Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
Filed: 4/4/2022
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1095




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1095 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the
Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 
62605-51 as follows:



7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)


8 Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
9 (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall 
10exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
11  (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police 
12 Training Academy.
13  (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law 
14 enforcement, with innovative, quality training and 
15 educational practices.
16  (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs 
 
 
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1 for Illinois State Police employees.
2  (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment 
3 initiatives.
4  (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's 
5 quartermaster.
6  (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in 
7 Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code 
8 concerning testing and training officers on the detection 
9 of impaired driving.
10  (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in 
11 Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 
12 (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall 
13exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former 
14Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State 
15Police Act.
16 (c) Specialized training.
17  (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the 
18 Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing 
19 education to State police officers concerning cultural 
20 diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic 
21 differences. This training and continuing education shall 
22 include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact 
23 that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois 
24 Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement 
25 under the law.
26  (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The 
 
 
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1 Division of the Academy and Training shall provide 
2 training in death and homicide investigation for State 
3 police officers. Only State police officers who 
4 successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead 
5 investigators in death and homicide investigations. 
6 Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced 
7 by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of 
8 the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a 
9 process for waiver applications for officers whose prior 
10 training and experience as homicide investigators may 
11 qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a 
12 waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the 
13 prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide 
14 investigator.
15   (A) The Division shall require all homicide 
16 investigator training to include instruction on 
17 victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This 
18 training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.
19   (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division 
20 of Criminal Investigation and the Illinois Law 
21 Enforcement Training Standards Board to develop a 
22 model curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed 
23 investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by 
24 July 1, 2023. 
25  (3) Training; police dog training standards. All 
26 police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug 
 
 
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1 enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act, 
2 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the 
3 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall 
4 be trained by programs that meet the certification 
5 requirements set by the Director or the Director's 
6 designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be 
7 evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the 
8 Academy and Training.
9  (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The 
10 Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or 
11 approve a training program in post-traumatic stress 
12 disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that 
13 training shall be to equip State police officers to 
14 identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder 
15 and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting 
16 those symptoms.
17  (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the 
18 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training 
19 program for State police officers in the administration of 
20 opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of 
21 subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use 
22 Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As 
23 used in this Section, "State police officers" includes 
24 full-time or part-time State police officers, 
25 investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois 
26 State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
 
 
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1  (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
2   (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and 
3 Training shall present in-service training on sexual 
4 assault and sexual abuse response and report writing 
5 training requirements, including, but not limited to, 
6 the following:
7    (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
8    (ii) understanding the role trauma has played 
9 in a victim's life;
10    (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of 
11 a victim;
12    (iv) delivering services in a compassionate, 
13 sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
14    (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with 
15 the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
16    (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and 
17 common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; 
18 and
19    (vii) report writing techniques in accordance 
20 with the curriculum standards in this paragraph 
21 (6).
22   (B) This training must also be presented in all 
23 full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
24   (C) Instructors providing this training shall have 
25 successfully completed training on evidence-based, 
26 trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of 
 
 
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1 sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience 
2 responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
3   (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules, 
4 in consultation with the Office of the Attorney 
5 General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training 
6 Standards Board, to determine the specific training 
7 requirements for these courses, including, but not 
8 limited to, the following:
9    (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for 
10 report writing and immediate response to sexual 
11 assault and sexual abuse, including 
12 trauma-informed, victim-centered interview 
13 techniques, which have been demonstrated to 
14 minimize retraumatization, for all State police 
15 officers; and
16    (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for 
17 trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation 
18 and interviewing techniques, which have been 
19 demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for 
20 cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all 
21 State police officers who conduct sexual assault 
22 and sexual abuse investigations.
23  (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the 
24 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training 
25 program in the detection and investigation of all forms of 
26 human trafficking, including, but not limited to, 
 
 
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1 involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9 
2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude 
3 of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the 
4 Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under 
5 subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 
6 2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets 
7 and State police officers.
8  (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy 
9 and Training shall provide training for State police 
10 officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all 
11 hate crimes.

