Bill Text: IL SB3201 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques, including specified examples of training program subjects. Requires the Board to conduct or approve the autism-informed training program no later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires all permanent and part-time law enforcement officers and permanent and part-time corrections officers to complete the autism-informed training program within 12 months after it was first offered or approved by the Board and every 24 months thereafter as part of the officer's in-service training. Provides that the Board shall adopt rules, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police, specifying training requirements for the programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 [SB3201 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3201-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | adding Section 10.25 as follows:
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| 6 | (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 10.25. Training; autism-informed response training. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) The Board shall conduct or approve in-service training | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | programs in autism-informed responses, procedures, and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | techniques, which may include, but are not limited to, the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | following: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (1) the nature of autism spectrum disorders, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | including, but not limited to, recognizing the signs, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | symptoms, and manifestations of autism spectrum disorders; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (2) understanding cultural perceptions and common | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | myths about autism spectrum disorders; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (3) the impact that interacting with an officer may | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | have on an individual with autism spectrum disorder; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | (4) responding to the needs and concerns of a victim | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | with autism spectrum disorder and delivering services in a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | compassionate, sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner to the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | victim with autism spectrum disorder, including techniques | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | for recognizing the agency of an individual with autism | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | spectrum disorder while identifying potentially abusive or | ||||||
| 2 | coercive situations; | ||||||
| 3 | (5) procedures for deescalating a potentially | ||||||
| 4 | dangerous situation to maximize the safety of both the | ||||||
| 5 | officer and the individual with autism spectrum disorder; | ||||||
| 6 | (6) appropriate interviewing and interrogation | ||||||
| 7 | techniques for an individual with autism spectrum | ||||||
| 8 | disorder, including, but not limited to, techniques to | ||||||
| 9 | ensure the legality of statements made and techniques used | ||||||
| 10 | to protect the rights of the individual; | ||||||
| 11 | (7) techniques for locating an individual with autism | ||||||
| 12 | spectrum disorder who runs away and is in danger and | ||||||
| 13 | returning the individual while causing as little stress as | ||||||
| 14 | possible to the individual; | ||||||
| 15 | (8) procedures and techniques to identify and address | ||||||
| 16 | challenges related to the safety and well-being of an | ||||||
| 17 | individual with autism spectrum disorder in a correctional | ||||||
| 18 | facility; and | ||||||
| 19 | (9) techniques for differentiating an individual with | ||||||
| 20 | autism spectrum disorder from an individual who is | ||||||
| 21 | belligerent, uncooperative, or otherwise displaying traits | ||||||
| 22 | similar to the characteristics of an individual with | ||||||
| 23 | autism spectrum disorder. | ||||||
| 24 | (b) The Board shall conduct or approve the autism-informed | ||||||
| 25 | training program no later than 2 years after the effective | ||||||
| 26 | date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
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