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| Public Act 101-0375
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| HB2766 Enrolled | LRB101 09370 SLF 54468 b |
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AN ACT concerning first responders.
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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. Short title. This Act may be cited as the First |
Responders Suicide Prevention Act.
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Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
"Emergency services provider" means any public employer |
that employs persons to provide firefighting services. |
"Emergency services personnel" means any employee of an |
emergency services provider who is engaged in providing |
firefighting services. |
"Law enforcement agency" means any county sheriff, |
municipal police department, police department established by |
a university, the Department of State Police, the Department of |
Corrections, the Department of Children and Family Services, |
the Division of Probation Services of the Supreme Court, the |
Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, and other local or |
county agency comprised of county probation officers, |
corrections employees, or 9-1-1 telecommunicators or emergency |
medical dispatchers. |
"Peer support advisor" means an employee, approved by the |
law enforcement agency or the emergency provider, who |
voluntarily provides confidential support and assistance to |
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fellow employees experiencing personal or professional |
problems. An emergency services provider or law enforcement |
agency shall provide peer support advisors with an appropriate |
level of training in counseling to provide emotional and moral |
support. |
"Peer support counseling program" means a program |
established by an emergency services provider, a law |
enforcement agency, or collective bargaining organization to |
train employees to serve as peer support advisors to conduct |
peer support counseling sessions. |
"Peer support counseling session" means communication with |
a peer support advisor designated by an emergency services |
provider or law enforcement agency. A peer support counseling |
session is accomplished primarily through listening, |
assessing, assisting with problem-solving, making referrals to |
a professional when necessary and conducting follow-up as |
needed. |
"Public safety personnel" means any employee of a law |
enforcement agency.
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Section 10. Establishment of peer support program; |
applicability. Any emergency services provider, law |
enforcement agency, or collective bargaining organization that |
creates a peer support program is subject to this Act. An |
emergency services provider, law enforcement agency, or |
collective bargaining organization shall ensure that peer |
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support advisors receive
appropriate training in counseling to |
conduct peer support counseling sessions. Emergency services |
personnel and public safety
personnel may refer any person to a
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peer support advisor within the emergency services
provider or |
law enforcement agency, or if those services are
not available |
within the agency, to another
peer support counseling program |
that is available and approved by the emergency services |
provider or law enforcement agency. Notwithstanding any other |
provision of this Act, public safety personnel may not mandate |
that any employee participate in a peer support counseling |
program.
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Section 20. Confidentiality; exemptions. |
(a) Any communication made by an employee of an emergency |
services provider or law enforcement agency or peer support |
advisor in a peer support counseling session and any
oral or |
written information conveyed in the peer support counseling |
session is confidential and may not be disclosed by any person |
participating in the peer support counseling session
and shall |
not be released to any person or entity.
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(b) Any communication relating to a peer support counseling
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session made confidential under this Section that is made |
between peer support advisors and the supervisors or staff of a |
peer support counseling program, or between the supervisor or |
staff of a peer support counseling program, is confidential and |
may not be disclosed. |
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(c) This Section does not prohibit any communications |
between counselors who conduct peer support counseling |
sessions or any communications between counselors and the |
supervisors or staff of a peer support counseling program. |
(c-5) Any communication described in subsection (a) or (b)
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is subject to subpoena for good cause shown. |
(d) This Section does not apply to: |
(1) any threat of suicide or homicide made by a |
participant in a peer support counseling session or any |
information conveyed in a peer support counseling session |
related to a threat of suicide or homicide; |
(2) any information mandated by law or agency policy to |
be reported, including, but not limited to, domestic |
violence, child abuse or neglect, or elder abuse or |
neglect; |
(3) any admission of criminal conduct; or |
(4) an admission or act of refusal to perform duties to |
protect others or the employee of the emergency services |
provider or law enforcement agency. |
(e) All communications, notes, records, and reports |
arising out of a peer support counseling session are not |
subject to disclosure under Section 7.5 of the Freedom of |
Information Act. |
(e-5) A department that establishes a peer support |
counseling program shall develop a policy or rule that imposes |
disciplinary measures against a peer support advisor who |
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violates the confidentiality of the peer support counseling |
program by sharing information learned in a peer support |
counseling session with department personnel who are not |
supervisors or staff of the peer support counseling program, |
unless the information is related to the exemptions in |
subsection (d). |
(f) A cause of action exists for public safety personnel or |
emergency services personnel if the emergency services |
provider or law enforcement agency uses confidential |
information obtained during a confidential peer support |
counseling session conducted by a law enforcement agency or by |
an emergency services provider for an adverse employment action |
against the participant.
