99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2392

 

Introduced 2/3/2016, by Sen. Mattie Hunter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
20 ILCS 2605/2605-98 new
20 ILCS 2610/40 new
30 ILCS 105/5.875 new
50 ILCS 705/7  from Ch. 85, par. 507
50 ILCS 705/10.17

    Creates the Control Device Use by Law Enforcement Act. Provides that law enforcement agencies must equip each of its patrol vehicles with an electronic control device (such as a stun gun or taser), or non-lethal control device, to assist with the apprehension of suspects that are less likely to cause great bodily harm to the suspect, officer, or general public, on or before July 1, 2017. Provides that Crisis Intervention Training shall be mandated for all law enforcement officers by January 1, 2018. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall include Crisis Intervention Training and training on the proper use of electronic control devices for initial minimum training requirements for law enforcement officers by January 1, 2017. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Law Enforcement Control Device Fund for grants to law enforcement for purchasing control devices. Makes other conforming changes. Effective September 1, 2016.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Control Device Use by Law Enforcement Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
8Standards Board created by the Illinois Police Training Act.
9    "Electronic control device" means: (i) any device which is
10powered by electrical charging units, such as, batteries, and
11which fires one or several barbs attached to a length of wire
12and which, upon hitting a human, can send out a current capable
13of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as
14to render the person incapable of normal functioning; or (ii)
15any device which is powered by electrical charging units, such
16as batteries, and which, upon contact with a human or clothing
17worn by a human, can send out current capable of disrupting the
18person's nervous system in such a manner as to render the
19person incapable of normal functioning.
20    "Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any person,
21agent, or employee of this State, a unit of local government,
22or college or university, authorized by law or by a government
23agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or

 

 

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1investigation of any violation of criminal law.
2    "Law enforcement agency" means all State agencies with law
3enforcement officers, county sheriff's offices, municipal,
4special district, college, university, or unit of local
5government police departments.
6    "Non-lethal control device" means any device for use in
7crowd control or self-defense capable of using chemical agent
8sprays, lights, rubber projectiles, or similar mechanisms,
9which reduces or minimizes the risk of serious injury to a
10person against whom it is used.
 
11    Section 10. Control device requirements. On or before July
121, 2017, each law enforcement agency must equip each of its
13patrol vehicles with at least one electronic control device or
14other non-lethal control device capable of assisting law
15enforcement officers with apprehension of a suspect or
16protecting the officer from harm, without causing great bodily
17harm to the officer, suspect, or members of the public.
 
18    Section 15. Rules. On or before January 1, 2017, the Board
19shall develop model rules for the use of electronic control
20devices and non-lethal control devices by law enforcement
21officers to be adopted by law enforcement agencies.
 
22    Section 20. Fund. The Law Enforcement Control Device Fund
23is created as a special fund in the State treasury. From

 

 

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1appropriations to the Board from the Fund, the Board shall
2adopt requirements for the distribution of grant moneys and
3must make grants to units of State and local government in this
4State for the purpose of purchasing electronic control devices
5or other non-lethal control devices. Money received for the
6purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, fee
7receipts and gifts, grants and awards from any public or
8private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest
9earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
 
10    Section 105. The Department of State Police Law of the
11Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
12Section 2605-98 as follows:
 
13    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-98 new)
14    Sec. 2605-98. Crisis intervention training.
15    (a) For purposes of this Section, "mental illness" means a
16mental, or emotional disorder that substantially impairs a
17person's thought, perception of reality, emotional process,
18judgment, behavior, or ability to cope with the ordinary
19demands of life. For purposes of this Section, "mental illness"
20also includes a developmental disability, dementia,
21Alzheimer's disease, or a substance abuse disorder.
22    (b) The Department shall conduct or approve a standard
23curriculum for a certified training program in crisis
24intervention addressing specialized policing responses to

 

 

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1persons with mental illnesses and situations involving
2domestic violence. The Department shall conduct Crisis
3Intervention Team (CIT) training programs to train officers to
4identify signs and symptoms of mental illness, identify signs
5and behaviors of domestic violence victims and perpetrators, to
6de-escalate situations involving persons who appear to have a
7mental illness and situations involving domestic violence, and
8connect persons in crisis to treatment, emergency assistance,
9or other necessary services. The Department may partner with
10local mental health organizations and providers in developing
11and assisting with crisis intervention programming. Officers
12who have successfully completed this program shall be issued a
13certificate attesting to their attendance of a Crisis
14Intervention Team (CIT) training program. All State Police
15officers must complete at least one Crisis Intervention Team
16(CIT) training program prior to January 1, 2018.
 
