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1 AN ACT concerning law enforcement training.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Kayla's Law.

5 Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
6changing Sections 7 and 10.21 as follows:



7 (50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)



8 Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall 
9adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall 
10include, but not be limited to,
the following:

11  a. The curriculum for probationary police officers 
12 which shall be
offered by all certified schools shall 
13 include, but not be limited to,
courses of procedural 
14 justice, arrest and use and control tactics, search and 
15 seizure, including temporary questioning, civil rights, 
16 human rights, human relations,
cultural competency, 
17 including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity,

18 criminal law, law of criminal procedure, constitutional 
19 and proper use of law enforcement authority, vehicle and 
20 traffic law including
uniform and non-discriminatory 
21 enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
traffic control 
22 and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining

 
 
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1 physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, 
2 firearms
training, training in the use of electronic 
3 control devices, including the psychological and 
4 physiological effects of the use of those devices on 
5 humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary 
6 resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid 
7 antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) 
8 of Section 5-23 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 
9 Dependency Act, handling of
juvenile offenders, 
10 recognition of
mental conditions and crises, including, 
11 but not limited to, the disease of addiction, which require 
12 immediate assistance and response and methods to
safeguard 
13 and provide assistance to a person in need of mental

14 treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, financial 
15 exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with disabilities 
16 and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of the Adult 
17 Protective Services Act, crimes against the elderly, law of 
18 evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle
chases 
19 with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, 
20 and
physical training. The curriculum shall include 
21 specific training in
techniques for immediate response to 
22 and investigation of cases of domestic
violence and of 
23 sexual assault of adults and children, including cultural 
24 perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual 
25 abuse as well as interview techniques that are age 
26 sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and 
 
 
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1 victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include
training in 
2 techniques designed to promote effective
communication at 
3 the initial contact with crime victims and ways to 
4 comprehensively
explain to victims and witnesses their 
5 rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act 
6 and the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum 
7 shall also include training in effective recognition of and 
8 responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress 
9 experienced by police officers. The curriculum shall also 
10 include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and 
11 interacting with persons with autism and other 
12 developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers 
13 to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and 
14 addressing the unique challenges presented by cases 
15 involving victims or witnesses with autism and other 
16 developmental disabilities. The curriculum for
permanent 
17 police officers shall include, but not be limited to: (1) 
18 refresher
and in-service training in any of the courses 
19 listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in 
20 any of the subjects listed above in
this subparagraph, (3) 
21 training for supervisory personnel, and (4)
specialized 
22 training in subjects and fields to be selected by the 
23 board. The training in the use of electronic control 
24 devices shall be conducted for probationary police 
25 officers, including University police officers.

26  b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements 
 
 
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1 and equipment
requirements.

2  c. Minimum requirements for instructors.

3  d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
4 probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete 
5 before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local 
6 law enforcement officer for a participating local

7 governmental agency. Those requirements shall include 
8 training in first aid
(including cardiopulmonary 
9 resuscitation).

10  e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
11 probationary county
corrections officer must 
12 satisfactorily complete before being eligible for

13 permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a 
14 participating
local governmental agency.

15  f. Minimum basic training requirements which a 
16 probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily 
17 complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as 
18 a court security officer for a participating local

19 governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those 
20 training requirements which it considers appropriate for 
21 court
security officers and shall certify schools to 
22 conduct that training. 

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

6 experience.

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

14  All individuals hired as court security officers on or 
15 after June 1, 1997 (the effective
date of Public Act 
16 89-685) this amendatory Act of 1996 shall be certified 
17 within 12 months of the
date of their hire, unless a waiver 
18 has been obtained by the Board, or they
shall forfeit their 
19 positions.

20  The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the 
21 Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, 
22 shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed 
23 applications to become court security officers and
who meet 
24 the eligibility requirements established under this Act. 
25 Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's 
26 Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall 
 
 
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1 establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for

2 verification of the applicants' qualifications under
this 
3 Act and as established by the Board.

4  g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
5 police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years. 
6 Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper 
7 use of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, 
8 civil rights, human rights, mental health awareness and 
9 response, and cultural competency.
10  h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
11 police officer must satisfactorily complete at least 
12 annually. Those requirements shall include law updates and 
13 use of force training which shall include scenario based 
14 training, or similar training approved by the Board.
15(Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 1-1-16; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 99-642, 
16eff. 7-28-16; 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-121, eff. 1-1-18; 
17100-247, eff. 1-1-18; revised 10-3-17.)


