Sen. Natalie Toro
Filed: 5/10/2024
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3201


2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3201 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 (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police 
13Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to 
14subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois 
15Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the 
16Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State 
17Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination. 
18Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or 
19certificate issued to the officer. 
20 (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall 
21exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former 
22Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State 
23Police Act.
24 (c) Specialized training.
25  (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the 
26 Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing 
 
 
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1 education to State police officers concerning cultural 
2 diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic 
3 differences. This training and continuing education shall 
4 include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact 
5 that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois 
6 Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement 
7 under the law.
8  (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The 
9 Division of the Academy and Training shall provide 
10 training in death and homicide investigation for State 
11 police officers. Only State police officers who 
12 successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead 
13 investigators in death and homicide investigations. 
14 Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced 
15 by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of 
16 the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a 
17 process for waiver applications for officers whose prior 
18 training and experience as homicide investigators may 
19 qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a 
20 waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the 
21 prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide 
22 investigator.
23   (A) The Division shall require all homicide 
24 investigator training to include instruction on 
25 victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This 
26 training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.
 
 
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1   (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division 
2 of Criminal Investigation to develop a model 
3 curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed 
4 investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by 
5 July 1, 2023. 
6  (3) Training; police dog training standards. All 
7 police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug 
8 enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act, 
9 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the 
10 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall 
11 be trained by programs that meet the certification 
12 requirements set by the Director or the Director's 
13 designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be 
14 evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the 
15 Academy and Training.
16  (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The 
17 Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or 
18 approve a training program in post-traumatic stress 
19 disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that 
20 training shall be to equip State police officers to 
21 identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder 
22 and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting 
23 those symptoms.
24  (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the 
25 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training 
26 program for State police officers in the administration of 
 
 
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1 opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of 
2 subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use 
3 Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As 
4 used in this Section, "State police officers" includes 
5 full-time or part-time State police officers, 
6 investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois 
7 State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
8  (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
9   (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and 
10 Training shall present in-service training on sexual 
11 assault and sexual abuse response and report writing 
12 training requirements, including, but not limited to, 
13 the following:
14    (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
15    (ii) understanding the role trauma has played 
16 in a victim's life;
17    (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of 
18 a victim;
19    (iv) delivering services in a compassionate, 
20 sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
21    (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with 
22 the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
23    (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and 
24 common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; 
25 and
26    (vii) report writing techniques in accordance 
 
 
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1 with the curriculum standards in this paragraph 
2 (6).
3   (B) This training must also be presented in all 
4 full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
5   (C) Instructors providing this training shall have 
6 successfully completed training on evidence-based, 
7 trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of 
8 sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience 
9 responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
10   (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules, 
11 in consultation with the Office of the Attorney 
12 General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training 
13 Standards Board, to determine the specific training 
14 requirements for these courses, including, but not 
15 limited to, the following:
16    (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for 
17 report writing and immediate response to sexual 
18 assault and sexual abuse, including 
19 trauma-informed, victim-centered interview 
20 techniques, which have been demonstrated to 
21 minimize retraumatization, for all State police 
22 officers; and
23    (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for 
24 trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation 
25 and interviewing techniques, which have been 
26 demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for 
 
 
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1 cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all 
2 State police officers who conduct sexual assault 
3 and sexual abuse investigations.
4  (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the 
5 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training 
6 program in the detection and investigation of all forms of 
7 human trafficking, including, but not limited to, 
8 involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9 
9 of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude 
10 of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the 
11 Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under 
12 subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 
13 2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets 
14 and State police officers.
15  (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy 
16 and Training shall provide training for State police 
17 officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all 
18 hate crimes.
19  (9) Training; autism spectrum disorders. The Division 
20 of the Academy and Training shall provide training for 
21 State police officers on the nature of autism spectrum 
22 disorders and in identifying and appropriately responding 
23 to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The 
24 Illinois State Police shall review the training curriculum 
25 and may consult with the Department of Public Health or 
26 the Department of Human Services to update the training 
 
 
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1 curriculum as needed. This training shall be made 
2 available to all cadets and State police officers.
3 (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall 
4administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C. 
5926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State 
6Police officers. 
7(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; 
8102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)

9 Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
10changing Section 7 and by adding Section 10.25 as follows:

11 (50 ILCS 705/7)
12 Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall 
13adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall 
14include, but not be limited to, the following:
15  a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement 
16 officers which shall be offered by all certified schools 
17 shall include, but not be limited to, courses of 
18 procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, 
19 search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil 
20 rights, human rights, human relations, cultural 
21 competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic 
22 sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, 
23 constitutional and proper use of law enforcement 
24 authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and 
 
 
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1 traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory 
2 enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control 
3 and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical 
4 evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms 
5 training, training in the use of electronic control 
6 devices, including the psychological and physiological 
7 effects of the use of those devices on humans, first aid 
8 first-aid (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), 
9 training in the administration of opioid antagonists as 
10 defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 
11 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile 
12 offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises, 
13 including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, 
14 which require immediate assistance and response and 
15 methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in 
16 need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, 
17 financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with 
18 disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of 
19 the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the 
20 elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police 
21 vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the 
22 high-speed chase, and physical training. The curriculum 
23 shall include specific training in techniques for 
24 immediate response to and investigation of cases of 
25 domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and 
26 children, including cultural perceptions and common myths 
 
