Bill Text: IL SB2925 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop or approve a curriculum for a certified training program for school resource officers which shall consist of at least 40 hours of training. Provides that the curriculum shall include the following subject areas: (1) child and adolescent development and psychology; (2) positive behavioral interventions and support, conflict resolution techniques, and restorative justice techniques; (3) education law; (4) juvenile law; (5) implicit bias; (6) trauma-informed care; (7) de-escalation techniques, including techniques for limiting the use of physical force and mechanical and chemical restraints; (8) the mental, physical, and behavioral health needs of all children and adolescents including those with disabilities or special needs; (9) a minimum of 8 hours of crisis intervention training for youth; and (10) cultural responsiveness. Provides that the Board by rule shall require a law enforcement officer to successfully complete the certified training program for school resource officers before or within 120 days of a law enforcement officer's first day of service in a school. Provides that the certified training program for school resource officers shall be successfully completed by school resource officers every 4 years. Makes other changes.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-5)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0984 [SB2925 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2925-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 100-0984 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 10.22 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 705/10.22 new) | ||||
Sec. 10.22. School resource officers. | ||||
(a) The Board shall develop or approve a course for school | ||||
resource officers as defined in Section 10-20.67 of the School | ||||
Code. | ||||
(b) The school resource officer course shall be developed | ||||
within one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||
of the 100th General Assembly and shall be created in | ||||
consultation with organizations demonstrating expertise and or | ||||
experience in the areas of youth and adolescent developmental | ||||
issues, educational administrative issues, prevention of child | ||||
abuse and exploitation, youth mental health treatment, and | ||||
juvenile advocacy. | ||||
(c) The Board shall develop a process allowing law | ||||
enforcement agencies to request a waiver of this training | ||||
requirement for any specific individual assigned as a school | ||||
resource officer. Applications for these waivers may be | ||||
submitted by a local law enforcement agency chief administrator | ||||
for any officer whose prior training and experience may qualify | ||
for a waiver of the training requirement of this subsection | ||
(c). The Board may issue a waiver at its discretion, based | ||
solely on the prior training and experience of an officer. | ||
(d) Upon completion, the employing agency shall be issued a | ||
certificate attesting to a specific officer's completion of the | ||
school resource officer training. Additionally, a letter of | ||
approval shall be issued to the employing agency for any | ||
officer who is approved for a training waiver under this | ||
subsection (d).
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Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||
10-20.67 as follows:
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