18 (50 ILCS 705/10.21)
19 Sec. 10.21. Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
20 (a) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 
21shall conduct or approve training programs in trauma-informed 
22responses and investigations of sexual assault and sexual 
23abuse, which include, but is not limited to, the following:
24  (1) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
25  (2) understanding the role trauma has played in a 
 
 
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1 victim's life;
2  (3) responding to the needs and concerns of a victim;
3  (4) delivering services in a compassionate, sensitive, 
4 and nonjudgmental manner;
5  (5) interviewing techniques in accordance with the 
6 curriculum standards in subsection (f) of this Section;
7  (6) understanding cultural perceptions and common 
8 myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; and
9  (7) report writing techniques in accordance with the 
10 curriculum standards in subsection (f) of this Section; and 
11  (8) recognizing special sensitivities of victims due 
12 to: age, including those under the age of 13; gender; or 
13 other qualifications.
14 (b) This training must be presented in all full and 
15part-time basic law enforcement academies on or before July 1, 
162018.
17 (c) Agencies employing law enforcement officers must 
18present this training to all law enforcement officers within 3 
19years after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 
2099-801) and must present in-service training on sexual assault 
21and sexual abuse response and report writing training 
22requirements every 3 years.
23 (d) Agencies employing law enforcement officers who 
24conduct sexual assault and sexual abuse investigations must 
25provide specialized training to these officers on sexual 
26assault and sexual abuse investigations within 2 years after 
 
 
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1January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-801) and 
2must present in-service training on sexual assault and sexual 
3abuse investigations to these officers every 3 years.
4 (e) Instructors providing this training shall have 
5successfully completed training on evidence-based, 
6trauma-informed, victim-centered response to cases of sexual 
7assault and sexual abuse and have experience responding to 
8sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
9 (f) The Board shall adopt rules, in consultation with the 
10Office of the Illinois Attorney General and the Department of 
11State Police, to determine the specific training requirements 
12for these courses, including, but not limited to, the 
13following:
14  (1) evidence-based curriculum standards for report 
15 writing and immediate response to sexual assault and sexual 
16 abuse, including trauma-informed, victim-centered, age 
17 sensitive, interview techniques, which have been 
18 demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for 
19 probationary police officers and all law enforcement 
20 officers; and
21  (2) evidence-based curriculum standards for 
22 trauma-informed, victim-centered, age sensitive 
23 investigation and interviewing techniques, which have been 
24 demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for cases of 
25 sexual assault and sexual abuse for law enforcement 
26 officers who conduct sexual assault and sexual abuse 
 
 
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1 investigations.

2(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

3 Section 10. The Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act is 
4amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

5 (725 ILCS 203/15)

6 Sec. 15. Sexual assault incident policies.
7 (a) On or before January 1, 2018, every law enforcement 
8agency shall develop, adopt, and implement written policies 
9regarding procedures for incidents of sexual assault or sexual 
10abuse consistent with the guidelines developed under 
11subsection (b) of this Section. In developing these policies, 
12each law enforcement agency is encouraged to consult with other 
13law enforcement agencies, sexual assault advocates, and sexual 
14assault nurse examiners with expertise in recognizing and 
15handling sexual assault and sexual abuse incidents. These 
16policies must include mandatory sexual assault and sexual abuse 
17response training as required in Section 10.21 of the Illinois 
18Police Training Act and Sections 2605-53 and 2605-98 of the 
19Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code 
20of Illinois.
21 (a-5) On or before January 1, 2021, every law enforcement 
22agency shall revise and implement its written policies 
23regarding procedures for incidents of sexual assault or sexual 
24abuse consistent with the guideline revisions developed under 
 
 
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1subsection (b-5) of this Section. 
2 (b) On or before July 1, 2017, the Office of the Attorney 
3General, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement 
4Training Standards Board and the Department of State Police, 
5shall develop and make available to each law enforcement 
6agency, comprehensive guidelines for creation of a law 
7enforcement agency policy on evidence-based, trauma-informed, 
8victim-centered sexual assault and sexual abuse response and 
9investigation.
10 These guidelines shall include, but not be limited to the 
11following:
12  (1) dispatcher or call taker response;
13  (2) responding officer duties;
14  (3) duties of officers investigating sexual assaults 
15 and sexual abuse;
16  (4) supervisor duties;
17  (5) report writing;
18  (6) reporting methods;
19  (7) victim interviews;
20  (8) evidence collection;
21  (9) sexual assault medical forensic examinations;
22  (10) suspect interviews;
23  (11) suspect forensic exams;
24  (12) witness interviews;
25  (13) sexual assault response and resource teams, if 
26 applicable;
 
 
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1  (14) working with victim advocates;
2  (15) working with prosecutors;
3  (16) victims' rights;
4  (17) victim notification; and
5  (18) consideration for specific populations or 
6 communities.

7 (b-5) On or before January 1, 2020, the Office of the 
8Attorney General, in consultation with the Illinois Law 
9Enforcement Training Standards Board and the Department of 
10State Police, shall revise the comprehensive guidelines 
11developed under subsection (b) to include responding to victims 
12who are under 13 years of age at the time the sexual assault or 
13sexual abuse occurred. 
14(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)