 
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1 of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview 
2 techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed, 
3 victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum 
4 shall include training in techniques designed to promote 
5 effective communication at the initial contact with crime 
6 victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and 
7 witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims 
8 and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. 
9 The curriculum shall also include training in effective 
10 recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and 
11 post-traumatic stress experienced by law enforcement 
12 officers that is consistent with Section 25 of the 
13 Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer 
14 setting, including recognizing signs and symptoms of 
15 work-related cumulative stress, issues that may lead to 
16 suicide, and solutions for intervention with peer support 
17 resources. The curriculum shall include a block of 
18 instruction addressing the mandatory reporting 
19 requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child 
20 Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also include a block 
21 of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with 
22 persons with autism and other developmental or physical 
23 disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes 
24 against persons with autism, and addressing the unique 
25 challenges presented by cases involving victims or 
26 witnesses with autism and other developmental 
 
 
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1 disabilities. The curriculum shall include training in the 
2 detection and investigation of all forms of human 
3 trafficking. The curriculum shall also include instruction 
4 in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the 
5 physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested 
6 parent or immediate family member; this instruction must 
7 include, but is not limited to: (1) understanding the 
8 trauma experienced by the child while maintaining the 
9 integrity of the arrest and safety of officers, suspects, 
10 and other involved individuals; (2) de-escalation tactics 
11 that would include the use of force when reasonably 
12 necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a child will require 
13 supervision and care. The curriculum for probationary law 
14 enforcement officers shall include: (1) at least 12 hours 
15 of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing; (2) at least 6 
16 hours of instruction on use of force techniques, including 
17 the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce 
18 the need for force whenever safe and feasible; (3) 
19 specific training on officer safety techniques, including 
20 cover, concealment, and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of 
21 training focused on high-risk traffic stops. The 
22 curriculum for permanent law enforcement officers shall 
23 include, but not be limited to: (1) refresher and 
24 in-service training in any of the courses listed above in 
25 this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the 
26 subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training 
 
 
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1 for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in 
2 subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The 
3 training in the use of electronic control devices shall be 
4 conducted for probationary law enforcement officers, 
5 including University police officers. The curriculum shall 
6 also include training on the use of a firearms restraining 
7 order by providing instruction on the process used to file 
8 a firearms restraining order and how to identify 
9 situations in which a firearms restraining order is 
10 appropriate.
11  b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements 
12 and equipment requirements.
13  c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
14  d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
15 probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily 
16 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as 
17 a local law enforcement officer for a participating local 
18 governmental or State governmental agency. Those 
19 requirements shall include training in first aid 
20 (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
21  e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
22 probationary county corrections officer must 
23 satisfactorily complete before being eligible for 
24 permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a 
25 participating local governmental agency.
26  f. Minimum basic training requirements which a 
 
 
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1 probationary court security officer must satisfactorily 
2 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as 
3 a court security officer for a participating local 
4 governmental agency. The Board shall establish those 
5 training requirements which it considers appropriate for 
6 court security officers and shall certify schools to 
7 conduct that training. 
8  A person hired to serve as a court security officer 
9 must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to 
10 the officer's successful completion of the training 
11 course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory 
12 completion of a training program of similar content and 
13 number of hours that has been found acceptable by the 
14 Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting 
15 to the Board's determination that the training course is 
16 unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law 
17 enforcement experience.
18  Individuals who currently serve as court security 
19 officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in 
20 that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by 
21 this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective 
22 date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, 
23 absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to 
24 forfeit his or her position.
25  All individuals hired as court security officers on or 
26 after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 
 
 
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1 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of 
2 their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the 
3 Board, or they shall forfeit their positions.
4  The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the 
5 Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit 
6 Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who 
7 have filed applications to become court security officers 
8 and who meet the eligibility requirements established 
9 under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or 
10 the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission 
11 exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals 
12 for verification of the applicants' qualifications under 
13 this Act and as established by the Board.
14  g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
15 law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every 
16 3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional 
17 and proper use of law enforcement authority; , procedural 
18 justice; , civil rights; , human rights; , reporting child 
19 abuse and neglect; autism-informed law enforcement 
20 responses, techniques, and procedures; , and cultural 
21 competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic 
22 sensitivity. These trainings shall consist of at least 30 
23 hours of training every 3 years.
24  h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
25 law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at 
26 least annually. Those requirements shall include law 
 
 
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1 updates, emergency medical response training and 
2 certification, crisis intervention training, and officer 
3 wellness and mental health.
4  i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set 
5 forth in Section 10.6.
6 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 
7changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act 
8102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. 
9(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 
10102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff. 
117-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

12 (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
13 Sec. 10.25. Training; autism-informed response training 
14course. 
15 (a) The Board shall develop or approve a course to assist 
16law enforcement officers in identifying and appropriately 
17responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
18 (b) The Board shall conduct or approve the autism-informed 
19response training course no later than 2 years after the 
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 
21Assembly. The Board may consult with the Department of Public 
22Health or Department of Human Services to develop and update 
23the curriculum as needed. The course must include instruction 
24in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques, 
25which may include, but are not limited to: 
 
 
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