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| Public Act 100-0910
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| HB5203 Enrolled | LRB100 18699 RLC 33931 b |
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AN ACT concerning law enforcement training.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Kayla's Law.
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Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by |
changing Sections 7 and 10.21 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
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Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall |
adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall |
include, but not be limited to,
the following:
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a. The curriculum for probationary police officers |
which shall be
offered by all certified schools shall |
include, but not be limited to,
courses of procedural |
justice, arrest and use and control tactics, search and |
seizure, including temporary questioning, civil rights, |
human rights, human relations,
cultural competency, |
including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity,
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criminal law, law of criminal procedure, constitutional |
and proper use of law enforcement authority, vehicle and |
traffic law including
uniform and non-discriminatory |
enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
traffic control |
and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining
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physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, |
firearms
training, training in the use of electronic |
control devices, including the psychological and |
physiological effects of the use of those devices on |
humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary |
resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid |
antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) |
of Section 5-23 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and |
Dependency Act, handling of
juvenile offenders, |
recognition of
mental conditions and crises, including, |
but not limited to, the disease of addiction, which require |
immediate assistance and response and methods to
safeguard |
and provide assistance to a person in need of mental
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treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, financial |
exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with disabilities |
and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of the Adult |
Protective Services Act, crimes against the elderly, law of |
evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle
chases |
with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, |
and
physical training. The curriculum shall include |
specific training in
techniques for immediate response to |
and investigation of cases of domestic
violence and of |
sexual assault of adults and children, including cultural |
perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual |
abuse as well as interview techniques that are age |
sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and |
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victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include
training in |
techniques designed to promote effective
communication at |
the initial contact with crime victims and ways to |
comprehensively
explain to victims and witnesses their |
rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act |
and the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum |
shall also include training in effective recognition of and |
responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress |
experienced by police officers. The curriculum shall also |
include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and |
interacting with persons with autism and other |
developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers |
to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and |
addressing the unique challenges presented by cases |
involving victims or witnesses with autism and other |
developmental disabilities. The curriculum for
permanent |
police officers shall include, but not be limited to: (1) |
refresher
and in-service training in any of the courses |
listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in |
any of the subjects listed above in
this subparagraph, (3) |
training for supervisory personnel, and (4)
specialized |
training in subjects and fields to be selected by the |
board. The training in the use of electronic control |
devices shall be conducted for probationary police |
officers, including University police officers.
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b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements |
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and equipment
requirements.
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c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
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d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a |
probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete |
before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local |
law enforcement officer for a participating local
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governmental agency. Those requirements shall include |
training in first aid
(including cardiopulmonary |
resuscitation).
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e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a |
probationary county
corrections officer must |
satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
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permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a |
participating
local governmental agency.
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f. Minimum basic training requirements which a |
probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily |
complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as |
a court security officer for a participating local
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governmental agency. The Board shall
establish those |
training requirements which it considers appropriate for |
court
security officers and shall certify schools to |
conduct that training.
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A person hired to serve as a court security officer |
must obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to |
his or her successful completion of the
training course; |
(ii) attesting to his or her satisfactory
completion of a |
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training program of similar content and number of hours |
that
has been found acceptable by the Board under the |
provisions of this Act; or
(iii) attesting to the Board's |
determination that the training
course is unnecessary |
because of the person's extensive prior law enforcement
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experience.
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Individuals who currently serve as court security |
officers shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in |
that capacity so long as they are certified
as provided by |
this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective |
date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, |
absent a waiver from the
Board, shall cause the officer to |
forfeit his or her position.
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All individuals hired as court security officers on or |
after June 1, 1997 (the effective
date of Public Act |
89-685) this amendatory Act of 1996 shall be certified |
within 12 months of the
date of their hire, unless a waiver |
has been obtained by the Board, or they
shall forfeit their |
positions.
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The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the |
Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, |
shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed |
applications to become court security officers and
who meet |
the eligibility requirements established under this Act. |
Either
the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's |
Office if no Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall |
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establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for
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verification of the applicants' qualifications under
this |
Act and as established by the Board.
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g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a |
police officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years. |
Those requirements shall include constitutional and proper |
use of law enforcement authority, procedural justice, |
civil rights, human rights, mental health awareness and |
response, and cultural competency. |
h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a |
police officer must satisfactorily complete at least |
annually. Those requirements shall include law updates and |
use of force training which shall include scenario based |
training, or similar training approved by the Board. |
(Source: P.A. 99-352, eff. 1-1-16; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 99-642, |
eff. 7-28-16; 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-121, eff. 1-1-18; |
100-247, eff. 1-1-18; revised 10-3-17.)
