HB3340 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3340

Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
20 ILCS 2605/2605-86 new
50 ILCS 705/10.8 new

Creates the Racial and Ethnic Bias Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall adopt model rules for training for law enforcement officers to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and racial sensitivity that may be adopted by law enforcement agencies in this State. Provides that the Department of State Police shall work in consultation with the Board to adopt model rules for training to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and racial sensitivity for officers. Provides that training on recognizing implicit racial and ethnic bias and promoting racial sensitivity for individuals who work in the criminal justice system shall be required.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning racial and ethnic bias training.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Racial and Ethnic Bias Training Act.

Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.

"Department" means the Department of State Police."

"Law enforcement agency" means a municipal, county, park district, State controlled university, college, and public community colleges law enforcement agency.

Section 10. Law enforcement agency implicit racial and ethnic bias training.

(a) The Board shall adopt model rules for training for law enforcement officers to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and promote racial sensitivity that may be adopted by law enforcement agencies in this State.

(b) The Department shall work in consultation with the Board to adopt model rules for training to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and promote racial sensitivity for officers.

Section 15. Criminal justice implicit racial and ethnic and bias training. Training on recognizing implicit racial and ethnic bias and promoting racial sensitivity for individuals who work in the criminal justice system shall be required. Persons under this Section that are required to complete training to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and promote racial sensitivity include, but is not limited to, prosecutors, public defenders, judges, and correctional officers and employees in this State.

Section 85. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2605-86 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-86 new)

Sec. 2605-86. Implicit racial and ethnic bias training. The Department shall work in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to adopt model rules for training to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and racial sensitivity for officers.

Section 90. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by adding Section 10.8 as follows:

(50 ILCS 705/10.8 new)

Sec. 10.8. Implicit racial and ethnic bias training. The Board shall adopt model rules for training for law enforcement officers to recognize implicit racial and ethnic bias and racial sensitivity that may be adopted by law enforcement agencies in this State.