Public Act 101-0224

HB0051 Enrolled LRB101 04573 SLF 49581 b

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Peter Mendez

Act.

Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by

changing Section 7 as follows:

(50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)

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:

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,

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

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 Substance Use Disorder 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 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 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 shall also

include instruction in trauma-informed responses designed

to ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of

an arrested parent or immediate family member; this

instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1)

understanding the trauma experienced by the child while

maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of

officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2)

de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force

when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a

child will require supervision and care. 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.

b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements

and equipment requirements.

c. Minimum requirements for instructors.

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

governmental agency. Those requirements shall include

training in first aid (including cardiopulmonary

resuscitation).

e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a

probationary county corrections officer must

satisfactorily complete before being eligible for

permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a

participating local governmental agency.

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

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.

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

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

experience.

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.

All individuals hired as court security officers on or

after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act

89-685) 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.

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

establish a schedule of reasonable intervals for

verification of the applicants' qualifications under this

Act and as established by the Board.

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; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff.

8-14-18; 100-910, eff. 1-1-19; revised 9-28-19.)