Full Text of SB3552 103rd General Assembly
SB3552sam003 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Sara Feigenholtz Filed: 3/27/2024 | | 10300SB3552sam003 | | LRB103 39259 AWJ 71472 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3552
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3552, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | "Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil | 6 | | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section | 7 | | 2605-51 as follows: | 8 | | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51) | 9 | | Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training. | 10 | | (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | 11 | | exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions: | 12 | | (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police | 13 | | Training Academy. | 14 | | (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law | 15 | | enforcement, with innovative, quality training and | 16 | | educational practices. |
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| 1 | | (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs | 2 | | for Illinois State Police employees. | 3 | | (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment | 4 | | initiatives. | 5 | | (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's | 6 | | quartermaster. | 7 | | (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in | 8 | | Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code | 9 | | concerning testing and training officers on the detection | 10 | | of impaired driving. | 11 | | (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in | 12 | | Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure. | 13 | | (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police | 14 | | Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to | 15 | | subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois | 16 | | Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the | 17 | | Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State | 18 | | Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination. | 19 | | Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or | 20 | | certificate issued to the officer. | 21 | | (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | 22 | | exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former | 23 | | Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State | 24 | | Police Act. | 25 | | (c) Specialized training. | 26 | | (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the |
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| 1 | | Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing | 2 | | education to State police officers concerning cultural | 3 | | diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic | 4 | | differences. This training and continuing education shall | 5 | | include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact | 6 | | that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois | 7 | | Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement | 8 | | under the law. | 9 | | (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The | 10 | | Division of the Academy and Training shall provide | 11 | | training in death and homicide investigation for State | 12 | | police officers. Only State police officers who | 13 | | successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead | 14 | | investigators in death and homicide investigations. | 15 | | Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced | 16 | | by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of | 17 | | the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a | 18 | | process for waiver applications for officers whose prior | 19 | | training and experience as homicide investigators may | 20 | | qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a | 21 | | waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the | 22 | | prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide | 23 | | investigator. | 24 | | (A) The Division shall require all homicide | 25 | | investigator training to include instruction on | 26 | | victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This |
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| 1 | | training must be implemented by July 1, 2023. | 2 | | (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division | 3 | | of Criminal Investigation to develop a model | 4 | | curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed | 5 | | investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by | 6 | | July 1, 2023. | 7 | | (3) Training; police dog training standards. All | 8 | | police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug | 9 | | enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act, | 10 | | the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the | 11 | | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall | 12 | | be trained by programs that meet the certification | 13 | | requirements set by the Director or the Director's | 14 | | designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be | 15 | | evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the | 16 | | Academy and Training. | 17 | | (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The | 18 | | Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or | 19 | | approve a training program in post-traumatic stress | 20 | | disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that | 21 | | training shall be to equip State police officers to | 22 | | identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder | 23 | | and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting | 24 | | those symptoms. | 25 | | (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the | 26 | | Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training |
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| 1 | | program for State police officers in the administration of | 2 | | opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of | 3 | | subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use | 4 | | Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As | 5 | | used in this Section, "State police officers" includes | 6 | | full-time or part-time State police officers, | 7 | | investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois | 8 | | State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer. | 9 | | (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse. | 10 | | (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and | 11 | | Training shall present in-service training on sexual | 12 | | assault and sexual abuse response and report writing | 13 | | training requirements, including, but not limited to, | 14 | | the following: | 15 | | (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma; | 16 | | (ii) understanding the role trauma has played | 17 | | in a victim's life; | 18 | | (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of | 19 | | a victim; | 20 | | (iv) delivering services in a compassionate, | 21 | | sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner; | 22 | | (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with | 23 | | the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6); | 24 | | (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and | 25 | | common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; | 26 | | and |