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Section 25. Judicial proceedings. Any oral communication
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or written information made or conveyed by a participant or |
peer support advisor
in a peer support counseling session is |
not admissible in any judicial
proceeding, arbitration |
proceeding, or other adjudicatory
proceeding, except to the |
extent necessary
to enforce subsection (f) of Section 20.
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Section 30. First Responders Suicide Task Force. |
(a) The First Responders Suicide Task Force is created to |
pursue recommendations to help reduce the risk and rates of |
suicide among first responders, along with developing a |
mechanism to help reduce the risk and rates of suicide among |
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first responders. The Task Force shall be composed of the |
following members: |
(1) the Director of State Police or his or her |
designee; |
(2)the Director of Public Health or his or her |
designee; |
(3) 2 members of the House of Representatives appointed |
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom |
shall serve as co-chair; |
(4) 2 members of the House of Representatives appointed |
by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; |
(5) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the President |
of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as co-chair; |
(6) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the Minority |
Leader of the Senate; |
(7) 2 members who represent 2 different mental health |
organizations, one appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
House of Representatives and one appointed by the Minority |
Leader of the Senate; |
(8) one member who represents an organization that |
advocates on behalf of police appointed by the Speaker of |
the House of Representatives; |
(9) one member who represents the Chicago Police |
Department appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
Representatives; |
(10) 2 members who represent organizations that |
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advocate on behalf of firefighters appointed by the |
President of the Senate; |
(11) one member who represents the Chicago Fire |
Department appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; |
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(12) one member who represents an organization that |
advocates on behalf of sheriffs in the State of Illinois |
appointed by the President of the Senate.
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(b) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed within 30 |
days after the effective date of this Act and shall serve |
without compensation. The Task Force shall begin meeting no |
later than 30 days after all members have been appointed.
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Department of State Police shall provide administrative |
support for the Task Force, and if the subject matter is either |
sensitive or classified, the Task Force may hold its hearings |
in private. |
(c)
The Task Force shall issue a final report to the |
General Assembly on or December 31, 2020 and, one year after |
the filing of its report, is dissolved.
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Section 35. Other provisions of law. Nothing in this Act |
limits or reduces any confidentiality protections or legal |
privileges that are otherwise provided by law or rule, |
including, but not limited to, local ordinance, State or |
federal law, or court rule.
Any confidentiality provision |
enacted by local ordinance on or after the effective date of |
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this Act may not diminish the protections enumerated in this |
Act.
