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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 Section 7 and by adding Section 10.19 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 procedural justice, arrest and use and
13control tactics, search and seizure, including temporary
14questioning, civil rights, human rights, human relations,
15cultural competency, including implicit bias and racial and
16ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure,
17constitutional and proper use of law enforcement authority,
18vehicle and traffic law including uniform and
19non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
20traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of
21obtaining physical evidence, court testimonies, statements,
22reports, firearms training, training in the use of electronic
23control devices, including the psychological and physiological

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
2complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
3county corrections officer for a participating local
4governmental agency.
5    f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
6probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
7complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
8court security officer for a participating local governmental
9agency. The Board shall establish those training requirements
10which it considers appropriate for court security officers and
11shall certify schools to conduct that training.
12    A person hired to serve as a court security officer must
13obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her
14successful completion of the training course; (ii) attesting to
15his or her satisfactory completion of a training program of
16similar content and number of hours that has been found
17acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
18(iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
19course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior
20law enforcement experience.
21    Individuals who currently serve as court security officers
22shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in that capacity
23so long as they are certified as provided by this Act within 24
24months of June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act
2589-685) this amendatory Act of 1996. Failure to be so
26certified, absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the

 

 

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1officer to forfeit his or her position.
2    All individuals hired as court security officers on or
3after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
4be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire, unless
5a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall forfeit
6their positions.
7    The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
8Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
9shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
10applications to become court security officers and who meet the
11eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
12the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no
13Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a schedule
14of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants'
15qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
16    g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
17police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years.
18Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper use
19of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, civil
20rights, human rights, and cultural competency.
21    h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
22police officer must satisfactorily complete at least annually.
23Those requirements shall include law updates and use of force
24training which shall include scenario based training, or
25similar training approved by the Board.
26(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-358, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463,

 

 

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1eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-352, eff. 1-1-16;
299-480, eff. 9-9-15; revised 10-20-15.)
 
3    (50 ILCS 705/10.19 new)
4    Sec. 10.19. Personal technology devices. The Illinois Law
5Enforcement Training Standards Board may conduct or approve a
6training program in personal technology devices for law
7enforcement officers of local government agencies. The program
8shall train law enforcement officers to identify and
9investigate issues relating to crimes arising out of the use of
10personal technology devices on social media, internet
11communication, cell phone applications dealing with child
12exploitation, sending or receiving of sexually explicit
13messages, computer tampering, financial fraud, harassment, and
14stalking through electronic means.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.