SR0051enr 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

09500SR0051 Enrolled LRB095 04151 RLC 24234 r

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 51

WHEREAS, The proper use of force by police and correctional officers in carrying out their official duties is of utmost importance to the health, safety, and welfare of all persons in the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Recent events demonstrate the impact that the issue of the use of Electro-Muscular Disruption technology by police and correctional officers can have upon the health, safety, and welfare of Illinois residents; and

WHEREAS, There is an immediate need for the review of Use of Force Models and Standards used in the training of police and correctional officers utilizing Electro-Muscular Disruption devices; and

WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the People of the State of Illinois to have all police and correctional officers thoroughly trained in the proper use of force involving Electro-Muscular Disruption devices; and

WHEREAS, Currently, there are 5 police training academies and 16 Mobile Team Units in the State of Illinois instructing officers on the Use of Force Models and Standards; and

WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the People of the State of Illinois to have all officers trained under the same or similar Use of Force Models and Standards that address the proper use of EMD technology; and

WHEREAS, The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board is responsible for setting standards and certifying police training curricula applicable to local government police and correctional officers throughout the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall convene a Task Force on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology within one month after the adoption of this resolution to study and evaluate all available Use of Force Models and paradigms for the purpose of presenting to the Board a recommendation for a standardized Use of Force Model or paradigm for the use of Electro-Muscular Disruption technology in training all police and correctional officers in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of at least 11 members appointed as follows: (1) one designee of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board who shall act as chair of the Task Force, (2) one designee from each of the 5 police officer training academies certified by the Board, (3) one designee from the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, (4) one designee from the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, (5) one designee from the Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective Association, (6) one designee from the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, (7) one designee from the state chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and (8) such other members as the chair may designate; and be it further

RESOLVED, That members of this Task Force shall serve without compensation; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Board shall, after consideration of the report of the Task Force, submit to the General Assembly for its consideration, no later than December 31, 2008, its recommendation for a standardized Use of Force Model for utilization of Electro-Muscular Disruption technology and for the training of law enforcement and correctional officers in Illinois in utilizing such devices; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.