94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4097

 

Introduced 7/26/2005, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 705/7   from Ch. 85, par. 507
50 ILCS 705/8   from Ch. 85, par. 508

    Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires that the training of probationary and permanent police officers, including those of home rule units, include sensitivity training with regard to the African American male population of Illinois. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT regarding law enforcement.
 
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 Sections 7 and 8 as follows:
 
6     (50 ILCS 705/7)  (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
7     Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
8 adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
9 include but not be limited to the following:
10     a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which
11 shall be offered by all certified schools shall include but not
12 be limited to courses of arrest, search and seizure, civil
13 rights, human relations, sensitivity training with regard to
14 the African American male population of Illinois, cultural
15 diversity, including racial and ethnic sensitivity, criminal
16 law, law of criminal procedure, vehicle and traffic law
17 including uniform and non-discriminatory enforcement of the
18 Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control and accident
19 investigation, techniques of obtaining physical evidence,
20 court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms training,
21 first-aid (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), handling
22 of juvenile offenders, recognition of mental conditions which
23 require immediate assistance and methods to safeguard and
24 provide assistance to a person in need of mental treatment, law
25 of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle chases
26 with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and
27 physical training. The curriculum shall include specific
28 training in techniques for immediate response to and
29 investigation of cases of domestic violence and of sexual
30 assault of adults and children. The curriculum for permanent
31 police officers shall include but not be limited to (1)
32 refresher and in-service training in any of the courses listed

 

 

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1 above in this subparagraph, specifically including sensitivity
2 training with regard to the African American male population of
3 Illinois, (2) advanced courses in any of the subjects listed
4 above in this subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory
5 personnel, and (4) specialized training in subjects and fields
6 to be selected by the board.
7     b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and
8 equipment requirements.
9     c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
10     d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
11 probationary police officer must satisfactorily complete
12 before being eligible for permanent employment as a local law
13 enforcement officer for a participating local governmental
14 agency. Those requirements shall include training in first aid
15 (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
16     e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
17 probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
18 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
19 county corrections officer for a participating local
20 governmental agency.
21     f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
22 probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
23 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
24 court security officer for a participating local governmental
25 agency. The Board shall establish those training requirements
26 which it considers appropriate for court security officers and
27 shall certify schools to conduct that training.
28     A person hired to serve as a court security officer must
29 obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her
30 successful completion of the training course; (ii) attesting to
31 his or her satisfactory completion of a training program of
32 similar content and number of hours that has been found
33 acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
34 (iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
35 course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior
36 law enforcement experience.

 

 

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1     Individuals who currently serve as court security officers
2 shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in that capacity
3 so long as they are certified as provided by this Act within 24
4 months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996.
5 Failure to be so certified, absent a waiver from the Board,
6 shall cause the officer to forfeit his or her position.
7     All individuals hired as court security officers on or
8 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
9 be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire, unless
10 a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall forfeit
11 their positions.
12     The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
13 Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
14 shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
15 applications to become court security officers and who meet the
16 eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
17 the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no
18 Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a schedule
19 of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants'
20 qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
21 (Source: P.A. 93-209, eff. 7-18-03.)
 
22     (50 ILCS 705/8)  (from Ch. 85, par. 508)
23     Sec. 8. Participation required. (a) Except as provided in
24 subsection (b), all All home rule local governmental units
25 shall comply with Sections 8.1 and 8.2 and any other mandatory
26 provisions of this Act. This Act is a limitation on home rule
27 powers under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
28 Illinois Constitution.
29     (b) Each local home rule governmental unit that does not
30 elect to voluntarily participate under this Act must provide
31 its probationary and permanent police officers with
32 sensitivity training with regard to the African American male
33 population of Illinois. That training must be at least as
34 extensive as the training provided under this Act. This
35 subsection is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and

 

 

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1 functions under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
2 the Illinois Constitution.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-170, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
4     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.