12(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)


13 Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
14changing Section 10.11 as follows:

15 (50 ILCS 705/10.11)
16 Sec. 10.11. Training; death and homicide investigation. 
17The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall 
18conduct or approve a training program in death and homicide 
19investigation for the training of law enforcement officers of 
20local law enforcement agencies. Only law enforcement officers 
21who successfully complete the training program may be assigned 
22as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. 
23Satisfactory completion of the training program shall be 
24evidenced by a certificate issued to the law enforcement 
 
 
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1officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards 
2Board.

3 The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 
4shall develop a process for waiver applications sent by a 
5local governmental agency administrator for those officers 
6whose prior training and experience as homicide investigators 
7may qualify them for a waiver. The Board may issue a waiver at 
8its discretion, based solely on the prior training and 
9experience of an officer as a homicide investigator. This 
10Section does not affect or impede the powers of the office of 
11the coroner to investigate all deaths as provided in Division 
123-3 of the Counties Code and the Coroner Training Board Act. 
13 The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 
14shall require all homicide investigator training to include 
15instruction on victim-centered, trauma-informed 
16investigations based upon a model curriculum developed by the 
17Illinois State Police. This training must be implemented by 
18July 1, 2023. 
19(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 
20102-694, eff. 1-7-22.)


21 Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 
22adding Division 1.5 of Article 11 as follows:

23 (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 1.5 heading new)
24
DIVISION 1.5.
 
 
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CO-RESPONDER PILOT PROGRAM


2 (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-5 new)
3 Sec. 11-1.5-5. Definitions. As used in this Section:
4 "Department" means the East St. Louis Police Department, 
5the Peoria Police Department, the Springfield Police 
6Department, or the Waukegan Police Department. 
7 "Station adjustment" has the meaning given to that term in 
8Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 
9 "Unit" means a co-responder unit created under this 
10Division. 

11 (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-10 new)
12 Sec. 11-1.5-10. Establishment; responsibilities; focus.
13 (a) Each department shall establish, subject to 
14appropriation, a co-responder unit no later than 6 months 
15after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
16General Assembly, including the hiring of personnel as 
17provided in this Division.
18 (b) Along with the duties described in Sections 11-1.5-15 
19and 11-1.5-20, the unit's social workers are responsible for 
20conducting follow-up visits for victims who may benefit from 
21mental or behavioral health services. The unit shall utilize 
22community resources, including services provided through the 
23Department of Human Services and social workers in juvenile 
24and adult investigations, to connect individuals with 
 
 
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1appropriate services. 
2 (c) The unit's primary area of focus shall be victim 
3assistance. 

4 (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-15 new)
5 Sec. 11-1.5-15. Duties. The duties of the unit include, 
6but are not limited to:
7  (1) Serving as a resource to a department's community 
8 to identify and coordinate the social services available 
9 to residents who are victims of criminal acts. 
10  (2) Networking with area social service agencies to 
11 develop a community-mutual resource system and wrap-around 
12 services (a team-based, collaborative case management 
13 approach) for victims in need of social service 
14 assistance; and fostering relationships with community 
15 organizations not limited to area hospitals, school 
16 districts, juvenile justice system, and various community 
17 groups. 
18  (3) Employing social workers of the unit who shall: 
19   (A) Upon request, provide community presentations 
20 on an array of social service topics. 
21   (B) Assist individuals in diversion from the 
22 criminal justice system by addressing problems or 
23 concerns through therapeutic intervention. 
24   (C) Facilitate follow-up treatment or referral to 
25 the appropriate community resource organization. 
 
 
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1   (D) When requested, assist department employees in 
2 securing services for those in need and provide 
3 educational information to help the employee better 
4 understand the circumstances or the community concern. 
5   (E) Meet with walk-ins requesting information or 
6 assistance. 
7   (F) Protect the interest, confidentiality, and 
8 civil rights of the client. 
9   (G) Train social work interns who may be working 
10 within the unit. 
11   (H) Be on-call after regular business hours, as 
12 needed. 
13   (L) Consult on all cases as needed by the 
14 department. 
15   (M) Perform other functions as provided in Section 
16 11-1.5-20 or otherwise needed by a department. 
17  (4) Employing social workers who shall work with 
18 victims of crimes as follows: 
19   (A) Review police reports to identify known 
20 victims and contact them to offer direct and referred 
21 services. 
22   (B) Assist victims with filing police reports and 
23 victim compensation forms. 
24   (C) Provide safety planning services to victims. 
25   (D) Provide crisis counseling services to victims 
26 and their families. 
 
