Full Text of HB3816 103rd General Assembly
HB3816 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB3816 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 50 ILCS 705/7 | | 50 ILCS 705/7.9 new | | 50 ILCS 705/7.1 rep. | | 50 ILCS 705/10.6 rep. | |
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Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Repeals and removes provisions relating to in-service training and moves those provisions to a new Section on a system for the development, delivery, and tracking of in-service training courses. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board shall establish a system for the development, delivery, and tracking of in-service training courses and is authorized to designate any training to be delivered electronically as appropriate unless otherwise determined in the Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2024, in-service training for a police officer shall consist of at least 40 hours of training over a 3-year period. Effective January 1, 2024.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning 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 7.9 as follows:
| 6 | | (50 ILCS 705/7)
| 7 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982 ) | 8 | | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | 9 | | adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall | 10 | | include, but not be limited to,
the following:
| 11 | | a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement | 12 | | officers which shall be
offered by all certified schools | 13 | | shall include, but not be limited to,
courses of | 14 | | procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, | 15 | | search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil | 16 | | rights, human rights, human relations,
cultural | 17 | | competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic | 18 | | sensitivity,
criminal law, law of criminal procedure, | 19 | | constitutional and proper use of law enforcement | 20 | | authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and | 21 | | traffic law including
uniform and non-discriminatory | 22 | | enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
traffic control | 23 | | and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining
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| 1 | | physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, | 2 | | firearms
training, training in the use of electronic | 3 | | control devices, including the psychological and | 4 | | physiological effects of the use of those devices on | 5 | | humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary | 6 | | resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid | 7 | | antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) | 8 | | of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, | 9 | | handling of
juvenile offenders, recognition of
mental | 10 | | conditions and crises, including, but not limited to, the | 11 | | disease of addiction, which require immediate assistance | 12 | | and response and methods to
safeguard and provide | 13 | | assistance to a person in need of mental
treatment, | 14 | | recognition of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and | 15 | | self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults, | 16 | | as defined in Section 2 of the Adult Protective Services | 17 | | Act, crimes against the elderly, law of evidence, the | 18 | | hazards of high-speed police vehicle
chases with an | 19 | | emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and
| 20 | | physical training. The curriculum shall include specific | 21 | | training in
techniques for immediate response to and | 22 | | investigation of cases of domestic
violence and of sexual | 23 | | assault of adults and children, including cultural | 24 | | perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual | 25 | | abuse as well as interview techniques that are age | 26 | | sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and |
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| 1 | | victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include
training in | 2 | | techniques designed to promote effective
communication at | 3 | | the initial contact with crime victims and ways to | 4 | | comprehensively
explain to victims and witnesses their | 5 | | rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act | 6 | | and the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum | 7 | | shall also include training in effective recognition of | 8 | | and responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress | 9 | | experienced by law enforcement officers that is consistent | 10 | | with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid | 11 | | Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing | 12 | | signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress, | 13 | | issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for | 14 | | intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum | 15 | | shall include a block of instruction addressing the | 16 | | mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and | 17 | | Neglected Child Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also | 18 | | include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and | 19 | | interacting with persons with autism and other | 20 | | developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers | 21 | | to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and | 22 | | addressing the unique challenges presented by cases | 23 | | involving victims or witnesses with autism and other | 24 | | developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall include | 25 | | training in the detection and investigation of all forms | 26 | | of human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include |
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| 1 | | instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to | 2 | | ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an | 3 | | arrested parent or immediate family member; this | 4 | | instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1) | 5 | | understanding the trauma experienced by the child while | 6 | | maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of | 7 | | officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2) | 8 | | de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force | 9 | | when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a | 10 | | child will require supervision and care. The curriculum | 11 | | for probationary law enforcement officers shall include: | 12 | | (1) at least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based | 13 | | role-playing; (2) at least 6 hours of instruction on use | 14 | | of force techniques, including the use of de-escalation | 15 | | techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force | 16 | | whenever safe and feasible; (3) specific training on | 17 | | officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment, | 18 | | and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of training focused on | 19 | | high-risk traffic stops. The curriculum for
permanent law | 20 | | enforcement officers shall include, but not be limited to: | 21 | | (1) refresher
and in-service training in any of the | 22 | | courses listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) advanced | 23 | | courses in any of the subjects listed above in
this | 24 | | subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and | 25 | | (4)
specialized training in subjects and fields to be | 26 | | selected by the board. The training in the use of |
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| 1 | | electronic control devices shall be conducted for | 2 | | probationary law enforcement officers, including | 3 | | University police officers. The curriculum shall also | 4 | | include training on the use of a firearms restraining | 5 | | order by providing instruction on the process used to file | 6 | | a firearms restraining order and how to identify | 7 | | situations in which a firearms restraining order is | 8 | | appropriate.
