Bill Text: IL SB3116 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require and conduct a program to train EMS personnel to access a cell phone's medical identification or medical information application. Requires the Department to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Provides that EMS personnel may not be charged any fee for training required under the provisions and may not be required to complete the training until at least 6 months after adoption of rules under the provisions. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act requiring similar training of Illinois State Police officers and law enforcement officers, but allows the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to develop a training program based upon the Department of Public Health's training program. Effective January 1, 2025.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0939 [SB3116 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3116-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-711 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-711 new)
Sec. 2310-711. Training; cell phone medical information.
The Department shall require and approve a program to train
EMS personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of the
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, to access a cell
phone's medical identification or medical information
application. The Department shall adopt rules to implement
this Section. EMS personnel may not be charged any fee for
training required under this Section and may not be required
to complete the training until at least 6 months after
adoption of rules under this Section.
Section 10. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
2605-51 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)

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Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
(a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
(1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police
Training Academy.
(2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law
enforcement, with innovative, quality training and
educational practices.
(3) Offer continuing training and educational programs
for Illinois State Police employees.
(4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment
initiatives.
(5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's
quartermaster.
(6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
concerning testing and training officers on the detection
of impaired driving.
(7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police
Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to
subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois
Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State
Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination.

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Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or
certificate issued to the officer.
(b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former
Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State
Police Act.
(c) Specialized training.
(1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the
Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing
education to State police officers concerning cultural
diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic
differences. This training and continuing education shall
include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact
that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois
Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement
under the law.
(2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The
Division of the Academy and Training shall provide
training in death and homicide investigation for State
police officers. Only State police officers who
successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead
investigators in death and homicide investigations.
Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced
by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of
the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a
process for waiver applications for officers whose prior

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training and experience as homicide investigators may
qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a
waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the
prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide
investigator.
(A) The Division shall require all homicide
investigator training to include instruction on
victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This
training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.
(B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division
of Criminal Investigation to develop a model
curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed
investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by
July 1, 2023.
(3) Training; police dog training standards. All
police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug
enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
be trained by programs that meet the certification
requirements set by the Director or the Director's
designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be
evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the
Academy and Training.
(4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The
Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or

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approve a training program in post-traumatic stress
disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that
training shall be to equip State police officers to
identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting
those symptoms.
(5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the
Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
program for State police officers in the administration of
opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of
subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use
Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As
used in this Section, "State police officers" includes
full-time or part-time State police officers,
investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois
State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
(6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
(A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and
Training shall present in-service training on sexual
assault and sexual abuse response and report writing
training requirements, including, but not limited to,
the following:
(i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
(ii) understanding the role trauma has played
in a victim's life;
(iii) responding to the needs and concerns of

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a victim;
(iv) delivering services in a compassionate,
sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
(v) interviewing techniques in accordance with
the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
(vi) understanding cultural perceptions and
common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;
and
(vii) report writing techniques in accordance
with the curriculum standards in this paragraph
(6).
(B) This training must also be presented in all
full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
(C) Instructors providing this training shall have
successfully completed training on evidence-based,
trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of
sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience
responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
(D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,
in consultation with the Office of the Attorney
General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board, to determine the specific training
requirements for these courses, including, but not
limited to, the following:
(i) evidence-based curriculum standards for
report writing and immediate response to sexual

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assault and sexual abuse, including
trauma-informed, victim-centered interview
techniques, which have been demonstrated to
minimize retraumatization, for all State police
officers; and
(ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for
trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation
and interviewing techniques, which have been
demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for
cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all
State police officers who conduct sexual assault
and sexual abuse investigations.
(7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the
Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
program in the detection and investigation of all forms of
human trafficking, including, but not limited to,
involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9
of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude
of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the
Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under
subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets
and State police officers.
(8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy
and Training shall provide training for State police
officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all

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hate crimes.
(9) Training; cell phone medical information. The
Division of the Academy and Training shall develop and
require each State police officer to complete training on
accessing and utilizing medical information stored in cell
phones. The Division may use the program approved under
Section 2310-711 of the Department of Public Health Powers
and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
Illinois to develop the Division's program.
(d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C.
926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State
Police officers.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22;
102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
Section 15. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
adding Section 10.25 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
Sec. 10.25. Training; cell phone medical information. The
Board shall develop and require each law enforcement officer
to participate in training on accessing and utilizing medical
information stored in cell phones. The Board may use the
program approved under Section 2310-711 of the Department of
Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil

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Administrative Code of Illinois to develop the Board's
program.