Bill Text: IL HB5834 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, a law enforcement officer who holds a current qualifying medical or healthcare license shall be exempt from the annual emergency medical response training and certification requirements imposed under a specific provision of the Act, provided that the law enforcement officer maintains a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification. Requires a law enforcement officer claiming an exemption under the amendatory Act to annually provide proof of a current qualifying medical or healthcare license and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Clarifies that an exemption under the amendatory Act is effective only while the law enforcement officer maintains both a current qualifying medical or healthcare license and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification. Defines "qualifying medical or healthcare license".

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-11-10 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Blaine Wilhour [HB5834 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5834-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5834 Introduced , by Rep. Blaine Wilhour SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 705/7.2 new
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, a law enforcement officer who holds a current qualifying medical or healthcare license shall be exempt from the annual emergency medical response training and certification requirements imposed under a specific provision of the Act, provided that the law enforcement officer maintains a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification. Requires a law enforcement officer claiming an exemption under the amendatory Act to annually provide proof of a current qualifying medical or healthcare license and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Clarifies that an exemption under the amendatory Act is effective only while the law enforcement officer maintains both a current qualifying medical or healthcare license and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification. Defines "qualifying medical or healthcare license".
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local 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
adding Section 7.2 as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/7.2 new)
Sec. 7.2. Exemption from duplicative annual emergency
medical response training.
(a) As used in this Section, "qualifying medical or
healthcare license" means a professional medical license
issued under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act
or the Nurse Practice Act. "Qualifying medical or healthcare
license" includes a license issued by the Illinois Department
of Public Health to practice as an emergency medical
responder, an emergency medical technician, an emergency
medical technician-intermediate, an advanced emergency medical
technician, or a paramedic. "Qualifying medical or healthcare
license" also includes a license issued by the Illinois
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to
practice as a licensed practical nurse, a registered
professional nurse, or an advanced practice registered nurse.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a law
enforcement officer who holds a current qualifying medical or

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healthcare license shall be exempt from the annual emergency
medical response training and certification requirements
imposed under paragraph (h) of Section 7 of this Act, provided
that the law enforcement officer maintains a current
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.
(c) A law enforcement officer claiming an exemption under
this Section shall annually provide proof of a current
qualifying medical or healthcare license and current
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification to the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
(d) The exemption under this Section shall remain
operative so long as the law enforcement officer maintains
both a current valid professional medical license and a
current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.
(e) Nothing in this Section shall exempt a law enforcement
officer from the initial emergency medical training required
as part of an approved basic law enforcement academy.