(50 ILCS 705/10.16) Sec. 10.16. Veterans' awareness. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may conduct or approve a training program in veterans' awareness for law enforcement officers of local government agencies. The program shall train law enforcement officers to identify issues relating to veterans and provide guidelines dictating how law enforcement officers should respond to and address such issues. Each local law enforcement agency is encouraged to designate an individual to respond to veterans' issues.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22.) |