98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3098
 
Introduced 2/7/2014, by Sen. William R. Haine
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



50 ILCS 705/10.16 new
50 ILCS 740/12.5 new
210 ILCS 50/3.52 new

 Amends the Illinois Police Training Act, the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act, and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Department of Public Health shall work with a statewide organization dealing with Alzheimer's disease to develop, adopt, or otherwise approve training courses regarding the risks associated with Alzheimer's disease and appropriate Alzheimer's disease recognition and response techniques. Requires police officers, persons seeking certification in a position of firefighter 1 or 2, and emergency medical technicians to satisfactorily complete an education course in Alzheimer's disease recognition and response techniques. Effective immediately. 



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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
5adding Section 10.16 as follows:

6 (50 ILCS 705/10.16 new)
7 Sec. 10.16. Alzheimer's recognition and response; 
8training.
9 (a) The Board shall work with a statewide organization 
10dealing with Alzheimer's disease to develop, adopt, or 
11otherwise approve a training course regarding the risks 
12associated with Alzheimer's disease and appropriate 
13Alzheimer's disease recognition and response techniques.
14 (b) The training may take the form of Internet, DVD, CD 
15ROM, or classroom-based instruction. Nothing in this Act shall 
16impose a train-the-trainer level requirement. 
17 (c) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act 
18of the 98th General Assembly, a police officer must 
19satisfactorily complete an education course in Alzheimer's 
20disease recognition and response techniques before he or she is 
21certified.

22 Section 10. The Illinois Fire Protection Training Act is 
 
 
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1amended by adding Section 12.5 as follows:

2 (50 ILCS 740/12.5 new)
3 Sec. 12.5. Alzheimer's recognition and response; training.
4 (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall work with a 
5statewide organization dealing with Alzheimer's disease to 
6develop, adopt, or otherwise approve a training course 
7regarding the risks associated with Alzheimer's disease and 
8appropriate Alzheimer's disease recognition and response 
9techniques.
10 (b) The training may take the form of Internet, DVD, CD 
11ROM, or classroom-based instruction. Nothing in this Act shall 
12impose a train-the-trainer level requirement. 
13 (c) Every person who, after the effective date of this 
14amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, is seeking 
15certification in a position of firefighter 1 or 2, whose duties 
16involve fire suppression, firefighting, or fire rescue, 
17whether as a volunteer or as a paid employee, must 
18satisfactorily complete an education course in Alzheimer's 
19disease recognition and response techniques after the 
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General 
21Assembly.

22 Section 15. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems 
23Act is amended by adding Section 3.52 as follows:

 
 
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1 (210 ILCS 50/3.52 new)
2 Sec. 3.52. Alzheimer's recognition and response; training.
3 (a) The Department shall work with a statewide organization 
4dealing with Alzheimer's disease to develop, adopt, or 
5otherwise approve a training course and curriculum with the 
6purpose of informing emergency medical technicians of the risks 
7associated with Alzheimer's disease, as well as providing 
8instruction in appropriate Alzheimer's disease recognition and 
9response techniques.
10 (b) The training may take the form of Internet, DVD, CD 
11ROM, or classroom-based instruction. Nothing in this Act shall 
12impose a train-the-trainer level requirement. 
13 (c) Before being certified by the Department, each 
14emergency medical technician trained in basic life support 
15services must satisfactorily complete the training course 
16developed under subsection (a). Every person who, on the 
17effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General 
18Assembly, is serving in a capacity as a certified emergency 
19medical technician must satisfactorily complete a continuing 
20education course in Alzheimer's disease recognition and 
21response techniques within 18 months after the effective date 
22of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.


23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.