Bill Text: IL SB3201 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop or approve a course (rather than in-service training programs) to assist law enforcement officers in identifying and appropriately responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Modifies what may be included in the instruction in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques. Provides that the Board may consult with the Department of Public Health or Department of Human Services to develop and update the curriculum (rather than adopt specified rules in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police). Requires the Board to, within a reasonable amount of time, update the course, from time to time, to conform with national trends and best practices. Encourages the Board to adopt model policies to assist law enforcement agencies in appropriately responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Removes provisions requiring all permanent and part-time law enforcement officers and permanent and part-time corrections officers to complete an autism-informed training program conducted or approved under the provisions within 12 months after it was first offered or approved by the Board and every 24 months thereafter as part of the officer's in-service training. Further amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the minimum in-service training requirements that a law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years includes training relating to autism-informed law enforcement responses, techniques, and procedures. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Division of the Academy and Training to 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. Requires the Illinois State Police to review the training curriculum, and allows the Illinois State Police to consult with the Department of Public Health or the Department of Human Services to update the training curriculum as needed. Provides that the training shall be made available to all cadets and State police officers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0949 [SB3201 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3201-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3201 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Natalie Toro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 705/10.25 new
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques, including specified examples of training program subjects. Requires the Board to conduct or approve the autism-informed training program no later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires all permanent and part-time law enforcement officers and permanent and part-time corrections officers to complete the autism-informed training program within 12 months after it was first offered or approved by the Board and every 24 months thereafter as part of the officer's in-service training. Provides that the Board shall adopt rules, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police, specifying training requirements for the programs.
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A BILL FOR
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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 Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
adding Section 10.25 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
Sec. 10.25. Training; autism-informed response training.
(a) The Board shall conduct or approve in-service training
programs in autism-informed responses, procedures, and
techniques, which may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(1) the nature of autism spectrum disorders,
including, but not limited to, recognizing the signs,
symptoms, and manifestations of autism spectrum disorders;
(2) understanding cultural perceptions and common
myths about autism spectrum disorders;
(3) the impact that interacting with an officer may
have on an individual with autism spectrum disorder;
(4) responding to the needs and concerns of a victim
with autism spectrum disorder and delivering services in a
compassionate, sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner to the
victim with autism spectrum disorder, including techniques
for recognizing the agency of an individual with autism

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spectrum disorder while identifying potentially abusive or
coercive situations;
(5) procedures for deescalating a potentially
dangerous situation to maximize the safety of both the
officer and the individual with autism spectrum disorder;
(6) appropriate interviewing and interrogation
techniques for an individual with autism spectrum
disorder, including, but not limited to, techniques to
ensure the legality of statements made and techniques used
to protect the rights of the individual;
(7) techniques for locating an individual with autism
spectrum disorder who runs away and is in danger and
returning the individual while causing as little stress as
possible to the individual;
(8) procedures and techniques to identify and address
challenges related to the safety and well-being of an
individual with autism spectrum disorder in a correctional
facility; and
(9) techniques for differentiating an individual with
autism spectrum disorder from an individual who is
belligerent, uncooperative, or otherwise displaying traits
similar to the characteristics of an individual with
autism spectrum disorder.
(b) The Board shall conduct or approve the autism-informed
training program no later than 2 years after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

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