Rep. Denyse Stoneback
Filed: 3/16/2021
 
 


 




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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3483 




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3483 on page 2, by 
3replacing lines 10 and 11 with the following:


4 "Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended 
5by changing Section 7 and by adding Section 7.1 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 
11 which shall be
offered by all certified schools shall 
12 include, but not be limited to,
courses of procedural 
13 justice, arrest and use and control tactics, search and 
14 seizure, including temporary questioning, civil rights, 
15 human rights, human relations,
cultural competency, 
16 including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity,

 
 
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1 criminal law, law of criminal procedure, constitutional 
2 and proper use of law enforcement authority, vehicle and 
3 traffic law including
uniform and non-discriminatory 
4 enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
traffic control 
5 and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining

6 physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, 
7 firearms
training, training in the use of electronic 
8 control devices, including the psychological and 
9 physiological effects of the use of those devices on 
10 humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary 
11 resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid 
12 antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) 
13 of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, 
14 handling of
juvenile offenders, recognition of
mental 
15 conditions and crises, including, but not limited to, the 
16 disease of addiction, which require immediate assistance 
17 and response and methods to
safeguard and provide 
18 assistance to a person in need of mental
treatment, 
19 recognition of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and 
20 self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults, 
21 as defined in Section 2 of the Adult Protective Services 
22 Act, crimes against the elderly, law of evidence, the 
23 hazards of high-speed police vehicle
chases with an 
24 emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and

25 physical training. The curriculum shall include specific 
26 training in
techniques for immediate response to and 
 
 
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1 investigation of cases of domestic
violence and of sexual 
2 assault of adults and children, including cultural 
3 perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual 
4 abuse as well as interview techniques that are age 
5 sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and 
6 victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include
training in 
7 techniques designed to promote effective
communication at 
8 the initial contact with crime victims and ways to 
9 comprehensively
explain to victims and witnesses their 
10 rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act 
11 and the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum 
12 shall also include training in effective recognition of 
13 and responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress 
14 experienced by police officers that is consistent with 
15 Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid 
16 Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing 
17 signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress, 
18 issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for 
19 intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum 
20 shall include a block of instruction addressing the 
21 mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and 
22 Neglected Child Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also 
23 include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and 
24 interacting with persons with autism and other 
25 developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers 
26 to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and 
 
 
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1 addressing the unique challenges presented by cases 
2 involving victims or witnesses with autism and other 
3 developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall include 
4 training in the detection and investigation of all forms 
5 of human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include 
6 instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to 
7 ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an 
8 arrested parent or immediate family member; this 
9 instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1) 
10 understanding the trauma experienced by the child while 
11 maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of 
12 officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2) 
13 de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force 
14 when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a 
15 child will require supervision and care. The curriculum 
16 for
permanent police officers shall include, but not be 
17 limited to: (1) refresher
and in-service training in any 
18 of the courses listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) 
19 advanced courses in any of the subjects listed above in

20 this subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, 
21 and (4)
specialized training in subjects and fields to be 
22 selected by the board. The training in the use of 
23 electronic control devices shall be conducted for 
24 probationary police officers, including University police 
25 officers. The curriculum shall also include training on 
26 the use of a firearms restraining order by providing 
 
 
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1 instruction on the process used to file a firearms 
2 restraining order, how to identify situations in which a 
3 firearms restraining order is appropriate, and how to 
4 promote a firearms restraining order in a domestic 
5 violence situation. 

6  b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements 
7 and equipment
requirements.

8  c. Minimum requirements for instructors.

9  d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
10 probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete 
11 before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local 
12 law enforcement officer for a participating local

13 governmental agency. Those requirements shall include 
14 training in first aid
(including cardiopulmonary 
15 resuscitation).

16  e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
17 probationary county
corrections officer must 
18 satisfactorily complete before being eligible for

19 permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a 
20 participating
local governmental agency.

21  f. Minimum basic training requirements which a 
22 probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily 
23 complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as 
24 a court security officer for a participating local

25 governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those 
26 training requirements which it considers appropriate for 
 
 
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1 court
security officers and shall certify schools to 
2 conduct that training. 

3  A person hired to serve as a court security officer 
4 must obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to 
5 his or her successful completion of the
training course; 
6 (ii) attesting to his or her satisfactory
completion of a 
7 training program of similar content and number of hours 
8 that
has been found acceptable by the Board under the 
9 provisions of this Act; or
(iii) attesting to the Board's 
10 determination that the training
course is unnecessary 
11 because of the person's extensive prior law enforcement

12 experience.

13  Individuals who currently serve as court security 
14 officers shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in 
15 that capacity so long as they are certified
as provided by 
16 this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective 
17 date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, 
18 absent a waiver from the
Board, shall cause the officer to 
19 forfeit his or her position.

20  All individuals hired as court security officers on or 
21 after June 1, 1997 (the effective
date of Public Act 
22 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the
date of 
23 their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the 
24 Board, or they
shall forfeit their positions.

25  The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the 
26 Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit 
 
 
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1 Commission, shall maintain a list of all
individuals who 
2 have filed applications to become court security officers 
3 and
who meet the eligibility requirements established 
4 under this Act. Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or 
5 the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission 
6 exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals 
7 for
verification of the applicants' qualifications under

8 this Act and as established by the Board.

9  g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
10 police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years. 
11 Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper 
12 use of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, 
13 civil rights, human rights, mental health awareness and 
14 response, officer wellness, reporting child abuse and 
15 neglect, and cultural competency.
16  h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
17 police officer must satisfactorily complete at least 
18 annually. Those requirements shall include law updates and 
19 use of force training which shall include scenario based 
20 training, or similar training approved by the Board.
21(Source: P.A. 100-121, eff. 1-1-18; 100-247, eff. 1-1-18; 
22100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-910, eff. 
231-1-19; 101-18, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-215, 
24eff. 1-1-20; 101-224, eff. 8-9-19; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; 
25101-564, eff. 1-1-20; revised 9-10-19.)"; and



 
 
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1on page 3, by inserting immediately after line 1, the 
2following:
3 "(c) If adequate training is unavailable, the Illinois Law 
4Enforcement Training Standards Board may approve training to 
5be conducted by a third party.".