Sen. Natalie Toro

Filed: 5/10/2024

 

 


 

 


 
10300SB3201sam001LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3201

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3201 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
62605-51 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)
8    Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
9    (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
10exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
11        (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police
12    Training Academy.
13        (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law
14    enforcement, with innovative, quality training and
15    educational practices.
16        (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 2 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    for Illinois State Police employees.
2        (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment
3    initiatives.
4        (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's
5    quartermaster.
6        (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
7    Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
8    concerning testing and training officers on the detection
9    of impaired driving.
10        (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
11    Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
12    (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police
13Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to
14subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois
15Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the
16Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State
17Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination.
18Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or
19certificate issued to the officer.
20    (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
21exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former
22Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State
23Police Act.
24    (c) Specialized training.
25        (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the
26    Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 3 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    education to State police officers concerning cultural
2    diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic
3    differences. This training and continuing education shall
4    include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact
5    that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois
6    Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement
7    under the law.
8        (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The
9    Division of the Academy and Training shall provide
10    training in death and homicide investigation for State
11    police officers. Only State police officers who
12    successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead
13    investigators in death and homicide investigations.
14    Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced
15    by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of
16    the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a
17    process for waiver applications for officers whose prior
18    training and experience as homicide investigators may
19    qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a
20    waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the
21    prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide
22    investigator.
23            (A) The Division shall require all homicide
24        investigator training to include instruction on
25        victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This
26        training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 4 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1            (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division
2        of Criminal Investigation to develop a model
3        curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed
4        investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by
5        July 1, 2023.
6        (3) Training; police dog training standards. All
7    police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug
8    enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,
9    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the
10    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
11    be trained by programs that meet the certification
12    requirements set by the Director or the Director's
13    designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be
14    evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the
15    Academy and Training.
16        (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The
17    Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or
18    approve a training program in post-traumatic stress
19    disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that
20    training shall be to equip State police officers to
21    identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
22    and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting
23    those symptoms.
24        (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the
25    Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
26    program for State police officers in the administration of

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 5 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of
2    subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use
3    Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As
4    used in this Section, "State police officers" includes
5    full-time or part-time State police officers,
6    investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois
7    State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
8        (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
9            (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and
10        Training shall present in-service training on sexual
11        assault and sexual abuse response and report writing
12        training requirements, including, but not limited to,
13        the following:
14                (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
15                (ii) understanding the role trauma has played
16            in a victim's life;
17                (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of
18            a victim;
19                (iv) delivering services in a compassionate,
20            sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
21                (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with
22            the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
23                (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and
24            common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;
25            and
26                (vii) report writing techniques in accordance

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 6 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1            with the curriculum standards in this paragraph
2            (6).
3            (B) This training must also be presented in all
4        full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
5            (C) Instructors providing this training shall have
6        successfully completed training on evidence-based,
7        trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of
8        sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience
9        responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
10            (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,
11        in consultation with the Office of the Attorney
12        General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
13        Standards Board, to determine the specific training
14        requirements for these courses, including, but not
15        limited to, the following:
16                (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for
17            report writing and immediate response to sexual
18            assault and sexual abuse, including
19            trauma-informed, victim-centered interview
20            techniques, which have been demonstrated to
21            minimize retraumatization, for all State police
22            officers; and
23                (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for
24            trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation
25            and interviewing techniques, which have been
26            demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 7 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1            cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all
2            State police officers who conduct sexual assault
3            and sexual abuse investigations.
4        (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the
5    Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
6    program in the detection and investigation of all forms of
7    human trafficking, including, but not limited to,
8    involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9
9    of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude
10    of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the
11    Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under
12    subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
13    2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets
14    and State police officers.
15        (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy
16    and Training shall provide training for State police
17    officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all
18    hate crimes.
19        (9) Training; autism spectrum disorders. The Division
20    of the Academy and Training shall provide training for
21    State police officers on the nature of autism spectrum
22    disorders and in identifying and appropriately responding
23    to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The
24    Illinois State Police shall review the training curriculum
25    and may consult with the Department of Public Health or
26    the Department of Human Services to update the training

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 8 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    curriculum as needed. This training shall be made
2    available to all cadets and State police officers.
3    (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
4administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C.
5926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State
6Police officers.
7(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22;
8102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
9    Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
10changing Section 7 and by adding Section 10.25 as follows:
 
11    (50 ILCS 705/7)
12    Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
13adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
14include, but not be limited to, the following:
15        a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement
16    officers which shall be offered by all certified schools
17    shall include, but not be limited to, courses of
18    procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics,
19    search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil
20    rights, human rights, human relations, cultural
21    competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic
22    sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure,
23    constitutional and proper use of law enforcement
24    authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 9 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory
2    enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control
3    and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical
4    evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms
5    training, training in the use of electronic control
6    devices, including the psychological and physiological
7    effects of the use of those devices on humans, first aid
8    first-aid (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation),
9    training in the administration of opioid antagonists as
10    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23
11    of the Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile
12    offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises,
13    including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction,
14    which require immediate assistance and response and
15    methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in
16    need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect,
17    financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with
18    disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of
19    the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the
20    elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police
21    vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the
22    high-speed chase, and physical training. The curriculum
23    shall include specific training in techniques for
24    immediate response to and investigation of cases of
25    domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and
26    children, including cultural perceptions and common myths

