Bill Text: IL HB0131 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Creates the Law Enforcement Officer Stun Gun and Taser Use Reporting Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2018, subsequent to the use of a stun gun or taser by a State or local law enforcement officer to subdue a subject, the officer shall record certain information concerning the tased person. Provides that every law enforcement agency shall, by March 1 with regard to data collected during July through December of the previous calendar year and by August 1 with regard to data collected during January through June of the current calendar year, compile the data on the standardized law enforcement data compilation form provided by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and transmit the data to the Authority. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall analyze the data provided by law enforcement agencies required by the Act and submit a report of the previous year's findings to the Governor, the General Assembly, and each law enforcement agency no later than July 1 of each year. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2019.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0358 [HB0131 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0131-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Creates the Law Enforcement Officer Stun Gun and Taser Use Reporting Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2018, subsequent to the use of a stun gun or taser by a State or local law enforcement officer to subdue a subject, the officer shall record certain information concerning the tased person. Provides that every law enforcement agency shall, by March 1 with regard to data collected during July through December of the previous calendar year and by August 1 with regard to data collected during January through June of the current calendar year, compile the data on the standardized law enforcement data compilation form provided by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and transmit the data to the Authority. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall analyze the data provided by law enforcement agencies required by the Act and submit a report of the previous year's findings to the Governor, the General Assembly, and each law enforcement agency no later than July 1 of each year. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2019.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0358 [HB0131 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0131-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning reports of stun gun and taser use by law | ||||||
2 | enforcement officers.
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3 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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4 | represented in the General Assembly:
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5 | Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||||||
6 | changing Section 7 and adding Section 10.14 as follows:
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7 | (50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
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8 | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | ||||||
9 | adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall | ||||||
10 | include but not be limited to
the following:
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11 | a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which | ||||||
12 | shall be
offered by all certified schools shall include but not | ||||||
13 | be limited to
courses of arrest, search and seizure, civil | ||||||
14 | rights, human relations,
cultural
diversity, including racial | ||||||
15 | and ethnic sensitivity,
criminal law, law of criminal | ||||||
16 | procedure, vehicle and traffic law including
uniform and | ||||||
17 | non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
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18 | traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of | ||||||
19 | obtaining
physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, | ||||||
20 | reports, firearms
training, training in the use of electronic | ||||||
21 | control devices, including the psychological and physiological | ||||||
22 | effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid | ||||||
23 | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), handling of
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1 | juvenile offenders, recognition of
mental conditions which | ||||||
2 | require immediate assistance and methods to
safeguard and | ||||||
3 | provide assistance to a person in need of mental
treatment, | ||||||
4 | recognition of elder abuse and neglect , as defined in Section 2 | ||||||
5 | of the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, crimes against the elderly, | ||||||
6 | law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle
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7 | chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed | ||||||
8 | chase, and
physical training. The curriculum shall include | ||||||
9 | specific training in
techniques for immediate response to and | ||||||
10 | investigation of cases of domestic
violence and of sexual | ||||||
11 | assault of adults and children. The curriculum shall include
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12 | training in techniques designed to promote effective
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13 | communication at the initial contact with crime victims and | ||||||
14 | ways to comprehensively
explain to victims and witnesses their | ||||||
15 | rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and | ||||||
16 | the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum shall also | ||||||
17 | include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and | ||||||
18 | interacting with persons with autism and other developmental | ||||||
19 | disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes against | ||||||
20 | persons with autism, and addressing the unique challenges | ||||||
21 | presented by cases involving victims or witnesses with autism | ||||||
22 | and other developmental disabilities. The curriculum for
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23 | permanent police officers shall include but not be limited to | ||||||
24 | (1) refresher
and in-service training in any of the courses | ||||||
25 | listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any | ||||||
26 | of the 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 training | ||||||
3 | in the use of electronic control devices shall be conducted for | ||||||
4 | probationary police officers, including University police | ||||||
5 | officers.
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6 | b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and | ||||||
7 | equipment
requirements.
