104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1854
 
Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Christopher Belt
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 705/10.11
    Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve a training program in death and homicide investigation for the training of Department of Corrections internal security investigators. Provides that only law enforcement officers and Department of Corrections internal security investigators (rather than just law enforcement officers) who successfully complete the training program may be assigned as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop a process for waiver applications sent by the Department of Corrections for those investigators whose prior training and experience as homicide investigators may qualify them for a waiver. 


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
5changing Section 10.11 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 705/10.11)
7    Sec. 10.11. Training; death and homicide investigation. 
8The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall 
9conduct or approve a training program in death and homicide 
10investigation for the training of law enforcement officers of 
11local law enforcement agencies and Department of Corrections 
12internal security investigators. Only law enforcement officers 
13and Department of Corrections internal security investigators 
14who successfully complete the training program may be assigned 
15as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. 
16Satisfactory completion of the training program shall be 
17evidenced by a certificate issued to the law enforcement 
18officer or investigator by the Illinois Law Enforcement 
19Training Standards Board.
20    The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 
21shall develop a process for waiver applications sent by a 
22local governmental agency administrator or the Department of 
23Corrections for those officers or investigators whose prior 
 
 
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1training and experience as homicide investigators may qualify 
2them for a waiver. The Board may issue a waiver at its 
3discretion, based solely on the prior training and experience 
4of an officer or investigator as a homicide investigator. This 
5Section does not affect or impede the powers of the office of 
6the coroner to investigate all deaths as provided in Division 
73-3 of the Counties Code and the Coroner Training Board Act. 
8(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 
9102-694, eff. 1-7-22.)