101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5136

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Mary Edly-Allen

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 705/7  from Ch. 85, par. 507
50 ILCS 705/10.17

    Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the in-service training requirements for mental health awareness and response shall consist of at least 16 hours of training that must be satisfactorily completed every 3 years. Provides that the crisis intervention training addressing specialized policing responses to people with mental illnesses shall consist of at least 16 hours of training.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
5changing Sections 7 and 10.17 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 705/7)  (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
7    Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
8adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
9include, but not be limited to, the following:
10        a. The curriculum for probationary police officers
11    which shall be offered by all certified schools shall
12    include, but not be limited to, courses of procedural
13    justice, arrest and use and control tactics, search and
14    seizure, including temporary questioning, civil rights,
15    human rights, human relations, cultural competency,
16    including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity,
17    criminal law, law of criminal procedure, constitutional
18    and proper use of law enforcement authority, vehicle and
19    traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory
20    enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control
21    and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining
22    physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports,
23    firearms training, training in the use of electronic

 

 

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1    control devices, including the psychological and
2    physiological effects of the use of those devices on
3    humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary
4    resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid
5    antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e)
6    of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, handling
7    of juvenile offenders, recognition of mental conditions
8    and crises, including, but not limited to, the disease of
9    addiction, which require immediate assistance and response
10    and methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person
11    in need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect,
12    financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with
13    disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of
14    the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the
15    elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police
16    vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the
17    high-speed chase, and physical training. The curriculum
18    shall include specific training in techniques for
19    immediate response to and investigation of cases of
20    domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and
21    children, including cultural perceptions and common myths
22    of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview
23    techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed,
24    victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum
25    shall include training in techniques designed to promote
26    effective communication at the initial contact with crime

 

 

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1    victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and
2    witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims
3    and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
4    The curriculum shall also include training in effective
5    recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and
6    post-traumatic stress experienced by police officers that
7    is consistent with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health
8    First Aid Training Act in a peer setting, including
9    recognizing signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative
10    stress, issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for
11    intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum
12    shall include a block of instruction addressing the
13    mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and
14    Neglected Child Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also
15    include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and
16    interacting with persons with autism and other
17    developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers
18    to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and
19    addressing the unique challenges presented by cases
20    involving victims or witnesses with autism and other
21    developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall include
22    training in the detection and investigation of all forms of
23    human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include
24    instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to
25    ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an
26    arrested parent or immediate family member; this

 

 

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1    instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1)
2    understanding the trauma experienced by the child while
3    maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of
4    officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2)
5    de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force
6    when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a
7    child will require supervision and care. The curriculum for
8    permanent police officers shall include, but not be limited
9    to: (1) refresher and in-service training in any of the
10    courses listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced
11    courses in any of the subjects listed above in this
12    subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and
13    (4) specialized training in subjects and fields to be
14    selected by the board. The training in the use of
15    electronic control devices shall be conducted for
16    probationary police officers, including University police
17    officers.
18        b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements
19    and equipment requirements.
20        c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
21        d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
22    probationary police officer must satisfactorily complete
23    before being eligible for permanent employment as a local
24    law enforcement officer for a participating local
25    governmental agency. Those requirements shall include
26    training in first aid (including cardiopulmonary

 

 

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1    resuscitation).
2        e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
3    probationary county corrections officer must
4    satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
5    permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a
6    participating local governmental agency.
7        f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
8    probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
9    complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
10    a court security officer for a participating local
11    governmental agency. The Board shall establish those
12    training requirements which it considers appropriate for
13    court security officers and shall certify schools to
14    conduct that training.
15        A person hired to serve as a court security officer
16    must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to
17    his or her successful completion of the training course;
18    (ii) attesting to his or her satisfactory completion of a
19    training program of similar content and number of hours
20    that has been found acceptable by the Board under the
21    provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting to the Board's
22    determination that the training course is unnecessary
23    because of the person's extensive prior law enforcement
24    experience.
25        Individuals who currently serve as court security
26    officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in

 

 

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1    that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by
2    this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective
3    date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified,
4    absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to
5    forfeit his or her position.
6        All individuals hired as court security officers on or
7    after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act
8    89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of
9    their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the Board,
10    or they shall forfeit their positions.
11        The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
12    Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
13    shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
14    applications to become court security officers and who meet
15    the eligibility requirements established under this Act.
16    Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's
17    Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall
18    establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for
19    verification of the applicants' qualifications under this
20    Act and as established by the Board.
21        g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
22    police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years.
23    Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper
24    use of law enforcement authority, procedural justice,
25    civil rights, human rights, mental health awareness and
26    response, officer wellness, reporting child abuse and

 

 

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1    neglect, and cultural competency. The in-service training
2    requirements for mental health awareness and response
3    shall consist of at least 16 hours of training that must be
4    satisfactorily completed every 3 years.
5        h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
6    police officer must satisfactorily complete at least
7    annually. Those requirements shall include law updates and
8    use of force training which shall include scenario based
9    training, or similar training approved by the Board.
10(Source: P.A. 100-121, eff. 1-1-18; 100-247, eff. 1-1-18;
11100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-910, eff.
121-1-19; 101-18, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-215,
13eff. 1-1-20; 101-224, eff. 8-9-19; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19;
14101-564, eff. 1-1-20; revised 9-10-19.)
 
15    (50 ILCS 705/10.17)
16    Sec. 10.17. Crisis intervention team training; mental
17health awareness training.
18    (a) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
19shall develop and approve a standard curriculum for certified
20training programs in crisis intervention addressing
21specialized policing responses to people with mental
22illnesses. The Board shall conduct Crisis Intervention Team
23(CIT) training programs that train officers to identify signs
24and symptoms of mental illness, to de-escalate situations
25involving individuals who appear to have a mental illness, and

 

 

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1connect that person in crisis to treatment. Officers who have
2successfully completed this program shall be issued a
3certificate attesting to their attendance of a Crisis
4Intervention Team (CIT) training program.
5    (b) The Board shall create an introductory course
6incorporating adult learning models that provides law
7enforcement officers with an awareness of mental health issues
8including a history of the mental health system, types of
9mental health illness including signs and symptoms of mental
10illness and common treatments and medications, and the
11potential interactions law enforcement officers may have on a
12regular basis with these individuals, their families, and
13service providers including de-escalating a potential crisis
14situation. This course, in addition to other traditional
15learning settings, may be made available in an electronic
16format.
17    (c) The training required under this Section shall be at
18least 16 hours.
19(Source: P.A. 99-261, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16;
20100-247, eff. 1-1-18.)