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| Public Act 103-0949
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| SB3201 Enrolled | LRB103 38101 AWJ 68233 b |
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil |
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section |
2605-51 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2605/2605-51) |
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 |
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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. |
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. |
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(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 |
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 |
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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 |
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. |
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(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 |
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; |
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(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 |
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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 |
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, |
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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 |
hate crimes. |
(9) Training; autism spectrum disorders. The Division |
of the Academy and Training shall provide training for |
State police officers on the nature of autism spectrum |
disorders and in identifying and appropriately responding |
to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The |
Illinois State Police shall review the training curriculum |
and may consult with the Department of Public Health or |
the Department of Human Services to update the training |
curriculum as needed. This training shall be made |
available to all cadets and State police officers. |
(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; |
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102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
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Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by |
changing Section 7 and by adding Section 10.25 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 705/7) |
Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall |
adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall |
include, but not be limited to, the following: |
a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement |
officers which shall be offered by all certified schools |
shall include, but not be limited to, courses of |
procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, |
search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil |
rights, human rights, human relations, cultural |
competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic |
sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, |
constitutional and proper use of law enforcement |
authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and |
traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory |
enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control |
and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical |
evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms |
training, training in the use of electronic control |
devices, including the psychological and physiological |
effects of the use of those devices on humans, first aid |
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first-aid (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), |
training in the administration of opioid antagonists as |
defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 |
of the Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile |
offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises, |
including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, |
which require immediate assistance and response and |
methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in |
need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, |
financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with |
disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of |
the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the |
elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police |
vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the |
high-speed chase, and physical training. The curriculum |
shall include specific training in techniques for |
immediate response to and investigation of cases of |
domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and |
children, including cultural perceptions and common myths |
of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview |
techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed, |
victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum |
shall include training in techniques designed to promote |
effective communication at the initial contact with crime |
victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and |
witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims |
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and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. |
The curriculum shall also include training in effective |
recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and |
post-traumatic stress experienced by law enforcement |
officers that is consistent with Section 25 of the |
Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer |
setting, including recognizing signs and symptoms of |
work-related cumulative stress, issues that may lead to |
suicide, and solutions for intervention with peer support |
resources. The curriculum shall include a block of |
instruction addressing the mandatory reporting |
requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child |
Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also include a block |
of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with |
persons with autism and other developmental or physical |
disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes |
against persons with autism, and addressing the unique |
challenges presented by cases involving victims or |
witnesses with autism and other developmental |
disabilities. The curriculum shall include training in the |
detection and investigation of all forms of human |
trafficking. The curriculum shall also include instruction |
in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the |
physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested |
parent or immediate family member; this instruction must |
include, but is not limited to: (1) understanding the |
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trauma experienced by the child while maintaining the |
integrity of the arrest and safety of officers, suspects, |
and other involved individuals; (2) de-escalation tactics |
that would include the use of force when reasonably |
necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a child will require |
supervision and care. The curriculum for probationary law |
enforcement officers shall include: (1) at least 12 hours |
of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing; (2) at least 6 |
hours of instruction on use of force techniques, including |
the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce |
the need for force whenever safe and feasible; (3) |
specific training on officer safety techniques, including |
cover, concealment, and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of |
training focused on high-risk traffic stops. The |
curriculum for permanent law enforcement officers shall |
include, but not be limited to: (1) refresher and |
in-service training in any of the courses listed above in |
this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the |
subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training |
for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in |
subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The |
training in the use of electronic control devices shall be |
conducted for probationary law enforcement officers, |
including University police officers. The curriculum shall |
also include training on the use of a firearms restraining |
order by providing instruction on the process used to file |
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a firearms restraining order and how to identify |
situations in which a firearms restraining order is |
appropriate. |
b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements |
and equipment requirements. |
c. Minimum requirements for instructors. |
d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a |
probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily |
complete before being eligible for permanent employment as |
a local law enforcement officer for a participating local |
governmental or State governmental agency. Those |
requirements shall include training in first aid |
(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation). |
e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a |
probationary county corrections officer must |
satisfactorily complete before being eligible for |
permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a |
participating local governmental agency. |
f. Minimum basic training requirements which a |
probationary court security officer must satisfactorily |
complete before being eligible for permanent employment as |
a court security officer for a participating local |
governmental agency. The Board shall establish those |
training requirements which it considers appropriate for |
court security officers and shall certify schools to |
conduct that training. |
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A person hired to serve as a court security officer |
must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to |
the officer's successful completion of the training |
course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory |
completion of a training program of similar content and |
number of hours that has been found acceptable by the |
Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting |
to the Board's determination that the training course is |
unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law |
enforcement experience. |
Individuals who currently serve as court security |
officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in |
that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by |
this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective |
date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, |
absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to |
forfeit his or her position. |
All individuals hired as court security officers on or |
after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act |
89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of |
their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the |
Board, or they shall forfeit their positions. |
The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the |
Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit |
Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who |
have filed applications to become court security officers |
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and who meet the eligibility requirements established |
under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or |
the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission |
exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals |
for verification of the applicants' qualifications under |
this Act and as established by the Board. |
g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a |
law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every |
3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional |
and proper use of law enforcement authority; , procedural |
justice; , civil rights; , human rights; , reporting child |
abuse and neglect; autism-informed law enforcement |
responses, techniques, and procedures; , and cultural |
competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic |
sensitivity. These trainings shall consist of at least 30 |
hours of training every 3 years. |
h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a |
law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at |
least annually. Those requirements shall include law |
updates, emergency medical response training and |
certification, crisis intervention training, and officer |
wellness and mental health. |
i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set |
forth in Section 10.6. |
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the |
changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act |
