Sen. Michael Connelly

Filed: 3/7/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2346

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2346 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 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,

 

 

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1constitutional and proper use of law enforcement authority,
2vehicle and traffic law including uniform and
3non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
4traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of
5obtaining physical evidence, court testimonies, statements,
6reports, firearms training, training in the use of electronic
7control devices, including the psychological and physiological
8effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid
9(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the
10administration of opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph
11(1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Alcoholism and
12Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, handling of juvenile
13offenders, cyber-crimes, crimes committed with personal
14technology devices, recognition of mental conditions,
15including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, which
16require immediate assistance and methods to safeguard and
17provide assistance to a person in need of mental treatment,
18recognition of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and
19self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults, as
20defined in Section 2 of the Adult Protective Services Act,
21crimes against the elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of
22high-speed police vehicle chases with an emphasis on
23alternatives to the high-speed chase, and physical training.
24The curriculum shall include specific training in techniques
25for immediate response to and investigation of cases of
26domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and children,

 

 

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1including cultural perceptions and common myths of rape as well
2as interview techniques that are trauma informed, victim
3centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include
4training in techniques designed to promote effective
5communication at the initial contact with crime victims and
6ways to comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their
7rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and
8the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum shall also
9include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and
10interacting with persons with autism and other developmental or
11physical disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes
12against persons with autism, and addressing the unique
13challenges presented by cases involving victims or witnesses
14with autism and other developmental disabilities. The
15curriculum for permanent police officers shall include but not
16be limited to (1) refresher and in-service training in any of
17the courses listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced
18courses in any of the subjects listed above in this
19subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and (4)
20specialized training in subjects and fields to be selected by
21the board. The training in the use of electronic control
22devices shall be conducted for probationary police officers,
23including University police officers.
24    b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and
25equipment requirements.
26    c. Minimum requirements for instructors.

 

 

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

 

 

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1law enforcement experience.
2    Individuals who currently serve as court security officers
3shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in that capacity
4so long as they are certified as provided by this Act within 24
5months of June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act
689-685) this amendatory Act of 1996. Failure to be so
7certified, absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the
8officer to forfeit his or her position.
9    All individuals hired as court security officers on or
10after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
11be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire, unless
12a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall forfeit
13their positions.
14    The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
15Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
16shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
17applications to become court security officers and who meet the
18eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
19the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no
20Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a schedule
21of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants'
22qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
23    g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
24police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years.
25Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper use
26of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, civil

 

 

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1rights, human rights, and cultural competency.
2    h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
3police officer must satisfactorily complete at least annually.
4Those requirements shall include law updates and use of force
5training which shall include scenario based training, or
6similar training approved by the Board.
7(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-358, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463,
8eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-352, eff. 1-1-16;
999-480, eff. 9-9-15; revised 10-20-15.)
 
10    (50 ILCS 705/10.19 new)
11    Sec. 10.19. Personal technology devices. The Illinois Law
12Enforcement Training Standards Board may conduct or approve a
13training program in personal technology devices for law
14enforcement officers of local government agencies. The program
15shall train law enforcement officers to identify and
16investigate issues relating to crimes arising out of the use of
17personal technology devices on social media, internet
18communication, cell phone applications dealing with child
19exploitation, sending or receiving of sexually explicit
20messages, computer tampering, financial fraud, harassment, and
21stalking through electronic means.
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.".