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Public Act 103-0939 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by adding Section 2310-711 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-711 new) | ||||
Sec. 2310-711. Training; cell phone medical information. | ||||
The Department shall require and approve a program to train | ||||
EMS personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of the | ||||
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, to access a cell | ||||
phone's medical identification or medical information | ||||
application. The Department shall adopt rules to implement | ||||
this Section. EMS personnel may not be charged any fee for | ||||
training required under this Section and may not be required | ||||
to complete the training until at least 6 months after | ||||
adoption of rules under this Section. | ||||
Section 10. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil | ||||
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section | ||||
2605-51 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-51) |
Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training. | ||
(a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | ||
exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions: | ||
(1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police | ||
Training Academy. | ||
(2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law | ||
enforcement, with innovative, quality training and | ||
educational practices. | ||
(3) Offer continuing training and educational programs | ||
for Illinois State Police employees. | ||
(4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment | ||
initiatives. | ||
(5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's | ||
quartermaster. | ||
(6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in | ||
Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code | ||
concerning testing and training officers on the detection | ||
of impaired driving. | ||
(7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in | ||
Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure. | ||
(a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police | ||
Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to | ||
subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois | ||
Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the | ||
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State | ||
Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination. |
Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or | ||
certificate issued to the officer. | ||
(b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | ||
exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former | ||
Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State | ||
Police Act. | ||
(c) Specialized training. | ||
(1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the | ||
Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing | ||
education to State police officers concerning cultural | ||
diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic | ||
differences. This training and continuing education shall | ||
include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact | ||
that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois | ||
Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement | ||
under the law. | ||
(2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The | ||
Division of the Academy and Training shall provide | ||
training in death and homicide investigation for State | ||
police officers. Only State police officers who | ||
successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead | ||
investigators in death and homicide investigations. | ||
Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced | ||
by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of | ||
the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a | ||
process for waiver applications for officers whose prior |
training and experience as homicide investigators may | ||
qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a | ||
waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the | ||
prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide | ||
investigator. | ||
(A) The Division shall require all homicide | ||
investigator training to include instruction on | ||
victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This | ||
training must be implemented by July 1, 2023. | ||
(B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division | ||
of Criminal Investigation to develop a model | ||
curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed | ||
investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by | ||
July 1, 2023. | ||
(3) Training; police dog training standards. All | ||
police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug | ||
enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act, | ||
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the | ||
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall | ||
be trained by programs that meet the certification | ||
requirements set by the Director or the Director's | ||
designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be | ||
evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the | ||
Academy and Training. | ||
(4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The | ||
Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or |
approve a training program in post-traumatic stress | ||
disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that | ||
training shall be to equip State police officers to | ||
identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder | ||
and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting | ||
those symptoms. | ||
(5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the | ||
Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training | ||
program for State police officers in the administration of | ||
opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of | ||
subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use | ||
Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As | ||
used in this Section, "State police officers" includes | ||
full-time or part-time State police officers, | ||
investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois | ||
State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer. | ||
(6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse. | ||
(A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and | ||
Training shall present in-service training on sexual | ||
assault and sexual abuse response and report writing | ||
training requirements, including, but not limited to, | ||
the following: | ||
(i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma; | ||
(ii) understanding the role trauma has played | ||
in a victim's life; | ||
(iii) responding to the needs and concerns of |
a victim; | ||
(iv) delivering services in a compassionate, | ||
sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner; | ||
(v) interviewing techniques in accordance with | ||
the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6); | ||
(vi) understanding cultural perceptions and | ||
common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; | ||
and | ||
(vii) report writing techniques in accordance | ||
with the curriculum standards in this paragraph | ||
(6). | ||
(B) This training must also be presented in all | ||
full and part-time basic law enforcement academies. | ||
(C) Instructors providing this training shall have | ||
successfully completed training on evidence-based, | ||
trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of | ||
sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience | ||
responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases. | ||
(D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules, | ||
in consultation with the Office of the Attorney | ||
General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training | ||
Standards Board, to determine the specific training | ||
requirements for these courses, including, but not | ||
limited to, the following: | ||
(i) evidence-based curriculum standards for | ||
report writing and immediate response to sexual |
assault and sexual abuse, including | ||
trauma-informed, victim-centered interview | ||
techniques, which have been demonstrated to | ||
minimize retraumatization, for all State police | ||
officers; and | ||
(ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for | ||
trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation | ||
and interviewing techniques, which have been | ||
demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for | ||
cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all | ||
State police officers who conduct sexual assault | ||
and sexual abuse investigations. | ||
(7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the | ||
Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training | ||
program in the detection and investigation of all forms of | ||
human trafficking, including, but not limited to, | ||
involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9 | ||
of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude | ||
of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the | ||
Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under | ||
subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of | ||
2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets | ||
and State police officers. | ||
(8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy | ||
and Training shall provide training for State police | ||
officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all |
hate crimes. | ||
(9) Training; cell phone medical information. The | ||
Division of the Academy and Training shall develop and | ||
require each State police officer to complete training on | ||
accessing and utilizing medical information stored in cell | ||
phones. The Division may use the program approved under | ||
Section 2310-711 of the Department of Public Health Powers | ||
and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of | ||
Illinois to develop the Division's program. | ||
(d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | ||
administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C. | ||
926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State | ||
Police officers. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; | ||
102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24 .) | ||
Section 15. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||
adding Section 10.25 as follows: | ||
(50 ILCS 705/10.25 new) | ||
Sec. 10.25. Training; cell phone medical information. The | ||
Board shall develop and require each law enforcement officer | ||
to participate in training on accessing and utilizing medical | ||
information stored in cell phones. The Board may use the | ||
program approved under Section 2310-711 of the Department of | ||
Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil |
Administrative Code of Illinois to develop the Board's | ||
program. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2025. |