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| 1 | | (vii) report writing techniques in accordance | 2 | | with the curriculum standards in this paragraph | 3 | | (6). | 4 | | (B) This training must also be presented in all | 5 | | full and part-time basic law enforcement academies. | 6 | | (C) Instructors providing this training shall have | 7 | | successfully completed training on evidence-based, | 8 | | trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of | 9 | | sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience | 10 | | responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases. | 11 | | (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules, | 12 | | in consultation with the Office of the Attorney | 13 | | General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training | 14 | | Standards Board, to determine the specific training | 15 | | requirements for these courses, including, but not | 16 | | limited to, the following: | 17 | | (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for | 18 | | report writing and immediate response to sexual | 19 | | assault and sexual abuse, including | 20 | | trauma-informed, victim-centered interview | 21 | | techniques, which have been demonstrated to | 22 | | minimize retraumatization, for all State police | 23 | | officers; and | 24 | | (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for | 25 | | trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation | 26 | | and interviewing techniques, which have been |
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| 1 | | demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for | 2 | | cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all | 3 | | State police officers who conduct sexual assault | 4 | | and sexual abuse investigations. | 5 | | (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the | 6 | | Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training | 7 | | program in the detection and investigation of all forms of | 8 | | human trafficking, including, but not limited to, | 9 | | involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9 | 10 | | of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude | 11 | | of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the | 12 | | Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under | 13 | | subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of | 14 | | 2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets | 15 | | and State police officers. | 16 | | (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy | 17 | | and Training shall provide training for State police | 18 | | officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all | 19 | | hate crimes , as defined in Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal | 20 | | Code of 2012. The training curriculum may include material | 21 | | to help officers distinguish hate crimes from other | 22 | | crimes, to help officers in understanding and assisting | 23 | | victims of hate crimes, and to ensure that hate crimes | 24 | | will be accurately reported. The Illinois State Police | 25 | | shall review the training curriculum biennially and may | 26 | | consult with the Commission on Discrimination and Hate |
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| 1 | | Crimes to update the training curriculum as needed . | 2 | | (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | 3 | | administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C. | 4 | | 926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State | 5 | | Police officers. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; | 7 | | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24 .) | 8 | | Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | 9 | | changing Section 7 and by adding Section 10.25 as follows: | 10 | | (50 ILCS 705/7) | 11 | | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | 12 | | adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall | 13 | | include, but not be limited to, the following: | 14 | | a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement | 15 | | officers which shall be offered by all certified schools | 16 | | shall include, but not be limited to, courses of | 17 | | procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, | 18 | | search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil | 19 | | rights, human rights, human relations, cultural | 20 | | competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic | 21 | | sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, | 22 | | constitutional and proper use of law enforcement | 23 | | authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and | 24 | | traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory |
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| 1 | | enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control | 2 | | and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical | 3 | | evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms | 4 | | training, training in the use of electronic control | 5 | | devices, including the psychological and physiological | 6 | | effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid | 7 | | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the | 8 | | administration of opioid antagonists as defined in | 9 | | paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the | 10 | | Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile | 11 | | offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises, | 12 | | including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, | 13 | | which require immediate assistance and response and | 14 | | methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in | 15 | | need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, | 16 | | financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with | 17 | | disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of | 18 | | the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the | 19 | | elderly, hate crimes and crimes motivated by bias, law of | 20 | | evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle chases | 21 | | with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, | 22 | | and physical training. The curriculum shall include | 23 | | specific training in techniques for immediate response to | 24 | | and investigation of cases of domestic violence and of | 25 | | sexual assault of adults and children, including cultural | 26 | | perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual |
