103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2177 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2605/2605-51 50 ILCS 705/10 from Ch. 85, par. 510 Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of the Academy and Training shall administer and conduct a program to train qualified active and retired State Police officers regarding the use and carrying of concealed firearms consistent with specified federal law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30 annually to complete the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. LRB103 27983 AWJ 54361 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2177 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2605/2605-51 50 ILCS 705/10 from Ch. 85, par. 510 20 ILCS 2605/2605-51 50 ILCS 705/10 from Ch. 85, par. 510 Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of the Academy and Training shall administer and conduct a program to train qualified active and retired State Police officers regarding the use and carrying of concealed firearms consistent with specified federal law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30 annually to complete the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. LRB103 27983 AWJ 54361 b LRB103 27983 AWJ 54361 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2177 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of the Academy and Training shall administer and conduct a program to train qualified active and retired State Police officers regarding the use and carrying of concealed firearms consistent with specified federal law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30 annually to complete the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.
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1 AN ACT concerning government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
5 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
6 2605-51 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)
8 Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
9 (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
10 exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
11 (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police
12 Training Academy.
13 (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law
14 enforcement, with innovative, quality training and
15 educational practices.
16 (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs
17 for Illinois State Police employees.
18 (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment
19 initiatives.
20 (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's
21 quartermaster.
22 (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
23 Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2177 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2605/2605-51 50 ILCS 705/10 from Ch. 85, par. 510 20 ILCS 2605/2605-51 50 ILCS 705/10 from Ch. 85, par. 510
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Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of the Academy and Training shall administer and conduct a program to train qualified active and retired State Police officers regarding the use and carrying of concealed firearms consistent with specified federal law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30 annually to complete the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.
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1 concerning testing and training officers on the detection
2 of impaired driving.
3 (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
4 Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
5 (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
6 exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former
7 Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State
8 Police Act.
9 (c) Specialized training.
10 (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the
11 Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing
12 education to State police officers concerning cultural
13 diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic
14 differences. This training and continuing education shall
15 include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact
16 that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois
17 Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement
18 under the law.
19 (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The
20 Division of the Academy and Training shall provide
21 training in death and homicide investigation for State
22 police officers. Only State police officers who
23 successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead
24 investigators in death and homicide investigations.
25 Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced
26 by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of
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1 the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a
2 process for waiver applications for officers whose prior
3 training and experience as homicide investigators may
4 qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a
5 waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the
6 prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide
7 investigator.
8 (A) The Division shall require all homicide
9 investigator training to include instruction on
10 victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This
11 training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.
12 (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division
13 of Criminal Investigation to develop a model
14 curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed
15 investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by
16 July 1, 2023.
17 (3) Training; police dog training standards. All
18 police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug
19 enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,
20 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the
21 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
22 be trained by programs that meet the certification
23 requirements set by the Director or the Director's
24 designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be
25 evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the
26 Academy and Training.
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1 (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The
2 Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or
3 approve a training program in post-traumatic stress
4 disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that
5 training shall be to equip State police officers to
6 identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
7 and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting
8 those symptoms.
9 (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the
10 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
11 program for State police officers in the administration of
12 opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of
13 subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use
14 Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As
15 used in this Section, "State police officers" includes
16 full-time or part-time State police officers,
17 investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois
18 State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
19 (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
20 (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and
21 Training shall present in-service training on sexual
22 assault and sexual abuse response and report writing
23 training requirements, including, but not limited to,
24 the following:
25 (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
26 (ii) understanding the role trauma has played
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1 in a victim's life;
2 (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of
3 a victim;
4 (iv) delivering services in a compassionate,
5 sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
6 (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with
7 the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
8 (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and
9 common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;
10 and
11 (vii) report writing techniques in accordance
12 with the curriculum standards in this paragraph
13 (6).
14 (B) This training must also be presented in all
15 full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
16 (C) Instructors providing this training shall have
17 successfully completed training on evidence-based,
18 trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of
19 sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience
20 responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
21 (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,
22 in consultation with the Office of the Attorney
23 General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
24 Standards Board, to determine the specific training
25 requirements for these courses, including, but not
26 limited to, the following:
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1 (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for
2 report writing and immediate response to sexual
3 assault and sexual abuse, including
4 trauma-informed, victim-centered interview
5 techniques, which have been demonstrated to
6 minimize retraumatization, for all State police
7 officers; and
8 (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for
9 trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation
10 and interviewing techniques, which have been
11 demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for
12 cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all
13 State police officers who conduct sexual assault
14 and sexual abuse investigations.
15 (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the
16 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
17 program in the detection and investigation of all forms of
18 human trafficking, including, but not limited to,
19 involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9
20 of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude
21 of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the
22 Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under
23 subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
24 2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets
25 and State police officers.
26 (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy
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1 and Training shall provide training for State police
2 officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all
3 hate crimes.
4 (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
5 administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C.
6 926B and 926C for qualified active and retired State Police
7 officers.
8 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22;
9 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
10 Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
11 changing Section 10 as follows:
12 (50 ILCS 705/10) (from Ch. 85, par. 510)
13 Sec. 10. The Board may make, amend and rescind such rules
14 and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the
15 provisions of this Act, including those relating to the annual
16 certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified
17 under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. The Board may
18 not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30
19 annually to complete the annual certification. A copy of all
20 rules and regulations and amendments or rescissions thereof
21 shall be filed with the Secretary of State within a reasonable
22 time after their adoption. The schools certified by the Board
23 and participating in the training program may dismiss from the
24 school any trainee prior to the officer's completion of the
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1 course, if in the opinion of the person in charge of the
2 training school, the trainee is unable or unwilling to
3 satisfactorily complete the prescribed course of training.
4 The Board shall adopt emergency rules to administer this
5 Act in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
6 Administrative Procedure Act. For the purposes of the Illinois
7 Administrative Procedure Act, the General Assembly finds that
8 the adoption of rules to implement this Act is deemed an
9 emergency and necessary to the public interest, safety, and
10 welfare.
11 (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22.)
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