Bill Text: IL SB2761 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Judicial Domestic Violence Training Act. Requires the Judicial Education Division of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement a domestic violence continuing education program for judges and relevant court personnel. Provides that the continuing education program shall be required training for all judges every 2 years and shall be held at every biennial Education Conference and every new judge seminar.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-16 - Referred to Assignments [SB2761 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2761-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning courts.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Judicial Domestic Violence Training Act.
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6 | Section 5. Education and training program. | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) The Judicial Education Division of the Administrative | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Office of the Illinois Courts shall develop and implement a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | domestic violence continuing education program for judges and | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | relevant court personnel. The continuing education program | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | shall: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) be provided by professionals with substantial | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | experience in assisting survivors of domestic violence; | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (2) rely on evidence-based, peer-reviewed research by | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | recognized experts; and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (3) be designed to improve the ability of the courts | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | to recognize and respond to physical abuse, sexual abuse, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | domestic violence, and trauma and to make appropriate | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | decisions that prioritize the safety and well-being of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | victims and household members and are culturally sensitive | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | and appropriate for diverse communities. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) The continuing education program described in this | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Section shall include, but is not limited to, information on |
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1 | the following subjects: | ||||||
2 | (1) the nature, extent, and causes of domestic | ||||||
3 | violence; | ||||||
4 | (2) the lethality of domestic violence; | ||||||
5 | (3) physical abuse, emotional abuse, and coercive | ||||||
6 | control; | ||||||
7 | (4) implicit and explicit biases toward parties | ||||||
8 | involved in domestic violence; | ||||||
9 | (5) trauma and the short and long term impacts of | ||||||
10 | domestic violence on the victim and household members; | ||||||
11 | (6) behavioral patterns and relationship dynamics | ||||||
12 | within the cycle of violence; | ||||||
13 | (7) the increased vulnerability of victims who are | ||||||
14 | gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, low-income, minority | ||||||
15 | or immigrant; | ||||||
16 | (8) culturally responsive approaches to serving | ||||||
17 | victims and courtroom treatment of victims; | ||||||
18 | (9) procedures designed to promote the safety of the | ||||||
19 | victim and household members; | ||||||
20 | (10) resources available to victims and household | ||||||
21 | members; and | ||||||
22 | (11) civil rights and legal remedies available to | ||||||
23 | victims and household members. | ||||||
24 | (c) The continuing education program described in this | ||||||
25 | Section shall be required training for all judges every 2 | ||||||
26 | years and shall be held at every biennial Education Conference |
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