||||
23 | and equipment
requirements.
| ||||||
24 | c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
| ||||||
25 | d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
26 | probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local | ||||||
2 | law enforcement officer for a participating local
| ||||||
3 | governmental agency. Those requirements shall include | ||||||
4 | training in first aid
(including cardiopulmonary | ||||||
5 | resuscitation).
| ||||||
6 | e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
7 | probationary county
corrections officer must | ||||||
8 | satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
| ||||||
9 | permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a | ||||||
10 | participating
local governmental agency.
| ||||||
11 | f. Minimum basic training requirements which a | ||||||
12 | probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
13 | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as | ||||||
14 | a court security officer for a participating local
| ||||||
15 | governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those | ||||||
16 | training requirements which it considers appropriate for | ||||||
17 | court
security officers and shall certify schools to | ||||||
18 | conduct that training.
| ||||||
19 | A person hired to serve as a court security officer | ||||||
20 | must obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to | ||||||
21 | his or her successful completion of the
training course; | ||||||
22 | (ii) attesting to his or her satisfactory
completion of a | ||||||
23 | training program of similar content and number of hours | ||||||
24 | that
has been found acceptable by the Board under the | ||||||
25 | provisions of this Act; or
(iii) attesting to the Board's | ||||||
26 | determination that the training
course is unnecessary |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | because of the person's extensive prior law enforcement
| ||||||
2 | experience.
| ||||||
3 | Individuals who currently serve as court security | ||||||
4 | officers shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in | ||||||
5 | that capacity so long as they are certified
as provided by | ||||||
6 | this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective | ||||||
7 | date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, | ||||||
8 | absent a waiver from the
Board, shall cause the officer to | ||||||
9 | forfeit his or her position.
| ||||||
10 | All individuals hired as court security officers on or | ||||||
11 | after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1996 | ||||||
12 | shall be certified within 12 months of the
date of their | ||||||
13 | hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or | ||||||
14 | they
shall forfeit their positions.
| ||||||
15 | The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | ||||||
16 | Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, | ||||||
17 | shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed | ||||||
18 | applications to become court security officers and
who meet | ||||||
19 | the eligibility requirements established under this Act. | ||||||
20 | Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's | ||||||
21 | Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall | ||||||
22 | establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for
| ||||||
23 | verification of the applicants' qualifications under
this | ||||||
24 | Act and as established by the Board.
| ||||||
25 | g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | ||||||
26 | police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years. |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper | ||||||
2 | use of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, | ||||||
3 | civil rights, human rights, and cultural competency. | ||||||
4 | h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | ||||||
5 | police officer must satisfactorily complete at least | ||||||
6 | annually. Those requirements shall include law updates and | ||||||
7 | use of force training which shall include scenario based | ||||||
8 | training, or similar training approved by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-358, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463, | ||||||
10 | eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-352, eff. 1-1-16; | ||||||
11 | 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-801, eff. | ||||||
12 | 1-1-17 .)
| ||||||
13 | (50 ILCS 705/10.22 new) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 10.22. Personal technology devices. The Illinois Law | ||||||
15 | Enforcement Training Standards Board may conduct or approve a | ||||||
16 | training program in personal technology devices for law | ||||||
17 | enforcement officers of local government agencies. The program | ||||||
18 | shall train law enforcement officers to identify and | ||||||
19 | investigate issues relating to crimes arising out of the use of | ||||||
20 | personal technology devices on social media, internet | ||||||
21 | communication, cell phone applications dealing with child | ||||||
22 | exploitation, sending or receiving of sexually explicit | ||||||
23 | messages, computer tampering, financial fraud, harassment, and | ||||||
24 | stalking through electronic means.
| ||||||
25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | becoming law.
|