Bill Status of HB0028  98th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING

House Sponsors
Rep. Maurice A. West, II - Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Nicholas K. Smith, Lindsey LaPointe and Natalie A. Manley

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
50 ILCS 705/10.17
705 ILCS 135/15-70


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the curriculum for certified training programs in crisis intervention shall be at least 40 hours for recruit law enforcement officers. Provides that Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training programs shall be a collaboration between law enforcement professionals, mental health providers, families, and consumer advocates and must minimally include the following components: (1) basic information about mental illnesses and how to recognize them; (2) information about mental health laws and resources; (3) learning from family members of individuals with mental illness and their experiences, and (4) verbal de-escalation training and role-plays. Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that a person who is convicted of any criminal or traffic law or ordinance, other than a conviction entered upon a plea of guilty, $5 to be distributed as follows: (1) $2.50 to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for implementing crisis intervention team training for recruit law enforcement officers under the Illinois Police Training Act; (2) $2.25 to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for grants to local law enforcement agencies for continued crisis intervention team training; and (3) 25 cents to be retained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for administrative expenses. Effective July 1, 2021.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  1/14/2021HouseFirst Reading
  1/14/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/2/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
  2/5/2021HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  2/23/2021HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  3/24/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  3/27/2021HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die