| 9 | | b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements | 10 | | and equipment
requirements.
| 11 | | c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
| 12 | | d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | 13 | | probationary law enforcement
officer must satisfactorily | 14 | | complete before being eligible for permanent
employment as | 15 | | a local law enforcement officer for a participating local
| 16 | | governmental or State governmental agency. Those | 17 | | requirements shall include training in first aid
| 18 | | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
| 19 | | e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | 20 | | probationary county
corrections officer must | 21 | | satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
| 22 | | permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a | 23 | | participating
local governmental agency.
| 24 | | f. Minimum basic training requirements which a | 25 | | probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily | 26 | | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as |
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| 1 | | a court security officer for a participating local
| 2 | | governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those | 3 | | training requirements which it considers appropriate for | 4 | | court
security officers and shall certify schools to | 5 | | conduct that training.
| 6 | | A person hired to serve as a court security officer | 7 | | must obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to | 8 | | the officer's successful completion of the
training | 9 | | course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory
| 10 | | completion of a training program of similar content and | 11 | | number of hours that
has been found acceptable by the | 12 | | Board under the provisions of this Act; or
(iii) attesting | 13 | | to the Board's determination that the training
course is | 14 | | unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law | 15 | | enforcement
experience.
| 16 | | Individuals who currently serve as court security | 17 | | officers shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in | 18 | | that capacity so long as they are certified
as provided by | 19 | | this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective | 20 | | date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, | 21 | | absent a waiver from the
Board, shall cause the officer to | 22 | | forfeit his or her position.
| 23 | | All individuals hired as court security officers on or | 24 | | after June 1, 1997 (the effective
date of Public Act | 25 | | 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the
date of | 26 | | their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the |
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| 1 | | Board, or they
shall forfeit their positions.
| 2 | | The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | 3 | | Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit | 4 | | Commission, shall maintain a list of all
individuals who | 5 | | have filed applications to become court security officers | 6 | | and
who meet the eligibility requirements established | 7 | | under this Act. Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or | 8 | | the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission | 9 | | exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals | 10 | | for
verification of the applicants' qualifications under
| 11 | | this Act and as established by the Board.
