Bill Text: IL HB4353 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the First Responders Suicide Prevention Act. Provides that emergency services providers and law enforcement agencies shall provide training and ongoing education to personnel on psychological fitness, depressive disorders, early detection techniques, sleep, nutrition, and substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorders. Provides that this training shall be incorporated into reoccurring annual or biannual training. Provides that emergency services providers may seek sponsorships, grants, gifts, or other private donations to support and enhance that training. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that this training may also include training for police officers on psychological fitness, depressive disorders, early detection techniques, sleep, nutrition, and relief from firearms prohibitions under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-18 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Kelly [HB4353 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB4353-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB4353 Introduced , by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 840/10
5 ILCS 840/45 new
20 ILCS 2605/2605-51
50 ILCS 705/10.13
Amends the First Responders Suicide Prevention Act. Provides that emergency services providers and law enforcement agencies shall provide training and ongoing education to personnel on psychological fitness, depressive disorders, early detection techniques, sleep, nutrition, and substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorders. Provides that this training shall be incorporated into reoccurring annual or biannual training. Provides that emergency services providers may seek sponsorships, grants, gifts, or other private donations to support and enhance that training. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that this training may also include training for police officers on psychological fitness, depressive disorders, early detection techniques, sleep, nutrition, and relief from firearms prohibitions under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning training.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The First Responders Suicide Prevention Act is
amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 45 as
follows:
(5 ILCS 840/10)
Sec. 10. Establishment of peer support program;
applicability. Any emergency services provider, law
enforcement agency, or collective bargaining organization that
creates a peer support program is subject to this Act. An
emergency services provider, law enforcement agency, or
collective bargaining organization shall ensure that peer
support advisors receive appropriate training in counseling to
conduct peer support counseling sessions. Emergency services
personnel and public safety personnel may refer any person to
a peer support advisor within the emergency services provider
or law enforcement agency, or if those services are not
available within the agency, to another peer support
counseling program that is available and approved by the
emergency services provider or law enforcement agency.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, public safety
personnel may not mandate that any employee participate in a

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peer support counseling program. Emergency services providers
and law enforcement agencies are encouraged to provide
information within their respective agencies to personnel
concerning peer support programs and other available resources
available.
(Source: P.A. 101-375, eff. 8-16-19.)
(5 ILCS 840/45 new)
Sec. 45. Training. Emergency services providers and law
enforcement agencies shall provide training and ongoing
education to personnel on psychological fitness, depressive
disorders, early detection techniques, sleep, nutrition, and
substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorders. This
training shall be incorporated into reoccurring, annual or
biannual training. Emergency services providers may seek
sponsorships, grants, gifts, or other private donations to
support and enhance that training.
Section 10. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
2605-51 (as added by Public Act 102-538) as follows:
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-538)
Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.

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(a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
(1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police
Training Academy.
(2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law
enforcement, with innovative, quality training and
educational practices.
(3) Offer continuing training and educational programs
for Illinois State Police employees.
(4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment
initiatives.
(5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's
quartermaster.
(6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
Article V 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
concerning testing and training officers on the detection
of impaired driving.
(7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in
Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall
exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former
Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State
Police Act.
(c) Specialized training.
(1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the
Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing

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education to State police officers concerning cultural
diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic
differences. This training and continuing education shall
include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact
that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois
Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement
under the law.
(2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The
Division of the Academy and Training shall provide
training in death and homicide investigation for State
police officers. Only State police officers who
successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead
investigators in death and homicide investigations.
Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced
by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of
the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a
process for waiver applications for officers whose prior
training and experience as homicide investigators may
qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a
waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the
prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide
investigator.
(3) Training; police dog training standards. All
police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug
enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act,
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the

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Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
be trained by programs that meet the certification
requirements set by the Director or the Director's
designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be
evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the
Academy and Training.
(4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The
Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or
approve a training program in post-traumatic stress
disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that
training shall be to equip State police officers to
identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting
those symptoms. This training may also include training
for police officers on psychological fitness, depressive
disorders, early detection techniques, sleep, nutrition,
and relief from firearms prohibitions under Section 10 of
the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and Section 7.2
of the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act.
(5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the
Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
program for State police officers in the administration of
opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of
subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use
Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As
used in this Section, "State police officers" includes

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full-time or part-time State police officers,
investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois
State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
(6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
(A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and
Training shall present in-service training on sexual
assault and sexual abuse response and report writing
training requirements, including, but not limited to,
the following:
(i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
(ii) understanding the role trauma has played
in a victim's life;
(iii) responding to the needs and concerns of
a victim;
(iv) delivering services in a compassionate,
sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
(v) interviewing techniques in accordance with
the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
(vi) understanding cultural perceptions and
common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse;
and
(vii) report writing techniques in accordance
with the curriculum standards in this paragraph
(6).
(B) This training must also be presented in all
full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.

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(C) Instructors providing this training shall have
successfully completed training on evidence-based,
trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of
sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience
responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
(D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules,
in consultation with the Office of the Attorney
General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board, to determine the specific training
requirements for these courses, including, but not
limited to, the following:
(i) evidence-based curriculum standards for
report writing and immediate response to sexual
assault and sexual abuse, including
trauma-informed, victim-centered interview
techniques, which have been demonstrated to
minimize retraumatization, for all State police
officers; and
(ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for
trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation
and interviewing techniques, which have been
demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for
cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all
State police officers who conduct sexual assault
and sexual abuse investigations.
(7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the

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Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training
program in the detection and investigation of all forms of
human trafficking, including, but not limited to,
involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9
of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude
of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the
Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under
subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets
and State police officers.
(8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy
and Training shall provide training for State police
officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all
hate crimes.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
Section 15. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
changing Section 10.13 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/10.13)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-652)
Sec. 10.13. Training; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD). The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
shall conduct or approve a training program in Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) for law enforcement officers of local
government agencies. The purpose of that training shall be to

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equip law enforcement officers of local government agencies to
identify the symptoms of PTSD and to respond appropriately to
individuals exhibiting those symptoms.
(Source: P.A. 97-1040, eff. 1-1-13.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-652)
Sec. 10.13. Training; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD). The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
shall conduct or approve a training program in Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) for law enforcement officers of local
governmental agencies. The purpose of that training shall be
to equip law enforcement officers of local governmental
agencies to identify the symptoms of PTSD and to respond
appropriately to individuals exhibiting those symptoms. This
training may also include training for police officers on
psychological fitness, depressive disorders, early detection
techniques, sleep, nutrition, and relief from firearms
prohibitions under Section 10 of the Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act and Section 7.2 of the Uniform Peace
Officers' Disciplinary Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22.)
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does

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