Full Text of SB3201 103rd General Assembly
SB3201 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB3201 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Natalie Toro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques, including specified examples of training program subjects. Requires the Board to conduct or approve the autism-informed training program no later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires all permanent and part-time law enforcement officers and permanent and part-time corrections officers to complete the autism-informed training program within 12 months after it was first offered or approved by the Board and every 24 months thereafter as part of the officer's in-service training. Provides that the Board shall adopt rules, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police, specifying training requirements for the programs. |
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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 | | adding Section 10.25 as follows: | 6 | | (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new) | 7 | | Sec. 10.25. Training; autism-informed response training. | 8 | | (a) The Board shall conduct or approve in-service training | 9 | | programs in autism-informed responses, procedures, and | 10 | | techniques, which may include, but are not limited to, the | 11 | | following: | 12 | | (1) the nature of autism spectrum disorders, | 13 | | including, but not limited to, recognizing the signs, | 14 | | symptoms, and manifestations of autism spectrum disorders; | 15 | | (2) understanding cultural perceptions and common | 16 | | myths about autism spectrum disorders; | 17 | | (3) the impact that interacting with an officer may | 18 | | have on an individual with autism spectrum disorder; | 19 | | (4) responding to the needs and concerns of a victim | 20 | | with autism spectrum disorder and delivering services in a | 21 | | compassionate, sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner to the | 22 | | victim with autism spectrum disorder, including techniques | 23 | | for recognizing the agency of an individual with autism |
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| 1 | | spectrum disorder while identifying potentially abusive or | 2 | | coercive situations; | 3 | | (5) procedures for deescalating a potentially | 4 | | dangerous situation to maximize the safety of both the | 5 | | officer and the individual with autism spectrum disorder; | 6 | | (6) appropriate interviewing and interrogation | 7 | | techniques for an individual with autism spectrum | 8 | | disorder, including, but not limited to, techniques to | 9 | | ensure the legality of statements made and techniques used | 10 | | to protect the rights of the individual; | 11 | | (7) techniques for locating an individual with autism | 12 | | spectrum disorder who runs away and is in danger and | 13 | | returning the individual while causing as little stress as | 14 | | possible to the individual; | 15 | | (8) procedures and techniques to identify and address | 16 | | challenges related to the safety and well-being of an | 17 | | individual with autism spectrum disorder in a correctional | 18 | | facility; and | 19 | | (9) techniques for differentiating an individual with | 20 | | autism spectrum disorder from an individual who is | 21 | | belligerent, uncooperative, or otherwise displaying traits | 22 | | similar to the characteristics of an individual with | 23 | | autism spectrum disorder. | 24 | | (b) The Board shall conduct or approve the autism-informed | 25 | | training program no later than 2 years after the effective | 26 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. |
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| 1 | | (c) All permanent and part-time law enforcement officers | 2 | | and permanent and part-time corrections officers must complete | 3 | | an autism-informed training program conducted or approved | 4 | | under this Section within 12 months after it was first offered | 5 | | or approved by the Board and every 24 months thereafter as part | 6 | | of the officer's in-service training. | 7 | | (d) The Board shall adopt rules, in consultation with the | 8 | | Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police, | 9 | | specifying training requirements for the autism-informed | 10 | | training programs, which must include, but are not limited to, | 11 | | evidence-based curriculum standards for: | 12 | | (1) responding to victims with autism spectrum | 13 | | disorders, including trauma-informed, victim-centered, | 14 | | and age-sensitive interview techniques that have been | 15 | | demonstrated to minimize traumatization; | 16 | | (2) interviewing and interrogating individuals with | 17 | | autism spectrum disorders, including trauma-informed, | 18 | | victim-centered, and age-sensitive interview techniques | 19 | | that have been demonstrated to minimize traumatization; | 20 | | and | 21 | | (3) writing reports relating to individuals with | 22 | | autism spectrum disorder. |
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