17    Section 110. The State Police Act is amended by adding
18Section 40 as follows:
 
19    (20 ILCS 2610/40 new)
20    Sec. 40. Electronic control devices. The Department must
21comply with the Control Device Use by Law Enforcement Act and
22shall adhere to the minimum in-service training requirements
23for annual training in the use of electronic control devices
24under that Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 115. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
2Section 5.875 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 105/5.875 new)
4    Sec. 5.875. The Law Enforcement Control Device Fund.
 
5    Section 120. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
6changing Section 7 and by changing Section 10.17 as added by
7Public Act 92-261 as follows:
 
8    (50 ILCS 705/7)  (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
9    Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
10adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
11include but not be limited to the following:
12    a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which
13shall be offered by all certified schools shall include but not
14be limited to courses of procedural justice, arrest and use and
15control tactics, search and seizure, including temporary
16questioning, civil rights, human rights, human relations,
17cultural competency, including implicit bias and racial and
18ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure,
19constitutional and proper use of law enforcement authority,
20vehicle and traffic law including uniform and
21non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
22traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
2    e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
3probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
4complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
5county corrections officer for a participating local
6governmental agency.
7    f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
8probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
9complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
10court security officer for a participating local governmental
11agency. The Board shall establish those training requirements
12which it considers appropriate for court security officers and
13shall certify schools to conduct that training.
14    A person hired to serve as a court security officer must
15obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her
16successful completion of the training course; (ii) attesting to
17his or her satisfactory completion of a training program of
18similar content and number of hours that has been found
19acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
20(iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
21course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior
22law enforcement experience.
23    Individuals who currently serve as court security officers
24shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in that capacity
25so long as they are certified as provided by this Act within 24
26months of June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act

 

 

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189-685) this amendatory Act of 1996. Failure to be so
2certified, absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the
3officer to forfeit his or her position.
4    All individuals hired as court security officers on or
5after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
6be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire, unless
7a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall forfeit
8their positions.
9    The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
10Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
11shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
12applications to become court security officers and who meet the
13eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
14the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no
15Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a schedule
16of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants'
17qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
18    g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
19police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years.
20Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper use
21of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, civil
22rights, human rights, and cultural competency, and crisis
23intervention team training under Section 10.17 of this Act.
24    h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
25police officer must satisfactorily complete at least annually.
26Those requirements shall include law updates and use of force

 

 

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1training which shall include training in the use of an
2electronic control device and scenario based training, or
3similar training approved by the Board.
4(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-358, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463,
5eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-352, eff. 1-1-16;
699-480, eff. 9-9-15; revised 10-20-15.)
 
7    (50 ILCS 705/10.17)
8    Sec. 10.17. Crisis intervention team training.
9    (a) For purposes of this Section, "mental illness" means a
10mental, or emotional disorder that substantially impairs a
11person's thought, perception of reality, emotional process,
12judgment, behavior, or ability to cope with the ordinary
13demands of life. For purposes of this Section, "mental illness"
14also includes a developmental disability, dementia,
15Alzheimer's disease, or a substance abuse disorder.
16    (b) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards
17Board shall develop and approve a standard curriculum for a
18certified training program in crisis intervention addressing
19specialized policing responses to people with mental illnesses
20and situations involving domestic violence. The Board shall
21conduct Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training programs that
22train officers to identify signs and symptoms of mental
23illness, identify signs and behaviors of domestic violence
24victims and perpetrators, to de-escalate situations involving
25individuals who appear to have a mental illness and situations

 

 

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1involving domestic violence, and connect persons that person in
2crisis to treatment, emergency assistance, or other necessary
3services. The Board may partner with local mental health
4organizations and providers in developing and assisting with
5crisis intervention programming. Officers who have
6successfully completed this program shall be issued a
7certificate attesting to their attendance of a Crisis
8Intervention Team (CIT) training program. Beginning January 1,
92017, all probationary officers, including probationary
10part-time officers and university police officers, shall be
11required to complete Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training as
12part of initial minimum basic training requirements. All
13permanent police officers, part-time officers, and university
14officers must complete at least one Crisis Intervention Team
15(CIT) training program prior to January 1, 2018.
16(Source: P.A. 99-261, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
17    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect
18September 1, 2016.