Full Text of HB4497 103rd General Assembly
HB4497 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB4497 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that specified in-servicing training for law enforcement officers must be completed every 2 years (rather than 3 years) and must include at least 30 hours of training. |
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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 10.6 as follows: | 6 | | (50 ILCS 705/10.6) | 7 | | Sec. 10.6. Mandatory training to be completed every 2 3 | 8 | | years. | 9 | | (a) The Board shall adopt rules and minimum standards for | 10 | | mandatory in-service training requirements as set forth in | 11 | | this Section , which must be completed every 2 years . The | 12 | | training shall provide officers with knowledge of policies and | 13 | | laws regulating the use of force; equip officers with tactics | 14 | | and skills, including de-escalation techniques, to prevent or | 15 | | reduce the need to use force or, when force must be used, to | 16 | | use force that is objectively reasonable, necessary, and | 17 | | proportional under the totality of the circumstances; and | 18 | | ensure appropriate supervision and accountability. The | 19 | | training shall include at least 30 hours of training, | 20 | | including : | 21 | | (1) At least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based | 22 | | role-playing. | 23 | | (2) At least 6 hours of instruction on use of force |
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| 1 | | techniques, including the use of de-escalation techniques | 2 | | to prevent or reduce the need for force whenever safe and | 3 | | feasible. | 4 | | (3) Specific training on the law concerning stops, | 5 | | searches, and the use of force under the Fourth Amendment | 6 | | to the United States Constitution. | 7 | | (4) Specific training on officer safety techniques, | 8 | | including cover, concealment, and time. | 9 | | (5) At least 6 hours of training focused on high-risk | 10 | | traffic stops. | 11 | | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, | 12 | | the changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public | 13 | | Act 102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; | 15 | | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) |
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