| 12 | | g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | 13 | | law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every | 14 | | 3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional | 15 | | and proper use of law enforcement authority, procedural | 16 | | justice, civil rights, human rights, reporting child abuse | 17 | | and neglect, and cultural competency, including implicit | 18 | | bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. These trainings | 19 | | shall consist of at least 30 hours of training every 3 | 20 | | years. | 21 | | h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | 22 | | law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at | 23 | | least annually. Those requirements shall include law | 24 | | updates, emergency medical response training and | 25 | | certification, crisis intervention training, and officer | 26 | | wellness and mental health. |
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| 1 | | i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set | 2 | | forth in Section 10.6. | 3 | | The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public Act | 4 | | 101-652 shall take effect January 1, 2022. | 5 | | Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 6 | | changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the | 7 | | 102nd General Assembly, Public Act 101-652, and Public Act | 8 | | 102-28 , and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 101-18, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; | 10 | | 101-215, eff. 1-1-20; 101-224, eff. 8-9-19; 101-375, eff. | 11 | | 8-16-19; 101-564, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, Article 10, Section | 12 | | 10-143, eff. 7-1-21; 101-652, Article 25, Section 25-40, eff. | 13 | | 1-1-22; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 102-558, | 14 | | eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; revised 8-11-22.) | 15 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982 )
| 16 | | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | 17 | | adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall | 18 | | include, but not be limited to,
the following:
| 19 | | a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement | 20 | | officers which shall be
offered by all certified schools | 21 | | shall include, but not be limited to,
courses of | 22 | | procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, | 23 | | search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil | 24 | | rights, human rights, human relations,
cultural | 25 | | competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic |
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| 1 | | sensitivity,
criminal law, law of criminal procedure, | 2 | | constitutional and proper use of law enforcement | 3 | | authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and | 4 | | traffic law including
uniform and non-discriminatory | 5 | | enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
traffic control | 6 | | and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining
physical | 7 | | evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms
| 8 | | training, training in the use of electronic control | 9 | | devices, including the psychological and physiological | 10 | | effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid | 11 | | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the | 12 | | administration of opioid antagonists as defined in | 13 | | paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the | 14 | | Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of
juvenile | 15 | | offenders, recognition of
mental conditions and crises, | 16 | | including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, | 17 | | which require immediate assistance and response and | 18 | | methods to
safeguard and provide assistance to a person in | 19 | | need of mental
treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, | 20 | | financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with | 21 | | disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of | 22 | | the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the | 23 | | elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police | 24 | | vehicle
chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the | 25 | | high-speed chase, and
physical training. The curriculum | 26 | | shall include specific training in
techniques for |
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| 1 | | immediate response to and investigation of cases of | 2 | | domestic
violence and of sexual assault of adults and | 3 | | children, including cultural perceptions and common myths | 4 | | of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview | 5 | | techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed, | 6 | | victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum | 7 | | shall include
training in techniques designed to promote | 8 | | effective
communication at the initial contact with crime | 9 | | victims and ways to comprehensively
explain to victims and | 10 | | witnesses their rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims | 11 | | and Witnesses Act and the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. | 12 | | The curriculum shall also include training in effective | 13 | | recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and | 14 | | post-traumatic stress experienced by law enforcement | 15 | | officers that is consistent with Section 25 of the | 16 | | Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer | 17 | | setting, including recognizing signs and symptoms of | 18 | | work-related cumulative stress, issues that may lead to | 19 | | suicide, and solutions for intervention with peer support | 20 | | resources. The curriculum shall include a block of | 21 | | instruction addressing the mandatory reporting | 22 | | requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child | 23 | | Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also include a block | 24 | | of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with | 25 | | persons with autism and other developmental or physical | 26 | | disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes |
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| 1 | | against persons with autism, and addressing the unique | 2 | | challenges presented by cases involving victims or | 3 | | witnesses with autism and other developmental | 4 | | disabilities. The curriculum shall include training in the | 5 | | detection and investigation of all forms of human | 6 | | trafficking. The curriculum shall also include instruction | 7 | | in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the | 8 | | physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested | 9 | | parent or immediate family member; this instruction must | 10 | | include, but is not limited to: (1) understanding the | 11 | | trauma experienced by the child while maintaining the | 12 | | integrity of the arrest and safety of officers, suspects, | 13 | | and other involved individuals; (2) de-escalation tactics | 14 | | that would include the use of force when reasonably | 15 | | necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a child will require | 16 | | supervision and care. The curriculum for probationary law | 17 | | enforcement officers shall include: (1) at least 12 hours | 18 | | of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing; (2) at least 6 | 19 | | hours of instruction on use of force techniques, including | 20 | | the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce | 21 | | the need for force whenever safe and feasible; (3) | 22 | | specific training on officer safety techniques, including | 23 | | cover, concealment, and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of | 24 | | training focused on high-risk traffic stops. The | 25 | | curriculum for
permanent law enforcement officers shall | 26 | | include, but not be limited to: (1) refresher
and |
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| 1 | | in-service training in any of the courses listed above in | 2 | | this
subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the | 3 | | subjects listed above in
this subparagraph, (3) training | 4 | | for supervisory personnel, and (4)
specialized training in | 5 | | subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The | 6 | | training in the use of electronic control devices shall be | 7 | | conducted for probationary law enforcement officers, | 8 | | including University police officers. The curriculum shall | 9 | | also include training on the use of a firearms restraining | 10 | | order by providing instruction on the process used to file | 11 | | a firearms restraining order and how to identify | 12 | | situations in which a firearms restraining order is | 13 | | appropriate.
