Rep. Monique D. Davis

Filed: 2/28/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 131

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 131 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
5changing Section 7 and adding Section 10.14 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 which
11shall be offered by all certified schools shall include but not
12be limited to courses of arrest, search and seizure, civil
13rights, human relations, cultural diversity, including racial
14and ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal
15procedure, vehicle and traffic law including uniform and
16non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,

 

 

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1traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of
2obtaining physical evidence, court testimonies, statements,
3reports, firearms training, training in the use of electronic
4control devices, including the psychological and physiological
5effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid
6(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), handling of
7juvenile offenders, recognition of mental conditions which
8require immediate assistance and methods to safeguard and
9provide assistance to a person in need of mental treatment,
10recognition of elder abuse and neglect, as defined in Section 2
11of the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, crimes against the elderly,
12law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle
13chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed
14chase, and physical training. The curriculum shall include
15specific training in techniques for immediate response to and
16investigation of cases of domestic violence and of sexual
17assault of adults and children. The curriculum shall include
18training in techniques designed to promote effective
19communication at the initial contact with crime victims and
20ways to comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their
21rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and
22the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum shall also
23include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and
24interacting with persons with autism and other developmental
25disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes against
26persons with autism, and addressing the unique challenges

 

 

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1presented by cases involving victims or witnesses with autism
2and other developmental disabilities. The curriculum for
3permanent police officers shall include but not be limited to
4(1) refresher and in-service training in any of the courses
5listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any
6of the subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training
7for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in
8subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The training
9in the use of electronic control devices shall be conducted for
10probationary police officers, including University police
11officers.
12    b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and
13equipment requirements.
14    c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
15    d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
16probationary police officer must satisfactorily complete
17before being eligible for permanent employment as a local law
18enforcement officer for a participating local governmental
19agency. Those requirements shall include training in first aid
20(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
21    e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
22probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
23complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
24county corrections officer for a participating local
25governmental agency.
26    f. Minimum basic training requirements which a

 

 

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1probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
2complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
3court security officer for a participating local governmental
4agency. The Board shall establish those training requirements
5which it considers appropriate for court security officers and
6shall certify schools to conduct that training.
7    A person hired to serve as a court security officer must
8obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her
9successful completion of the training course; (ii) attesting to
10his or her satisfactory completion of a training program of
11similar content and number of hours that has been found
12acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
13(iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
14course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior
15law enforcement experience.
16    Individuals who currently serve as court security officers
17shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in that capacity
18so long as they are certified as provided by this Act within 24
19months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996.
20Failure to be so certified, absent a waiver from the Board,
21shall cause the officer to forfeit his or her position.
22    All individuals hired as court security officers on or
23after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
24be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire, unless
25a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall forfeit
26their positions.

 

 

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1    The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
2Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
3shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
4applications to become court security officers and who meet the
5eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
6the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no
7Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a schedule
8of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants'
9qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
10(Source: P.A. 97-815, eff. 1-1-13; 97-862, eff. 1-1-13; revised
118-3-12.)
 
12    (50 ILCS 705/10.14 new)
13    Sec. 10.14. Electronic control devices used by local law
14enforcement agencies; inspections.
15    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "electronic control
16device" means:
17        (1) any device which is powered by electrical charging
18    units, such as, batteries, and which fires one or several
19    barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon hitting
20    a human, can send out a current capable of disrupting the
21    person's nervous system in such a manner as to render the
22    person incapable of normal functioning; or
23        (2) any device which is powered by electrical charging
24    units, such as batteries, and which, upon contact with a
25    human or clothing worn by a human, can send out current

 

 

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1    capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a
2    manner as to render the person incapable of normal
3    functioning.
4    (b) Beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2015,
5the Board shall randomly inspect police departments of units of
6local government and university police departments concerning
7the use of electronic control devices by law enforcement
8officers of the departments to determine whether the officers
9received appropriate training in their use. The Board shall
10compile the information from the random inspections and analyze
11the results.
12    (c) Based on the analysis required in subsection (b), the
13Board shall issue a report and present its report and findings
14to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 30,
152016. The Board in its report may recommend legislation
16concerning the use of electronic control devices by law
17enforcement officers and the training of law enforcement
18officers in the use of those devices.
19    (d) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
211, 2014.".