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| 1 | | abuse as well as interview techniques that are age | 2 | | sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and | 3 | | victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include training in | 4 | | techniques designed to promote effective communication at | 5 | | the initial contact with crime victims and ways to | 6 | | comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their | 7 | | rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act | 8 | | and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum | 9 | | shall also include training in effective recognition of | 10 | | and responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress | 11 | | experienced by law enforcement officers that is consistent | 12 | | with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid | 13 | | Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing | 14 | | signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress, | 15 | | issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for | 16 | | intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum | 17 | | shall include a block of instruction addressing the | 18 | | mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and | 19 | | Neglected Child Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also | 20 | | include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and | 21 | | interacting with persons with autism and other | 22 | | developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers | 23 | | to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and | 24 | | addressing the unique challenges presented by cases | 25 | | involving victims or witnesses with autism and other | 26 | | developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall include |
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| 1 | | training in the detection and investigation of all forms | 2 | | of human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include | 3 | | instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to | 4 | | ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an | 5 | | arrested parent or immediate family member; this | 6 | | instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1) | 7 | | understanding the trauma experienced by the child while | 8 | | maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of | 9 | | officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2) | 10 | | de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force | 11 | | when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a | 12 | | child will require supervision and care. The curriculum | 13 | | for probationary law enforcement officers shall include: | 14 | | (1) at least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based | 15 | | role-playing; (2) at least 6 hours of instruction on use | 16 | | of force techniques, including the use of de-escalation | 17 | | techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force | 18 | | whenever safe and feasible; (3) specific training on | 19 | | officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment, | 20 | | and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of training focused on | 21 | | high-risk traffic stops. The curriculum for permanent law | 22 | | enforcement officers shall include, but not be limited to: | 23 | | (1) refresher and in-service training in any of the | 24 | | courses listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced | 25 | | courses in any of the subjects listed above in this | 26 | | subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and |
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| 1 | | (4) specialized training in subjects and fields to be | 2 | | selected by the board. The training in the use of | 3 | | electronic control devices shall be conducted for | 4 | | probationary law enforcement officers, including | 5 | | University police officers. The curriculum shall also | 6 | | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 abuse | 19 | | and neglect, hate crimes and crimes motivated by bias, and | 20 | | cultural competency, including implicit bias and racial | 21 | | and ethnic sensitivity. These trainings shall consist of | 22 | | at least 30 hours of training every 3 years. | 23 | | h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | 24 | | law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at | 25 | | least annually. Those requirements shall include law | 26 | | updates, emergency medical response training and |
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| 1 | | certification, crisis intervention training, and officer | 2 | | wellness and mental health. | 3 | | i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set | 4 | | forth in Section 10.6. | 5 | | Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | 6 | | changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act | 7 | | 102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; | 9 | | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff. | 10 | | 7-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | 11 | | (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new) | 12 | | Sec. 10.25. Training; crimes motivated by bias. | 13 | | (a) The Board shall develop or approve a course to assist | 14 | | law enforcement officers in identifying, responding to, and | 15 | | reporting crimes committed in whole or in substantial part | 16 | | because of the victim's or another's actual or perceived race, | 17 | | color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, | 18 | | gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or | 19 | | disability, or because of the victim's actual or perceived | 20 | | association with another person or group of a certain actual | 21 | | or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, | 22 | | sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, | 23 | | national origin, or disability. | 24 | | Each course must include instruction to help officers | 25 | | distinguish bias crimes from other crimes, to help officers in |
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| 1 | | understanding and assisting victims of these crimes, and to | 2 | | ensure that bias crimes will be accurately reported. The Board | 3 | | must, within a reasonable amount of time, update this course | 4 | | to conform with national trends and best practices. | 5 | | In updating the approved training courses described in | 6 | | this subsection, the Board may consult with and incorporate | 7 | | input from the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes. | 8 | | (b) The Board is encouraged to adopt model policies to | 9 | | assist law enforcement agencies in developing policies related | 10 | | to hate crimes and crimes motivated by violence. The Board may | 11 | | consult with the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes | 12 | | or other entities to develop these policies. | 13 | | (c) The Board must periodically conduct an educational | 14 | | conference to inform and sensitize chief law enforcement | 15 | | officers, community service providers, and other interested | 16 | | persons to the law enforcement issues associated with bias | 17 | | crimes. The Board may partner with other public or private | 18 | | entities to sponsor and conduct these conferences. ". |
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