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 10 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview
2    techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed,
3    victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum
4    shall include training in techniques designed to promote
5    effective communication at the initial contact with crime
6    victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and
7    witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims
8    and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
9    The curriculum shall also include training in effective
10    recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and
11    post-traumatic stress experienced by law enforcement
12    officers that is consistent with Section 25 of the
13    Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer
14    setting, including recognizing signs and symptoms of
15    work-related cumulative stress, issues that may lead to
16    suicide, and solutions for intervention with peer support
17    resources. The curriculum shall include a block of
18    instruction addressing the mandatory reporting
19    requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child
20    Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also include a block
21    of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with
22    persons with autism and other developmental or physical
23    disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes
24    against persons with autism, and addressing the unique
25    challenges presented by cases involving victims or
26    witnesses with autism and other developmental

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 11 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    disabilities. The curriculum shall include training in the
2    detection and investigation of all forms of human
3    trafficking. The curriculum shall also include instruction
4    in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the
5    physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested
6    parent or immediate family member; this instruction must
7    include, but is not limited to: (1) understanding the
8    trauma experienced by the child while maintaining the
9    integrity of the arrest and safety of officers, suspects,
10    and other involved individuals; (2) de-escalation tactics
11    that would include the use of force when reasonably
12    necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a child will require
13    supervision and care. The curriculum for probationary law
14    enforcement officers shall include: (1) at least 12 hours
15    of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing; (2) at least 6
16    hours of instruction on use of force techniques, including
17    the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce
18    the need for force whenever safe and feasible; (3)
19    specific training on officer safety techniques, including
20    cover, concealment, and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of
21    training focused on high-risk traffic stops. The
22    curriculum for permanent law enforcement officers shall
23    include, but not be limited to: (1) refresher and
24    in-service training in any of the courses listed above in
25    this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the
26    subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 12 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in
2    subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The
3    training in the use of electronic control devices shall be
4    conducted for probationary law enforcement officers,
5    including University police officers. The curriculum shall
6    also include training on the use of a firearms restraining
7    order by providing instruction on the process used to file
8    a firearms restraining order and how to identify
9    situations in which a firearms restraining order is
10    appropriate.
11        b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements
12    and equipment requirements.
13        c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
14        d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
15    probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily
16    complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
17    a local law enforcement officer for a participating local
18    governmental or State governmental agency. Those
19    requirements shall include training in first aid
20    (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
21        e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
22    probationary county corrections officer must
23    satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
24    permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a
25    participating local governmental agency.
26        f. Minimum basic training requirements which a

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 13 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
2    complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
3    a court security officer for a participating local
4    governmental agency. The Board shall establish those
5    training requirements which it considers appropriate for
6    court security officers and shall certify schools to
7    conduct that training.
8        A person hired to serve as a court security officer
9    must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to
10    the officer's successful completion of the training
11    course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory
12    completion of a training program of similar content and
13    number of hours that has been found acceptable by the
14    Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting
15    to the Board's determination that the training course is
16    unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law
17    enforcement experience.
18        Individuals who currently serve as court security
19    officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in
20    that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by
21    this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective
22    date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified,
23    absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to
24    forfeit his or her position.
25        All individuals hired as court security officers on or
26    after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 14 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of
2    their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the
3    Board, or they shall forfeit their positions.
4        The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
5    Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit
6    Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who
7    have filed applications to become court security officers
8    and who meet the eligibility requirements established
9    under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or
10    the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission
11    exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals
12    for verification of the applicants' qualifications under
13    this Act and as established by the Board.
14        g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
15    law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every
16    3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional
17    and proper use of law enforcement authority; , procedural
18    justice; , civil rights; , human rights; , reporting child
19    abuse and neglect; autism-informed law enforcement
20    responses, techniques, and procedures; , and cultural
21    competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic
22    sensitivity. These trainings shall consist of at least 30
23    hours of training every 3 years.
24        h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
25    law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at
26    least annually. Those requirements shall include law

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 15 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1    updates, emergency medical response training and
2    certification, crisis intervention training, and officer
3    wellness and mental health.
4        i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set
5    forth in Section 10.6.
6    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
7changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act
8102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022.
9(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22;
10102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff.
117-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
12    (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
13    Sec. 10.25. Training; autism-informed response training
14course.
15    (a) The Board shall develop or approve a course to assist
16law enforcement officers in identifying and appropriately
17responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
18    (b) The Board shall conduct or approve the autism-informed
19response training course no later than 2 years after the
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
21Assembly. The Board may consult with the Department of Public
22Health or Department of Human Services to develop and update
23the curriculum as needed. The course must include instruction
24in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques,
25which may include, but are not limited to:

 

 

10300SB3201sam001- 16 -LRB103 38101 AWJ 73360 a

1        (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an autism
2    spectrum disorder;
3        (2) responding to the needs of a victim with an autism
4    spectrum disorder;
5        (3) interview and interrogation techniques for an
6    individual with an autism spectrum disorder; and
7        (4) techniques for differentiating an individual with
8    an autism spectrum disorder from a person who is being
9    belligerent and uncooperative.
10    The Board must, within a reasonable amount of time, update
11this course, from time to time, to conform with national
12trends and best practices.
13    (c) The Board is encouraged to adopt model policies to
14assist law enforcement agencies in appropriately responding to
15individuals with autism spectrum disorders.".