| 14 | | b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements | 15 | | and equipment
requirements.
| 16 | | c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
| 17 | | d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | 18 | | probationary law enforcement
officer must satisfactorily | 19 | | complete before being eligible for permanent
employment as | 20 | | a local law enforcement officer for a participating local
| 21 | | governmental or State governmental agency. Those | 22 | | requirements shall include training in first aid
| 23 | | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
| 24 | | e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | 25 | | probationary county
corrections officer must | 26 | | satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
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| 1 | | permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a | 2 | | participating
local governmental agency.
| 3 | | f. Minimum basic training requirements which a | 4 | | probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily | 5 | | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as | 6 | | a court security officer for a participating local
| 7 | | governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those | 8 | | training requirements which it considers appropriate for | 9 | | court
security officers and shall certify schools to | 10 | | conduct that training.
| 11 | | A person hired to serve as a court security officer | 12 | | must obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to | 13 | | the officer's successful completion of the
training | 14 | | course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory
| 15 | | completion of a training program of similar content and | 16 | | number of hours that
has been found acceptable by the | 17 | | Board under the provisions of this Act; or
(iii) attesting | 18 | | to the Board's determination that the training
course is | 19 | | unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law | 20 | | enforcement
experience.
| 21 | | Individuals who currently serve as court security | 22 | | officers shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in | 23 | | that capacity so long as they are certified
as provided by | 24 | | this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective | 25 | | date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, | 26 | | absent a waiver from the
Board, shall cause the officer to |
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| 1 | | forfeit his or her position.
| 2 | | All individuals hired as court security officers on or | 3 | | after June 1, 1997 (the effective
date of Public Act | 4 | | 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the
date of | 5 | | their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the | 6 | | Board, or they
shall forfeit their positions.
| 7 | | The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | 8 | | Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit | 9 | | Commission, shall maintain a list of all
individuals who | 10 | | have filed applications to become court security officers | 11 | | and
who meet the eligibility requirements established | 12 | | under this Act. Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or | 13 | | the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission | 14 | | exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals | 15 | | for
verification of the applicants' qualifications under
| 16 | | this Act and as established by the Board.
| 17 | | g. (Blank). Minimum in-service training requirements, | 18 | | which a law enforcement officer must satisfactorily | 19 | | complete every 3 years. Those requirements shall include | 20 | | constitutional and proper use of law enforcement | 21 | | authority, procedural justice, civil rights, human rights, | 22 | | reporting child abuse and neglect, and cultural | 23 | | competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic | 24 | | sensitivity. These trainings shall consist of at least 30 | 25 | | hours of training every 3 years. | 26 | | h. (Blank). Minimum in-service training requirements, |
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| 1 | | which a law enforcement officer must satisfactorily | 2 | | complete at least annually. Those requirements shall | 3 | | include law updates, emergency medical response training | 4 | | and certification, crisis intervention training, and | 5 | | officer wellness and mental health. | 6 | | i. (Blank). Minimum in-service training requirements | 7 | | as set forth in Section 10.6. | 8 | | The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public Act | 9 | | 101-652 shall take effect January 1, 2022. | 10 | | Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 11 | | changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the | 12 | | 102nd General Assembly, Public Act 101-652 and Public Act | 13 | | 102-694 , and Public Act 102-28 take effect July 1, 2022. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 101-18, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; | 15 | | 101-215, eff. 1-1-20; 101-224, eff. 8-9-19; 101-375, eff. | 16 | | 8-16-19; 101-564, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, Article 10, Section | 17 | | 10-143, eff. 7-1-21; 101-652, Article 25, Section 25-40, eff. | 18 | | 1-1-22; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 102-558, | 19 | | eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; | 20 | | revised 8-11-22.) | 21 | | (50 ILCS 705/7.9 new) | 22 | | Sec. 7.9. System for the development, delivery, and | 23 | | tracking of in-service training courses. | 24 | | (a) The Board shall establish a system for the | 25 | | development, delivery, and tracking of in-service training |
