Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3116 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/17/2024

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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 Department of Public Health Powers and
5  Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6  amended by adding Section 2310-711 as follows:
7  (20 ILCS 2310/2310-711 new)
8  Sec. 2310-711. Training; cell phone medical information.
9  The Department shall require and approve a program to train
10  EMS personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of the
11  Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, to access a cell
12  phone's medical identification or medical information
13  application. The Department shall adopt rules to implement
14  this Section. EMS personnel may not be charged any fee for
15  training required under this Section and may not be required
16  to complete the training until at least 6 months after
17  adoption of rules under this Section.
18  Section 10. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
19  Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
20  2605-51 as follows:
21  (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)

 

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1  Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
2  (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
3  exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
4  (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police
5  Training Academy.
6  (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law
7  enforcement, with innovative, quality training and
8  educational practices.
9  (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs
10  for Illinois State Police employees.
11  (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment
12  initiatives.
13  (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's
14  quartermaster.
15  (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
16  Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
17  concerning testing and training officers on the detection
18  of impaired driving.
19  (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
20  Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
21  (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police
22  Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to
23  subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois
24  Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the
25  Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State
26  Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination.

 

 

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1  Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or
2  certificate issued to the officer.
3  (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
4  exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former
5  Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State
6  Police Act.
7  (c) Specialized training.
8  (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the
9  Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing
10  education to State police officers concerning cultural
11  diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic
12  differences. This training and continuing education shall
13  include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact
14  that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois
15  Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement
16  under the law.
17  (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The
18  Division of the Academy and Training shall provide
19  training in death and homicide investigation for State
20  police officers. Only State police officers who
21  successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead
22  investigators in death and homicide investigations.
23  Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced
24  by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of
25  the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a
26  process for waiver applications for officers whose prior

 

 

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1  training and experience as homicide investigators may
2  qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a
3  waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the
4  prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide
5  investigator.
6  (A) The Division shall require all homicide
7  investigator training to include instruction on
8  victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This
9  training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.
10  (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division
11  of Criminal Investigation to develop a model
12  curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed
13  investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by
14  July 1, 2023.
15  (3) Training; police dog training standards. All
16  police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug
17  enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,
18  the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the
19  Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
20  be trained by programs that meet the certification
21  requirements set by the Director or the Director's
22  designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be
23  evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the
24  Academy and Training.
25  (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The
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1  approve a training program in post-traumatic stress
2  disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that
3  training shall be to equip State police officers to
4  identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
5  and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting
6  those symptoms.
7  (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the
8  Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
9  program for State police officers in the administration of
10  opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of
11  subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use
12  Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As
13  used in this Section, "State police officers" includes
14  full-time or part-time State police officers,
15  investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois
16  State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
17  (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
18  (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and
19  Training shall present in-service training on sexual
20  assault and sexual abuse response and report writing
21  training requirements, including, but not limited to,
22  the following:
23  (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
24  (ii) understanding the role trauma has played
25  in a victim's life;
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1  a victim;
2  (iv) delivering services in a compassionate,
3  sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
4  (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with
5  the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
6  (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and
7  common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;
8  and
9  (vii) report writing techniques in accordance
10  with the curriculum standards in this paragraph
11  (6).
12  (B) This training must also be presented in all
13  full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
14  (C) Instructors providing this training shall have
15  successfully completed training on evidence-based,
16  trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of
17  sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience
18  responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
19  (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,
20  in consultation with the Office of the Attorney
21  General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
22  Standards Board, to determine the specific training
23  requirements for these courses, including, but not
24  limited to, the following:
25  (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for
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1  assault and sexual abuse, including
2  trauma-informed, victim-centered interview
3  techniques, which have been demonstrated to
4  minimize retraumatization, for all State police
5  officers; and
6  (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for
7  trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation
8  and interviewing techniques, which have been
9  demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for
10  cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all
11  State police officers who conduct sexual assault
12  and sexual abuse investigations.
13  (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the
14  Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
15  program in the detection and investigation of all forms of
16  human trafficking, including, but not limited to,
17  involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9
18  of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude
19  of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the
20  Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under
21  subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
22  2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets
23  and State police officers.
24  (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy
25  and Training shall provide training for State police
26  officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all

 

 

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1  hate crimes.
2  (9) Training; cell phone medical information. The
3  Division of the Academy and Training shall develop and
4  require each State police officer to complete training on
5  accessing and utilizing medical information stored in cell
6  phones. The Division may use the program approved under
7  Section 2310-711 of the Department of Public Health Powers
8  and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
9  Illinois to develop the Division's program.
10  (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
11  administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C.
12  926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State
13  Police officers.
14  (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22;
15  102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
16  Section 15. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
17  adding Section 10.25 as follows:
18  (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
19  Sec. 10.25. Training; cell phone medical information. The
20  Board shall develop and require each law enforcement officer
21  to participate in training on accessing and utilizing medical
22  information stored in cell phones. The Board may use the
23  program approved under Section 2310-711 of the Department of
24  Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil

 

 

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1  Administrative Code of Illinois to develop the Board's
2  program.

 

 

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