103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2177

 

Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2605/2605-51
50 ILCS 705/10  from Ch. 85, par. 510

    Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of the Academy and Training shall administer and conduct a program to train qualified active and retired State Police officers regarding the use and carrying of concealed firearms consistent with specified federal law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30 annually to complete the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
62605-51 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)
8    Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
9    (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
10exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
11        (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police
12    Training Academy.
13        (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law
14    enforcement, with innovative, quality training and
15    educational practices.
16        (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs
17    for Illinois State Police employees.
18        (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment
19    initiatives.
20        (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's
21    quartermaster.
22        (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
23    Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code

 

 

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1    concerning testing and training officers on the detection
2    of impaired driving.
3        (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
4    Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
5    (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
6exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former
7Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State
8Police Act.
9    (c) Specialized training.
10        (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the
11    Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing
12    education to State police officers concerning cultural
13    diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic
14    differences. This training and continuing education shall
15    include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact
16    that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois
17    Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement
18    under the law.
19        (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The
20    Division of the Academy and Training shall provide
21    training in death and homicide investigation for State
22    police officers. Only State police officers who
23    successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead
24    investigators in death and homicide investigations.
25    Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced
26    by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of

 

 

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1    the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a
2    process for waiver applications for officers whose prior
3    training and experience as homicide investigators may
4    qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a
5    waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the
6    prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide
7    investigator.
8            (A) The Division shall require all homicide
9        investigator training to include instruction on
10        victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This
11        training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.
12            (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division
13        of Criminal Investigation to develop a model
14        curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed
15        investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by
16        July 1, 2023.
17        (3) Training; police dog training standards. All
18    police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug
19    enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,
20    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the
21    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
22    be trained by programs that meet the certification
23    requirements set by the Director or the Director's
24    designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be
25    evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the
26    Academy and Training.

 

 

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1        (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The
2    Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or
3    approve a training program in post-traumatic stress
4    disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that
5    training shall be to equip State police officers to
6    identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
7    and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting
8    those symptoms.
9        (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the
10    Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
11    program for State police officers in the administration of
12    opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of
13    subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use
14    Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As
15    used in this Section, "State police officers" includes
16    full-time or part-time State police officers,
17    investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois
18    State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
19        (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
20            (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and
21        Training shall present in-service training on sexual
22        assault and sexual abuse response and report writing
23        training requirements, including, but not limited to,
24        the following:
25                (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
26                (ii) understanding the role trauma has played

 

 

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1            in a victim's life;
2                (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of
3            a victim;
4                (iv) delivering services in a compassionate,
5            sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
6                (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with
7            the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
8                (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and
9            common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;
10            and
11                (vii) report writing techniques in accordance
12            with the curriculum standards in this paragraph
13            (6).
14            (B) This training must also be presented in all
15        full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
16            (C) Instructors providing this training shall have
17        successfully completed training on evidence-based,
18        trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of
19        sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience
20        responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
21            (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,
22        in consultation with the Office of the Attorney
23        General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
24        Standards Board, to determine the specific training
25        requirements for these courses, including, but not
26        limited to, the following:

 

 

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1                (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for
2            report writing and immediate response to sexual
3            assault and sexual abuse, including
4            trauma-informed, victim-centered interview
5            techniques, which have been demonstrated to
6            minimize retraumatization, for all State police
7            officers; and
8                (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for
9            trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation
10            and interviewing techniques, which have been
11            demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for
12            cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all
13            State police officers who conduct sexual assault
14            and sexual abuse investigations.
15        (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the
16    Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
17    program in the detection and investigation of all forms of
18    human trafficking, including, but not limited to,
19    involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9
20    of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude
21    of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the
22    Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under
23    subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
24    2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets
25    and State police officers.
26        (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy

 

 

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1    and Training shall provide training for State police
2    officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all
3    hate crimes.
4    (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
5administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C.
6926B and 926C for qualified active and retired State Police
7officers.
8(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22;
9102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
10    Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
11changing Section 10 as follows:
 
12    (50 ILCS 705/10)  (from Ch. 85, par. 510)
13    Sec. 10. The Board may make, amend and rescind such rules
14and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the
15provisions of this Act, including those relating to the annual
16certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified
17under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. The Board may
18not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30
19annually to complete the annual certification. A copy of all
20rules and regulations and amendments or rescissions thereof
21shall be filed with the Secretary of State within a reasonable
22time after their adoption. The schools certified by the Board
23and participating in the training program may dismiss from the
24school any trainee prior to the officer's completion of the

 

 

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1course, if in the opinion of the person in charge of the
2training school, the trainee is unable or unwilling to
3satisfactorily complete the prescribed course of training.
4    The Board shall adopt emergency rules to administer this
5Act in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
6Administrative Procedure Act. For the purposes of the Illinois
7Administrative Procedure Act, the General Assembly finds that
8the adoption of rules to implement this Act is deemed an
9emergency and necessary to the public interest, safety, and
10welfare.
11(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22.)