Bill Text: IL HB1817 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that specified in-servicing training for law enforcement officers must be completed every 2 years (rather than 3 years) and must include at least 30 hours of training.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-01-28 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1817 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1817-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1817 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 705/10.6
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that specified in-servicing training for law enforcement officers must be completed every 2 years (rather than 3 years) and must include at least 30 hours of training.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
changing Section 10.6 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/10.6)
Sec. 10.6. Mandatory training to be completed every 2 3
years.
(a) The Board shall adopt rules and minimum standards for
mandatory in-service training requirements as set forth in
this Section, which must be completed every 2 years. The
training shall provide officers with knowledge of policies and
laws regulating the use of force; equip officers with tactics
and skills, including de-escalation techniques, to prevent or
reduce the need to use force or, when force must be used, to
use force that is objectively reasonable, necessary, and
proportional under the totality of the circumstances; and
ensure appropriate supervision and accountability. The
training shall include at least 30 hours of training,
including:
(1) At least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based
role-playing.
(2) At least 6 hours of instruction on use of force

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techniques, including the use of de-escalation techniques
to prevent or reduce the need for force whenever safe and
feasible.
(3) Specific training on the law concerning stops,
searches, and the use of force under the Fourth Amendment
to the United States Constitution.
(4) Specific training on officer safety techniques,
including cover, concealment, and time.
(5) At least 6 hours of training focused on high-risk
traffic stops.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public
Act 102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022.
(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22;
103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)