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(50 ILCS 705/10.21) |
Sec. 10.21. Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse. |
(a) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board |
shall conduct or approve training programs in trauma-informed |
responses and investigations of sexual assault and sexual |
abuse, which include, but is not limited to, the following: |
(1) recognizing the symptoms of trauma; |
(2) understanding the role trauma has played in a |
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victim's life; |
(3) responding to the needs and concerns of a victim; |
(4) delivering services in a compassionate, sensitive, |
and nonjudgmental manner; |
(5) interviewing techniques in accordance with the |
curriculum standards in subsection (f) of this Section; |
(6) understanding cultural perceptions and common |
myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; and |
(7) report writing techniques in accordance with the |
curriculum standards in subsection (f) of this Section; and |
(8) recognizing special sensitivities of victims due |
to: age, including those under the age of 13; gender; or |
other qualifications. |
(b) This training must be presented in all full and |
part-time basic law enforcement academies on or before July 1, |
2018. |
(c) Agencies employing law enforcement officers must |
present this training to all law enforcement officers within 3 |
years after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act |
99-801) and must present in-service training on sexual assault |
and sexual abuse response and report writing training |
requirements every 3 years. |
(d) Agencies employing law enforcement officers who |
conduct sexual assault and sexual abuse investigations must |
provide specialized training to these officers on sexual |
assault and sexual abuse investigations within 2 years after |
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January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-801) and |
must present in-service training on sexual assault and sexual |
abuse investigations to these officers every 3 years. |
(e) Instructors providing this training shall have |
successfully completed training on evidence-based, |
trauma-informed, victim-centered response to cases of sexual |
assault and sexual abuse and have experience responding to |
sexual assault and sexual abuse cases. |
(f) The Board shall adopt rules, in consultation with the |
Office of the Illinois Attorney General and the Department of |
State Police, to determine the specific training requirements |
for these courses, including, but not limited to, the |
following: |
(1) evidence-based curriculum standards for report |
writing and immediate response to sexual assault and sexual |
abuse, including trauma-informed, victim-centered, age |
sensitive, interview techniques, which have been |
demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for |
probationary police officers and all law enforcement |
officers; and |
(2) evidence-based curriculum standards for |
trauma-informed, victim-centered, age sensitive |
investigation and interviewing techniques, which have been |
demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for cases of |
sexual assault and sexual abuse for law enforcement |
officers who conduct sexual assault and sexual abuse |
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investigations.
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(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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Section 10. The Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act is |
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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(725 ILCS 203/15)
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Sec. 15. Sexual assault incident policies. |
(a) On or before January 1, 2018, every law enforcement |
agency shall develop, adopt, and implement written policies |
regarding procedures for incidents of sexual assault or sexual |
abuse consistent with the guidelines developed under |
subsection (b) of this Section. In developing these policies, |
each law enforcement agency is encouraged to consult with other |
law enforcement agencies, sexual assault advocates, and sexual |
assault nurse examiners with expertise in recognizing and |
handling sexual assault and sexual abuse incidents. These |
policies must include mandatory sexual assault and sexual abuse |
response training as required in Section 10.21 of the Illinois |
Police Training Act and Sections 2605-53 and 2605-98 of the |
Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code |
of Illinois. |
(a-5) On or before January 1, 2021, every law enforcement |
agency shall revise and implement its written policies |
regarding procedures for incidents of sexual assault or sexual |
abuse consistent with the guideline revisions developed under |
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subsection (b-5) of this Section. |
(b) On or before July 1, 2017, the Office of the Attorney |
General, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement |
Training Standards Board and the Department of State Police, |
shall develop and make available to each law enforcement |
agency, comprehensive guidelines for creation of a law |
enforcement agency policy on evidence-based, trauma-informed, |
victim-centered sexual assault and sexual abuse response and |
investigation. |
These guidelines shall include, but not be limited to the |
following: |
(1) dispatcher or call taker response; |
(2) responding officer duties; |
(3) duties of officers investigating sexual assaults |
and sexual abuse; |
(4) supervisor duties; |
(5) report writing; |
(6) reporting methods; |
(7) victim interviews; |
(8) evidence collection; |
(9) sexual assault medical forensic examinations; |
(10) suspect interviews; |
(11) suspect forensic exams; |
(12) witness interviews; |
(13) sexual assault response and resource teams, if |
applicable; |
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(14) working with victim advocates; |
(15) working with prosecutors; |
(16) victims' rights; |
(17) victim notification; and |
(18) consideration for specific populations or |
communities.
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(b-5) On or before January 1, 2020, the Office of the |
Attorney General, in consultation with the Illinois Law |
Enforcement Training Standards Board and the Department of |
State Police, shall revise the comprehensive guidelines |
developed under subsection (b) to include responding to victims |
who are under 13 years of age at the time the sexual assault or |
sexual abuse occurred. |
(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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