 
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1   (E) Conduct home visits with victims in 
2 conjunction with police backup, when needed. 
3   (F) Assist victims in obtaining orders of 
4 protection. A social worker, in the performance of his 
5 or her duties under this subparagraph, is an advocate, 
6 as that term is defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code 
7 of Criminal Procedure of 1963. 
8   (G) Facilitate court advocacy services for 
9 victims, including arranging for transportation to and 
10 from court. 
11   (H) Maintain confidential case files which include 
12 social history, diagnosis, formulation of treatment, 
13 and documentation of services. 
14   (I) Perform miscellaneous personal advocacy tasks 
15 for victims, as needed. 
16   (J) Oversee activities to ensure those victims 
17 with the most urgent needs are given the highest 
18 priority for services. 
19   (K) Provide status updates on the progress of a 
20 victim's case. 
21  (5) Adhering to and understanding the applicable 
22 policies, procedures, and orders of a department. 
23  (6) Attaining department-established unit goals. 
24  (7) Maintaining a positive relationship with 
25 co-workers, as well as the investigators from area police 
26 departments and facilitating the exchange of information 
 
 
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1 and resources pertaining to investigations. 
2  (8) Keeping informed on crime trends within the City. 
3  (9) Remaining obedient and responsive to all verbal 
4 and written orders issued by superiors. 
5  (10) Completing police reports and other required 
6 documentation. 
7  (11) Performing such other duties as may be required 
8 by State law, city ordinance, and department policy or as 
9 may be assigned by a sworn supervisor. 

10 (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-20 new)
11 Sec. 11-1.5-20. Social workers.
12 (a) Unit social workers may be referred to as victim 
13service specialists. Social workers are responsible for 
14working as a team to provide trauma-informed crisis 
15intervention, case management, advocacy, and ongoing emotional 
16support to the victims of all crimes, with extra attention to 
17crimes that cause a high level of victim trauma.
18 (b) Unit social workers involved in a case under adult 
19investigations may perform the following responsibilities: 
20  (1) Working with domestic violence investigators. 
21  (2) Assisting victims with finding safe housing, 
22 transportation, and legal assistance. 
23  (3) Providing other needed resources for the victim 
24 and their families, including working with children who 
25 witness and or experience domestic violence. 
 
 
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1  (4) Assisting victims and their children in setting up 
2 counseling. 
3  (5) Helping reduce victims' chances of reentry into 
4 violent situations. 
5 (c) Unit social workers involved in a case under juvenile 
6investigations may perform the following responsibilities: 
7  (1) Working with families that have habitual runaways 
8 and determining why the juveniles keep running away. 
9  (2) Providing services to families where there have 
10 been domestic disturbances between the juveniles and their 
11 parents. 
12  (3) Providing resources for parents to help their 
13 children who are struggling in school or need 
14 transportation to school. 
15  (4) Providing guidance and advice to the families of a 
16 juvenile who has been arrested and what the next steps and 
17 options are in the process. 
18  (5) Assisting a juvenile with station adjustments and 
19 creating a station adjustment program in a department. 
20  (6) Providing services to juvenile victims and 
21 families where the Department of Children and Family 
22 Services either did not get involved or did not provide 
23 services. 
24  (7) Assisting with overcoming feuds between groups of 
25 juveniles. 
26  (8) Assisting us in instances where the families are 
 
 
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1 not cooperative with police. 
2  (9) Discussing with families and juveniles options and 
3 solutions to prevent future arrest. 
4  (10) Maintaining a list of families in need that the 
5 unit or department have had contact with for department or 
6 city special events. 
7  (11) Helping facilitate or assist a department in 
8 community-oriented events, such as setting up an event 
9 where officers or unit personnel read books with younger 
10 children, talking about cyber crimes and social media, or 
11 having an officer or unit personnel visit a school for 
12 other activities. 
13  (12) Helping reduce juvenile recidivism. 

14 (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-25 new)
15 Sec. 11-1.5-25. Training. All unit employees shall be 
16trained in crisis intervention and integrating communications, 
17assessment and tactics. Integrating communications, 
18assessment, and tactics training shall be designed for 
19situations involving persons who are unarmed or are armed with 
20weapons and who may be experiencing a mental health or other 
21crisis. The training shall incorporate different skill sets 
22into a unified training approach that emphasizes 
23scenario-based exercises, as well as lecture and case study 
24opportunities.