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Section 105. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by |
changing Section 7.5 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 140/7.5) |
Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for |
by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt |
from inspection and copying: |
(a) All information determined to be confidential |
under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and |
Development Act. |
(b) Library circulation and order records identifying |
library users with specific materials under the Library |
Records Confidentiality Act. |
(c) Applications, related documents, and medical |
records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation |
Procedures Board and any and all documents or other records |
prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation |
Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it |
has received. |
(d) Information and records held by the Department of |
Public Health and its authorized representatives relating |
to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible |
disease or any information the disclosure of which is |
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restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible |
Disease Control Act. |
(e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted |
under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act. |
(f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of |
the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying |
Qualifications Based Selection Act. |
(g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted |
and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid |
Tuition Act. |
(h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted |
under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and |
records of any lawfully created State or local inspector |
general's office that would be exempt if created or |
obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under |
that Act. |
(i) Information contained in a local emergency energy |
plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local |
emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under |
Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. |
(j) Information and data concerning the distribution |
of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers |
under the Emergency Telephone System Act. |
(k) Law enforcement officer identification information |
or driver identification information compiled by a law |
enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation |
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under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
(l) Records and information provided to a residential |
health care facility resident sexual assault and death |
review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse |
Prevention Review Team Act. |
(m) Information provided to the predatory lending |
database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential |
Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent |
authorized under that Article. |
(n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of |
compensation and expenses for court appointed trial |
counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the Capital |
Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply |
until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the |
prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior |
to trial or sentencing. |
(o) Information that is prohibited from being |
disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and |
Hazardous Substances Registry Act. |
(p) Security portions of system safety program plans, |
investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or |
information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the |
Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of |
the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair |
County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety |
Act. |
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(q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the |
Personnel Record Records Review Act. |
(r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the |
Illinois School Student Records Act. |
(s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted |
under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
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(t) All identified or deidentified health information |
in the form of health data or medical records contained in, |
stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from |
the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and identified |
or deidentified health information in the form of health |
data and medical records of the Illinois Health Information |
Exchange in the possession of the Illinois Health |
Information Exchange Authority due to its administration |
of the Illinois Health Information Exchange. The terms |
"identified" and "deidentified" shall be given the same |
meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and |
Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, or any |
subsequent amendments thereto, and any regulations |
promulgated thereunder. |
(u) Records and information provided to an independent |
team of experts under the Developmental Disability and |
Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law). |
(v) Names and information of people who have applied |
for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under |
the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for |
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or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm |
Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the |
Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the |
Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry |
Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry |
Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the |
Firearm Concealed Carry Act. |
(w) Personally identifiable information which is |
exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section |
19.1 of the Toll Highway Act. |
(x) Information which is exempted from disclosure |
under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section |
8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. |
(y) Confidential information under the Adult |
Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling |
statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including |
information about the identity and administrative finding |
against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated |
decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an |
eligible adult maintained in the Registry established |
under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. |
(z) Records and information provided to a fatality |
review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory |
Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services |
Act. |
(aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure |
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under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. |
(bb) Information which is or was prohibited from |
disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. |
(cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement |
Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent |
authorized under that Act. |
(dd) Information that is prohibited from being |
disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common |
Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. |
(ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure |
under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. |
(ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure |
under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. |
(gg) Information that is prohibited from being |
disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle |
Code. |
(hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under |
Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. |
(ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure |
under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of |
the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. |
(jj) Information and reports that are required to be |
submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day and |
temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from |
disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day |
and Temporary Labor Services Act. |
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(kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the |
Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. |
(ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted |
and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public |
Aid Code. |
(mm) (ll) Records that are exempt from disclosure under |
Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. |
(nn) (ll) Information that is exempt from disclosure |
under Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance |
Act. |
(oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports |
arising out of a peer support counseling session prohibited |
from disclosure under the First Responders Suicide |
Prevention Act. |
(pp) Names and all identifying information relating to |
an employee of an emergency services provider or law |
enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide |
Prevention Act. |
(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-298, eff. 8-6-15; 99-352, |
eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-776, eff. 8-12-16; |
99-863, eff. 8-19-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 100-22, eff. 1-1-18; |
100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-373, eff. 1-1-18; 100-464, eff. |
8-28-17; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; 100-517, |
eff. 6-1-18; 100-646, eff. 7-27-18; 100-690, eff. 1-1-19; |
100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-887, eff. 8-14-18; revised |
10-12-18.)
