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1    AN ACT concerning reports of stun gun and taser use by law
2enforcement officers.
 
3    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4represented in the General Assembly:
 
5    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
6changing Section 7 and adding Section 10.14 as follows:
 
7    (50 ILCS 705/7)  (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
8    Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
9adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
10include but not be limited to the following:
11    a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which
12shall be offered by all certified schools shall include but not
13be limited to courses of arrest, search and seizure, civil
14rights, human relations, cultural diversity, including racial
15and ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal
16procedure, vehicle and traffic law including uniform and
17non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
18traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of
19obtaining physical evidence, court testimonies, statements,
20reports, firearms training, training in the use of electronic
21control devices, including the psychological and physiological
22effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid
23(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), handling of

 

 

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1juvenile offenders, recognition of mental conditions which
2require immediate assistance and methods to safeguard and
3provide assistance to a person in need of mental treatment,
4recognition of elder abuse and neglect, as defined in Section 2
5of the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, crimes against the elderly,
6law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle
7chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed
8chase, and physical training. The curriculum shall include
9specific training in techniques for immediate response to and
10investigation of cases of domestic violence and of sexual
11assault of adults and children. The curriculum shall include
12training in techniques designed to promote effective
13communication at the initial contact with crime victims and
14ways to comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their
15rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and
16the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum shall also
17include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and
18interacting with persons with autism and other developmental
19disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes against
20persons with autism, and addressing the unique challenges
21presented by cases involving victims or witnesses with autism
22and other developmental disabilities. The curriculum for
23permanent police officers shall include but not be limited to
24(1) refresher and in-service training in any of the courses
25listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any
26of the subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training

 

 

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1for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in
2subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The training
3in the use of electronic control devices shall be conducted for
4probationary police officers, including University police
5officers.
6    b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and
7equipment requirements.
8    c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
9    d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
10probationary police officer must satisfactorily complete
11before being eligible for permanent employment as a local law
12enforcement officer for a participating local governmental
13agency. Those requirements shall include training in first aid
14(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
15    e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
16probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
17complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
18county corrections officer for a participating local
19governmental agency.
20    f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
21probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
22complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
23court security officer for a participating local governmental
24agency. The Board shall establish those training requirements
25which it considers appropriate for court security officers and
26shall certify schools to conduct that training.

 

 

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1    A person hired to serve as a court security officer must
2obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her
3successful completion of the training course; (ii) attesting to
4his or her satisfactory completion of a training program of
5similar content and number of hours that has been found
6acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
7(iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
8course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior
9law enforcement experience.
10    Individuals who currently serve as court security officers
11shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in that capacity
12so long as they are certified as provided by this Act within 24
13months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996.
14Failure to be so certified, absent a waiver from the Board,
15shall cause the officer to forfeit his or her position.
16    All individuals hired as court security officers on or
17after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
18be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire, unless
19a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall forfeit
20their positions.
21    The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
22Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
23shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
24applications to become court security officers and who meet the
25eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
26the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no

 

 

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1Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a schedule
2of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants'
3qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
4(Source: P.A. 97-815, eff. 1-1-13; 97-862, eff. 1-1-13; revised
58-3-12.)
 
6    (50 ILCS 705/10.14 new)
7    Sec. 10.14. Electronic control devices used by local law
8enforcement agencies; inspections.
9    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "electronic control
10device" means:
11        (1) any device which is powered by electrical charging
12    units, such as, batteries, and which fires one or several
13    barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon hitting
14    a human, can send out a current capable of disrupting the
15    person's nervous system in such a manner as to render the
16    person incapable of normal functioning; or
17        (2) any device which is powered by electrical charging
18    units, such as batteries, and which, upon contact with a
19    human or clothing worn by a human, can send out current
20    capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a
21    manner as to render the person incapable of normal
22    functioning.
23    (b) Beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2015,
24the Board shall randomly inspect police departments of units of
25local government and university police departments concerning

 

 

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1the use of electronic control devices by law enforcement
2officers of the departments to determine whether the officers
3received appropriate training in their use. The Board shall
4compile the information from the random inspections and analyze
5the results.
6    (c) Based on the analysis required in subsection (b), the
7Board shall issue a report and present its report and findings
8to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 30,
92016. The Board in its report may recommend legislation
10concerning the use of electronic control devices by law
11enforcement officers and the training of law enforcement
12officers in the use of those devices.
13    (d) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
151, 2014.