Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Filed: 5/20/2019
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 51




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 51 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Peter Mendez 
5Act.

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

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

9 physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, 
10 firearms
training, training in the use of electronic 
11 control devices, including the psychological and 
12 physiological effects of the use of those devices on 
13 humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary 
14 resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid 
15 antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) 
16 of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, handling 
17 of
juvenile offenders, recognition of
mental conditions 
18 and crises, including, but not limited to, the disease of 
19 addiction, which require immediate assistance and response 
20 and methods to
safeguard and provide assistance to a person 
21 in need of mental
treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, 
22 financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with 
23 disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of 
24 the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the 
25 elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police 
26 vehicle
chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the 
 
 
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1 high-speed chase, and
physical training. The curriculum 
2 shall include specific training in
techniques for 
3 immediate response to and investigation of cases of 
4 domestic
violence and of sexual assault of adults and 
5 children, including cultural perceptions and common myths 
6 of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview 
7 techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed, 
8 victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum 
9 shall include
training in techniques designed to promote 
10 effective
communication at the initial contact with crime 
11 victims and ways to comprehensively
explain to victims and 
12 witnesses their rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims 
13 and Witnesses Act and the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. 
14 The curriculum shall also include training in effective 
15 recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and 
16 post-traumatic stress experienced by police officers. The 
17 curriculum shall also include a block of instruction aimed 
18 at identifying and interacting with persons with autism and 
19 other developmental or physical disabilities, reducing 
20 barriers to reporting crimes against persons with autism, 
21 and addressing the unique challenges presented by cases 
22 involving victims or witnesses with autism and other 
23 developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall also 
24 include instruction in trauma-informed responses designed 
25 to ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of 
26 an arrested parent or immediate family member; this 
 
 
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1 instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1) 
2 understanding the trauma experienced by the child while 
3 maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of 
4 officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2) 
5 de-escalation tactics that would include limiting the use 
6 of weapons unless reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring 
7 whether a child will require arrangements to avoid major 
8 disruption in the child's supervision and care. The 
9 curriculum for
permanent police officers shall include, 
10 but not be limited to: (1) refresher
and in-service 
11 training in any of the courses listed above in this

12 subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the subjects 
13 listed above in
this subparagraph, (3) training for 
14 supervisory personnel, and (4)
specialized training in 
15 subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The 
16 training in the use of electronic control devices shall be 
17 conducted for probationary police officers, including 
18 University police officers.

19  b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements 
20 and equipment
requirements.

21  c. Minimum requirements for instructors.

22  d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
23 probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete 
24 before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local 
25 law enforcement officer for a participating local

26 governmental agency. Those requirements shall include 
 
 
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1 training in first aid
(including cardiopulmonary 
2 resuscitation).

3  e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
4 probationary county
corrections officer must 
5 satisfactorily complete before being eligible for

6 permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a 
7 participating
local governmental agency.

8  f. Minimum basic training requirements which a 
9 probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily 
10 complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as 
11 a court security officer for a participating local

12 governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those 
13 training requirements which it considers appropriate for 
14 court
security officers and shall certify schools to 
15 conduct that training. 

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

25 experience.

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

7  All individuals hired as court security officers on or 
8 after June 1, 1997 (the effective
date of Public Act 
9 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the
date of 
10 their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the Board, 
11 or they
shall forfeit their positions.

12  The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the 
13 Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, 
14 shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed 
15 applications to become court security officers and
who meet 
16 the eligibility requirements established under this Act. 
17 Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's 
18 Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall 
19 establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for

20 verification of the applicants' qualifications under
this 
21 Act and as established by the Board.

22  g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
23 police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years. 
24 Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper 
25 use of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, 
26 civil rights, human rights, mental health awareness and 
 
 
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1 response, and cultural competency.
2  h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
3 police officer must satisfactorily complete at least 
4 annually. Those requirements shall include law updates and 
5 use of force training which shall include scenario based 
6 training, or similar training approved by the Board.
7(Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 1-1-16; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 99-642, 
8eff. 7-28-16; 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-121, eff. 1-1-18; 
9100-247, eff. 1-1-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 
108-14-18; 100-910, eff. 1-1-19; revised 9-28-19.)".