Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Filed: 5/24/2019
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 51
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 51 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Peter Mendez | ||||||
5 | Act.
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6 | Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||||||
7 | changing Section 7 as follows:
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8 | (50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
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9 | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | ||||||
10 | adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall | ||||||
11 | include, but not be limited to,
the following:
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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,
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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
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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 the use of force | ||||||
6 | when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a | ||||||
7 | child will require supervision and care. The curriculum for
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8 | permanent police officers shall include, but not be limited | ||||||
9 | to: (1) refresher
and in-service training in any of the | ||||||
10 | courses listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) advanced | ||||||
11 | courses in any of the subjects listed above in
this | ||||||
12 | subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and | ||||||
13 | (4)
specialized training in subjects and fields to be | ||||||
14 | selected by the board. The training in the use of | ||||||
15 | electronic control devices shall be conducted for | ||||||
16 | probationary police officers, including University police | ||||||
17 | officers.
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18 | b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements | ||||||
19 | and equipment
requirements.
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20 | c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
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21 | d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
22 | probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete | ||||||
23 | before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local | ||||||
24 | law enforcement officer for a participating local
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25 | governmental agency. Those requirements shall include | ||||||
26 | training in first aid
(including cardiopulmonary |
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1 | resuscitation).
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2 | e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
3 | probationary county
corrections officer must | ||||||
4 | satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
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5 | permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a | ||||||
6 | participating
local governmental agency.
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7 | f. Minimum basic training requirements which a | ||||||
8 | probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
9 | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as | ||||||
10 | a court security officer for a participating local
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11 | governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those | ||||||
12 | training requirements which it considers appropriate for | ||||||
13 | court
security officers and shall certify schools to | ||||||
14 | conduct that training.
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15 | A person hired to serve as a court security officer | ||||||
16 | must obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to | ||||||
17 | his or her successful completion of the
training course; | ||||||
18 | (ii) attesting to his or her satisfactory
completion of a | ||||||
19 | training program of similar content and number of hours | ||||||
20 | that
has been found acceptable by the Board under the | ||||||
21 | provisions of this Act; or
(iii) attesting to the Board's | ||||||
22 | determination that the training
course is unnecessary | ||||||
23 | because of the person's extensive prior law enforcement
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24 | experience.
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25 | Individuals who currently serve as court security | ||||||
26 | officers shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in |
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1 | that capacity so long as they are certified
as provided by | ||||||
2 | this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective | ||||||
3 | date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, | ||||||
4 | absent a waiver from the
Board, shall cause the officer to | ||||||
5 | forfeit his or her position.
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6 | All individuals hired as court security officers on or | ||||||
7 | after June 1, 1997 (the effective
date of Public Act | ||||||
8 | 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the
date of | ||||||
9 | their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the Board, | ||||||
10 | or they
shall forfeit their positions.
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11 | The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | ||||||
12 | Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, | ||||||
13 | shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed | ||||||
14 | applications to become court security officers and
who meet | ||||||
15 | the eligibility requirements established under this Act. | ||||||
16 | Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's | ||||||
17 | Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall | ||||||
18 | establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for
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19 | verification of the applicants' qualifications under
this | ||||||
20 | Act and as established by the Board.
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21 | g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | ||||||
22 | police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years. | ||||||
23 | Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper | ||||||
24 | use of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, | ||||||
25 | civil rights, human rights, mental health awareness and | ||||||
26 | response, and cultural competency. |
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1 | h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | ||||||
2 | police officer must satisfactorily complete at least | ||||||
3 | annually. Those requirements shall include law updates and | ||||||
4 | use of force training which shall include scenario based | ||||||
5 | training, or similar training approved by the Board. | ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 1-1-16; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 99-642, | ||||||
7 | eff. 7-28-16; 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-121, eff. 1-1-18; | ||||||
8 | 100-247, eff. 1-1-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. | ||||||
9 | 8-14-18; 100-910, eff. 1-1-19; revised 9-28-19.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.".
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