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| 1 | | courses. The Board is authorized to designate any training to | 2 | | be delivered electronically as appropriate unless otherwise | 3 | | determined in this Act. The content for these courses shall | 4 | | include, but not be limited to: | 5 | | (1) refresher and in-service training in any of the | 6 | | courses listed in Section 7.6; | 7 | | (2) advanced courses in any of the subjects listed in | 8 | | Section 7.6; | 9 | | (3) training for supervisory personnel; and | 10 | | (4) specialized training in subjects and fields to be | 11 | | selected by the Board. | 12 | | (b) The Board shall establish minimum in-service training | 13 | | requirements that a police officer must satisfactorily | 14 | | complete. Mandatory training shall be completed every 3 years. | 15 | | Beginning January 1, 2024, the training shall consist of at | 16 | | least 40 hours of training over a 3-year period, and shall | 17 | | include the topics outlined in this subsection. In-service | 18 | | training designated in other statutes shall be incorporated | 19 | | into this subsection and shall be governed by these | 20 | | conditions. Any training conducted in the 3 years prior to the | 21 | | first reporting will satisfy the requirements under this | 22 | | subsection. The Board shall adopt rules and minimum standards | 23 | | for the mandatory 3-year in-service training as set forth in | 24 | | this Section. The training shall provide officers with | 25 | | knowledge of policies and laws regulating the use of force; | 26 | | equip officers with tactics and skills, including |
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| 1 | | de-escalation techniques, to prevent or reduce the need to use | 2 | | force or, when force must be used, to use force that is | 3 | | objectively reasonable, necessary, and proportional under the | 4 | | totality of the circumstances; and ensure appropriate | 5 | | supervision and accountability. The in-service training | 6 | | includes: | 7 | | (1) specific instruction on use of force techniques, | 8 | | including
the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent | 9 | | or reduce the need for
force whenever safe and feasible; | 10 | | (2) specific training focused on high-risk traffic | 11 | | stops; | 12 | | (3) specific training on the law concerning stops, | 13 | | searches,
and the use of force under the Fourth Amendment | 14 | | to the United States
Constitution; | 15 | | (4) specific training on officer safety techniques, | 16 | | including
cover, concealment, and time; | 17 | | (5) cultural competency, including implicit bias and | 18 | | racial and
ethnic sensitivity; | 19 | | (6) constitutional and proper use of law enforcement | 20 | | authority; | 21 | | (7) procedural justice; | 22 | | (8) civil rights; | 23 | | (9) human rights; | 24 | | (10) trauma-informed response to sexual assault; | 25 | | (11) reporting child abuse and neglect; | 26 | | (12) the psychology of domestic violence; |
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| 1 | | (13) law updates; | 2 | | (14) emergency medical response; | 3 | | (15) crisis intervention; | 4 | | (16) officer wellness and mental health; and | 5 | | (17) firearms restraining order training. | 6 | | The Board shall conduct
a training program that trains | 7 | | officers on the use of firearms
restraining orders, how to | 8 | | identify situations in which a firearms
restraining order is | 9 | | appropriate, and how to safely promote the usage
of the | 10 | | firearms restraining order in different situations. | 11 | | (50 ILCS 705/7.1 rep.) | 12 | | (50 ILCS 705/10.6 rep.) | 13 | | Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | 14 | | repealing Sections 7.1 and 10.6.
| 15 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | 16 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | 17 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | 18 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | 19 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | 20 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | 21 | | Public Act. | 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on | 23 | | January 1, 2024.
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