 
 
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1 (65 ILCS 5/11-1.5-99 new)
2 Sec. 11-1.5-99. Repeal. This Division is repealed January 
31, 2029.

4 Section 20. The Gang Crime
Witness
Protection Act of 2013 
5is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 as 
6follows:

7 (725 ILCS 173/1)

8 Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Violent 
9Crime Victim and Gang Crime
Witness
Protection Act of 2013.

10(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)

11 (725 ILCS 173/5)

12 Sec. 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "violent crime" 
13has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3 of the Rights of 
14Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. "gang crime" means any

15criminal offense committed by a member of a "gang" as that term 
16is defined in
Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism 
17Omnibus Prevention Act when
the offense is in furtherance of 
18any activity, enterprise, pursuit, or
undertaking of a gang.


19(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)

20 (725 ILCS 173/10)

21 Sec. 10. Program. Subject to appropriation, the Illinois 
22Criminal Justice Information Authority shall establish
and 
 
 
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1administer a program to assist victims and witnesses of 
2violent crimes who are actively
aiding in the prosecution of 
3perpetrators of gang crime, and appropriate
related persons. 
4Financial assistance may be provided, upon application by a

5State's Attorney or the Attorney General, or a chief executive 
6of a police
agency with the approval from the State's
Attorney 
7or Attorney General,
investigating or prosecuting a violent 
8gang
crime occurring under the State's Attorney's or Attorney 
9General's respective
jurisdiction, from funds deposited in the 
10Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime Witness Protection Program 
11Fund
and appropriated from that Fund for the purposes of this 
12Act. The State's Attorney or the Attorney General, or a chief 
13executive of a police agency with the approval from the 
14State's Attorney or Attorney General, may use an individual's 
15willingness to actively aid in the prosecution of the violent 
16crime as a factor in determining if the individual may be 
17provided assistance. A person who is otherwise eligible for 
18services and assistance under this Act shall not be denied 
19assistance and services under this Act on the basis of the 
20person's lack of federal authorization to be present in the 
21United States. 

22(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)

23 (725 ILCS 173/15)

24 Sec. 15. Funding.  The Illinois Criminal Justice 
25Information Authority, in consultation with
the Attorney 
 
 
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1General, shall adopt rules for the implementation of the 
2Violent Crime Victim and Gang
Crime Witness Protection 
3Program. Assistance shall be subject to the following

4limitations:


5  (a) Funds shall be limited to payment of the 
6 following:


7   (1) temporary living costs;


8   (2) moving expenses;


9   (3) rent;


10   (4) security deposits; and


11   (5) other appropriate expenses of relocation or 
12 transition;


13  (b) Approval of applications made by State's Attorneys 
14 shall be
conditioned upon county funding for costs at a 
15 level of at least 25%, unless
this requirement is waived 
16 by the administrator, in accordance with adopted
rules, 
17 for good cause shown;


18  (c) Counties providing assistance consistent with the 
19 limitations in this
Act may apply for reimbursement of up 
20 to 75% of their costs;


21  (d) No more than 50% of funding available in any given 
22 fiscal year may be
used for costs associated with any 
23 single county; and

24  (e) Before the Illinois Criminal Justice Information 
25 Authority distributes moneys from the Violent Crime Victim 
26 and Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund as provided 
 
 
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1 in this Section, it shall retain 2% of those moneys for 
2 administrative purposes.

3(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)

4 (725 ILCS 173/20)

5 Sec. 20. Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime Witness 
6Protection Program Fund.  There is created in the
State 
7Treasury the Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime Witness 
8Protection Program Fund into which shall be
deposited 
9appropriated funds, grants, or other funds made available to 
10the
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to assist 
11State's Attorneys and the Attorney General
in protecting 
12victims and witnesses of violent crime who are aiding in the 
13prosecution of
perpetrators of gang crime, and appropriate 
14related persons.

15(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13; 99-576, eff. 7-15-16.)

16 Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing 
17Section 5.833 as follows:

18 (30 ILCS 105/5.833)
19 Sec. 5.833. The Violent Crime Victim and Gang Crime 
20Witness Protection Program Fund.
21(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)".