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Section 110. The Department of State Police Law of the
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Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
Section 2605-610 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2605/2605-610 new) |
Sec. 2605-610. Possession of a Firearm Owner's |
Identification Card. The Department shall not make possession |
of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of |
continued employment if the State Police officer's Firearm |
Owner's Identification Card is revoked or seized because the |
State Police officer has been a patient of a mental health |
facility and the State Police officer has not been determined |
to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or |
others as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or |
qualified examiner. Nothing is this Section shall otherwise |
impair an employer's ability to determine a State Police |
officer's fitness for duty. A collective bargaining agreement |
already in effect on this issue on the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly cannot be |
modified, but on or after the effective date of this amendatory |
Act of the 101st General Assembly, the employer cannot require |
a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as a condition of |
continued employment in a collective bargaining agreement. The |
employer shall document if and why a State Police officer has |
been determined to pose a clear and present danger.
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Section 115. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by |
changing Section 7 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 |
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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 |
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recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and |
post-traumatic stress experienced by police officers that |
is consistent with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health |
First Aid Training Act in a peer setting. 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 |
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 |
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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 |
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) 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 |
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 |
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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.)
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Section 117. The Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act |
is amended by changing Section 7.2 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 725/7.2) |
Sec. 7.2. Possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification |
Card. An employer of an officer shall not make possession of a |
Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued |
employment if the officer's Firearm Owner's Identification |
Card is revoked or seized because the officer has been a |
patient of a mental health facility and the officer has not |
been determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, |
herself, or others as determined by a physician, clinical |
psychologist, or qualified examiner. Nothing is this Section |
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shall otherwise impair an employer's ability to determine an |
officer's fitness for duty. On and after the effective date of |
this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, Section 6 of |
this Act shall not apply to the prohibition requiring a Firearm |
Owner's Identification Card as a condition of continued |
employment, but a collective bargaining agreement already in |
effect on that issue on the effective date of this amendatory |
Act of the 100th General Assembly cannot be modified. The |
employer shall document if and why an officer has been |
determined to pose a clear and present danger.
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(Source: P.A. 100-911, eff. 8-17-18.)
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Section 120. The Illinois Fire Protection Training Act is |
amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 740/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 538)
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Sec. 8. Rules and minimum standards for schools. The Office
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shall adopt rules and minimum standards for such
schools which |
shall include but not be limited to the following:
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a. Minimum courses of study, resources, facilities, |
apparatus,
equipment, reference material, established |
records and procedures as
determined by the Office.
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b. Minimum requirements for instructors.
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c. Minimum basic training requirements, which a |
trainee must
satisfactorily complete before being eligible |
for permanent employment
as a firefighter fire fighter in |
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the fire department of a participating local
governmental |
agency.
Those requirements shall include training in first |
aid (including
cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and 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.
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d. Training in effective recognition of and responses |
to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress experienced |
by firefighters that is consistent with Section 25 of the |
Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer |
setting. |
(Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
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Section 130. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
3-6012.2 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/3-6012.2 new) |
Sec. 3-6012.2. Mental health specialists; sheriff's |
offices. Sheriff's offices shall ensure
that mental health |
resources, including counselors or therapists,
are available |
to each sheriff's office's employees, whether through
direct |
employment by that office, contract employment,
or other means.
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Section 135. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
adding Sections 11-1-14 and 11-6-11 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/11-1-14 new) |
Sec. 11-1-14. Mental health specialists; police. The
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corporate authorities of each municipality which has
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established a police department shall ensure
that mental health |
resources, including counselors or therapists,
are available |
to that police department's employees, whether through
direct |
employment by that department, contract employment,
or other |
means.
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(65 ILCS 5/11-6-11 new) |
Sec. 11-6-11. Mental health specialists; fire. The
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corporate authorities of each municipality which has
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established firefighting services shall ensure
that mental |
health resources, including counselors or therapists,
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available to that fire department's employees, whether through
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direct employment by that department, contract employment,
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other means.
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Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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