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8 | c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
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9 | d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
10 | probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete | ||||||
11 | before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local law | ||||||
12 | enforcement officer for a participating local
governmental | ||||||
13 | agency. Those requirements shall include training in first aid
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14 | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
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15 | e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
16 | probationary county
corrections officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
17 | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as a | ||||||
18 | county corrections officer for a participating
local | ||||||
19 | governmental agency.
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20 | f. Minimum basic training requirements which a | ||||||
21 | probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
22 | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as a | ||||||
23 | court security officer for a participating local
governmental | ||||||
24 | agency. The Board shall
establish those training requirements | ||||||
25 | which it considers appropriate for court
security officers and | ||||||
26 | shall certify schools to conduct that training.
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1 | A person hired to serve as a court security officer must | ||||||
2 | obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her | ||||||
3 | successful completion of the
training course; (ii) attesting to | ||||||
4 | his or her satisfactory
completion of a training program of | ||||||
5 | similar content and number of hours that
has been found | ||||||
6 | acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
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7 | (iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
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8 | course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior | ||||||
9 | law enforcement
experience.
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10 | Individuals who currently serve as court security officers | ||||||
11 | shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in that capacity | ||||||
12 | so long as they are certified
as provided by this Act within 24 | ||||||
13 | months of the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1996. | ||||||
14 | Failure to be so certified, absent a waiver from the
Board, | ||||||
15 | shall cause the officer to forfeit his or her position.
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16 | All individuals hired as court security officers on or | ||||||
17 | after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall | ||||||
18 | be certified within 12 months of the
date of their hire, unless | ||||||
19 | a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they
shall forfeit | ||||||
20 | their positions.
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21 | The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | ||||||
22 | Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, | ||||||
23 | shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed | ||||||
24 | applications to become court security officers and
who meet the | ||||||
25 | eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
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26 | the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no |
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1 | Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall establish a schedule | ||||||
2 | of reasonable intervals for
verification of the applicants' | ||||||
3 | qualifications under
this Act and as established by the Board.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 97-815, eff. 1-1-13; 97-862, eff. 1-1-13; revised | ||||||
5 | 8-3-12.)
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6 | (50 ILCS 705/10.14 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 10.14. Electronic control devices used by local law | ||||||
8 | enforcement agencies; inspections. | ||||||
9 | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "electronic control | ||||||
10 | device" means: | ||||||
11 | (1) any device
which is powered by electrical charging | ||||||
12 | units, such as, batteries, and
which fires one or several | ||||||
13 | barbs attached to a length of wire and
which, upon hitting | ||||||
14 | a human, can send out a current capable of disrupting
the | ||||||
15 | person's nervous system in such a manner as to render the | ||||||
16 | person incapable of
normal functioning; or | ||||||
17 | (2) any device which is powered by electrical
charging | ||||||
18 | units, such as batteries, and which, upon contact with a | ||||||
19 | human or
clothing worn by a human, can send out current | ||||||
20 | capable of disrupting
the person's nervous system in such a | ||||||
21 | manner as to render the person incapable
of normal | ||||||
22 | functioning. | ||||||
23 | (b) Beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2015, | ||||||
24 | the Board shall randomly inspect police departments of units of | ||||||
25 | local government and university police departments concerning |
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1 | the use of electronic control devices by law enforcement | ||||||
2 | officers of the departments to determine whether the officers | ||||||
3 | received appropriate training in their use. The Board shall | ||||||
4 | compile the information from the random inspections and analyze | ||||||
5 | the results. | ||||||
6 | (c) Based on the analysis required in subsection (b), the | ||||||
7 | Board shall issue a report and present its report and findings | ||||||
8 | to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 30, | ||||||
9 | 2016. The Board in its report may recommend legislation | ||||||
10 | concerning the use of electronic control devices by law | ||||||
11 | enforcement officers and the training of law enforcement | ||||||
12 | officers in the use of those devices. | ||||||
13 | (d) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
15 | 1, 2014.
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