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91_SB1324
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1 AN ACT concerning law enforcement, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of State Police Law within the
5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
6 Section 2605-85 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-85 new)
8 Sec. 2605-85. Training; cultural diversity. The
9 Department shall provide training and continuing education to
10 State Police officers concerning cultural diversity,
11 including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic differences.
12 This training and continuing education shall include, but not
13 be limited to, an emphasis on the fact that the primary
14 purpose of enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code is safety
15 and equal and uniform enforcement under the law.
16 Section 7. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
17 Section 8.24 as follows:
18 (30 ILCS 805/8.24 new)
19 Sec. 8.24. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
20 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
21 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
22 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
23 Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended
24 by changing Section 7 as follows:
25 (50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
26 Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
27 adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which
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1 shall include but not be limited to the following:
2 a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which
3 shall be offered by all certified schools shall include but
4 not be limited to courses of arrest, search and seizure,
5 civil rights, human relations, cultural diversity, including
6 racial and ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal
7 procedure, vehicle and traffic law including uniform and
8 non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
9 traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of
10 obtaining physical evidence, court testimonies, statements,
11 reports, firearms training, first-aid (including
12 cardiopulmonary resuscitation), handling of juvenile
13 offenders, recognition of mental conditions which require
14 immediate assistance and methods to safeguard and provide
15 assistance to a person in need of mental treatment, law of
16 evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle chases
17 with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and
18 physical training. The curriculum shall include specific
19 training in techniques for immediate response to and
20 investigation of cases of domestic violence and of sexual
21 assault of adults and children. The curriculum for permanent
22 police officers shall include but not be limited to (1)
23 refresher and in-service training in any of the courses
24 listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in
25 any of the subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3)
26 training for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized
27 training in subjects and fields to be selected by the board.
28 b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and
29 equipment requirements.
30 c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
31 d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
32 probationary police officer must satisfactorily complete
33 before being eligible for permanent employment as a local law
34 enforcement officer for a participating local governmental
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1 agency. Those requirements shall include training in first
2 aid (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
3 e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
4 probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
5 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
6 county corrections officer for a participating local
7 governmental agency.
8 f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
9 probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
10 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
11 court security officer for a participating local governmental
12 agency. The Board shall establish those training
13 requirements which it considers appropriate for court
14 security officers and shall certify schools to conduct that
15 training.
16 A person hired to serve as a court security officer must
17 obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or
18 her successful completion of the training course; (ii)
19 attesting to his or her satisfactory completion of a training
20 program of similar content and number of hours that has been
21 found acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this
22 Act; or (iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the
23 training course is unnecessary because of the person's
24 extensive prior law enforcement experience.
25 Individuals who currently serve as court security
26 officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in
27 that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by
28 this Act within 24 months of the effective date of this
29 amendatory Act of 1996. Failure to be so certified, absent a
30 waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to forfeit his
31 or her position.
32 All individuals hired as court security officers on or
33 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
34 be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire,
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1 unless a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall
2 forfeit their positions.
3 The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
4 Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
5 shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
6 applications to become court security officers and who meet
7 the eligibility requirements established under this Act.
8 Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's
9 Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall
10 establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for verification
11 of the applicants' qualifications under this Act and as
12 established by the Board.
13 (Source: P.A. 88-661, eff. 1-1-95; 89-685, eff. 6-1-97;
14 89-707, eff. 6-1-97.)
15 Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
16 adding Section 11-212 as follows:
17 (625 ILCS 5/11-212 new)
18 Sec. 11-212. Traffic stop statistical study.
19 (a) From June 1, 2000 until 4 years after the effective
20 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly,
21 whenever a State or local law enforcement officer issues a
22 uniform traffic citation or warning citation for an alleged
23 violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code, he or she shall
24 record on the face of the citation at least the following:
25 (1) the name, address, telephone number, sex, and
26 race of the motorist;
27 (2) the alleged traffic violation that led to the
28 stop of the motorist;
29 (3) the make, model, and year of the vehicle
30 stopped;
31 (4) the date and time of the stop;
32 (5) the location of the traffic stop, including the
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1 street address, the nearest intersection, or the nearest
2 highway mile marker;
3 (6) whether or not a search was conducted of the
4 vehicle, driver, or passenger or passengers as a result
5 of the stop; and
6 (7) the name and badge number of the issuing
7 officer.
8 (b) From June 1, 2000 until 4 years after the effective
9 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly,
10 whenever a State or local law enforcement officer stops a
11 motorist and does not issue a uniform traffic citation or
12 warning citation for an alleged violation of the Illinois
13 Vehicle Code, he or she shall issue a uniform stop card, on a
14 form prescribed by the Secretary of State, and record on the
15 face of the stop card at least the following:
16 (1) the name, address, telephone number, sex, and
17 race of the motorist;
18 (2) the reason that led to the stop of the
19 motorist;
20 (3) the make, model, and year of the vehicle
21 stopped;
22 (4) the date and time of the stop;
23 (5) the location of the traffic stop, including the
24 street address, the nearest intersection, or the nearest
25 highway mile marker;
26 (6) whether or not a search was conducted of the
27 vehicle, driver, or passenger or passengers as a result
28 of the stop; and
29 (7) the name and badge number of the issuing
30 officer.
31 (c) From June 8, 2001 until 3 years after the effective
32 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, the
33 Director of the State Police and the chief law enforcement
34 officer of each local law enforcement agency within this
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1 State shall ensure that the Clerks of the Circuit Courts
2 within each respective Judicial Circuit in which a citation,
3 warning, or uniform stop card is issued, receive copies of
4 the same. Thereafter, each Clerk of the Circuit Court shall
5 compile the traffic stop data.
6 (d) Upon compiling the data in subsection (c), each
7 Clerk of the Circuit Court shall forward the data to the
8 Secretary of the State on forms prescribed by the Secretary.
9 (e) Upon receiving the data specified in subsection (d),
10 the Secretary of State shall, by February 8 of each year
11 until 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act
12 of the 91st General Assembly, compile and study the traffic
13 stop data to determine whether there is a pattern of
14 discrimination throughout the State in the enforcement of
15 this Code and send the findings, in a report, to the
16 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
17 House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
18 and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
19 (f) The report shall not contain any information
20 regarding the identity of any individual who has been stopped
21 or of any law enforcement officer.
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.