Bill Text: IL HB5368 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in crimes motivated by bias. Includes requirements for the training programs. Requires the training for new law enforcement officers and allows continuing education credits for current law enforcement officers who complete the training.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5368 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5368-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5368 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 705/7
50 ILCS 705/8.1 from Ch. 85, par. 508.1
50 ILCS 705/8.2
50 ILCS 705/10.25 new
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in crimes motivated by bias. Includes requirements for the training programs. Requires the training for new law enforcement officers and allows continuing education credits for current law enforcement officers who complete the training.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning 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
changing Sections 7, 8.1, and 8.2 and by adding Section 10.25
as follows:
(50 ILCS 705/7)
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 law enforcement
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, crisis intervention training, vehicle and
traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory
enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control
and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical

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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, and training
under Section 10.25. 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

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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 law enforcement officers that is consistent
with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid
Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing
signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress,
issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for
intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum
shall include a block of instruction addressing the
mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act. 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 include
training in the detection and investigation of all forms
of human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include

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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 probationary law enforcement officers shall include:
(1) at least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based
role-playing; (2) at least 6 hours of instruction on use
of force techniques, including the use of de-escalation
techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force
whenever safe and feasible; (3) specific training on
officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment,
and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of training focused on
high-risk traffic stops. The curriculum for permanent law
enforcement 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

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electronic control devices shall be conducted for
probationary law enforcement officers, including
University police officers. The curriculum shall also
include training on the use of a firearms restraining
order by providing instruction on the process used to file
a firearms restraining order and how to identify
situations in which a firearms restraining order is
appropriate.
b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements
and equipment requirements.
c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily
complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
a local law enforcement officer for a participating local
governmental or State 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

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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
the officer's successful completion of the training
course; (ii) attesting to the officer's 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

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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
law enforcement 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, reporting child abuse
and neglect, and cultural competency, including implicit
bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. These trainings
shall consist of at least 30 hours of training every 3
years.
h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at
least annually. Those requirements shall include law
updates, emergency medical response training and
certification, crisis intervention training, and officer
wellness and mental health.

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i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set
forth in Section 10.6.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act
102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022.
(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22;
102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff.
7-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
(50 ILCS 705/8.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 508.1)
Sec. 8.1. Full-time law enforcement and county corrections
officers.
(a) No person shall receive a permanent appointment as a
law enforcement officer or a permanent appointment as a county
corrections officer unless that person has been awarded,
within 6 months of the officer's initial full-time employment,
a certificate attesting to the officer's successful completion
of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement or County
Correctional Training Course as prescribed by the Board; or
has been awarded a certificate attesting to the officer's
satisfactory completion of a training program of similar
content and number of hours and which course has been found
acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or a
training waiver by reason of prior law enforcement or county
corrections experience, obtained in Illinois, in any other
state, or with an agency of the federal government, the basic

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training requirement is determined by the Board to be
illogical and unreasonable. Agencies seeking a reciprocity
waiver for training completed outside of Illinois must conduct
a thorough background check and provide verification of the
officer's prior training. After review and satisfaction of all
requested conditions, the officer shall be awarded an
equivalency certificate satisfying the requirements of this
Section. Within 60 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Board shall
adopt uniform rules providing for a waiver process for a
person previously employed and qualified as a law enforcement
or county corrections officer under federal law or the laws of
any other state, or who has completed a basic law enforcement
officer or correctional officer academy who would be qualified
to be employed as a law enforcement officer or correctional
officer by the federal government or any other state. These
rules shall address the process for evaluating prior training
credit, a description and list of the courses typically
required for reciprocity candidates to complete prior to
taking the exam, and a procedure for employers seeking a
pre-activation determination for a reciprocity training
waiver. The rules shall provide that any eligible person
previously trained as a law enforcement or county corrections
officer under federal law or the laws of any other state shall
successfully complete the following prior to the approval of a
waiver:

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(1) a training program or set of coursework approved
by the Board on the laws of this State relevant to the
duties and training requirements of law enforcement and
county correctional officers;
(2) firearms training; and
(3) successful passage of the equivalency
certification examination; and .
(4) training under Section 10.25.
If such training is required and not completed within the
applicable 6 months, then the officer must forfeit the
officer's position, or the employing agency must obtain a
waiver from the Board extending the period for compliance.
Such waiver shall be issued only for good and justifiable
reasons, and in no case shall extend more than 90 days beyond
the initial 6 months. Any hiring agency that fails to train a
law enforcement officer within this period shall be prohibited
from employing this individual in a law enforcement capacity
for one year from the date training was to be completed. If an
agency again fails to train the individual a second time, the
agency shall be permanently barred from employing this
individual in a law enforcement capacity.
An individual who is not certified by the Board or whose
certified status is inactive shall not function as a law
enforcement officer, be assigned the duties of a law
enforcement officer by an employing agency, or be authorized
to carry firearms under the authority of the employer, except

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as otherwise authorized to carry a firearm under State or
federal law. Sheriffs who are elected as of January 1, 2022
(the effective date of Public Act 101-652) are exempt from the
requirement of certified status. Failure to be certified in
accordance with this Act shall cause the officer to forfeit
the officer's position.
An employing agency may not grant a person status as a law
enforcement officer unless the person has been granted an
active law enforcement officer certification by the Board.
(b) Inactive status. A person who has an inactive law
enforcement officer certification has no law enforcement
authority.
(1) A law enforcement officer's certification becomes
inactive upon termination, resignation, retirement, or
separation from the officer's employing law enforcement
agency for any reason. The Board shall re-activate a
certification upon written application from the law
enforcement officer's law enforcement agency that shows
the law enforcement officer: (i) has accepted a full-time
law enforcement position with that law enforcement agency,
(ii) is not the subject of a decertification proceeding,
and (iii) meets all other criteria for re-activation
required by the Board. The Board may also establish
special training requirements to be completed as a
condition for re-activation.
The Board shall review a notice for reactivation from

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a law enforcement agency and provide a response within 30
days. The Board may extend this review. A law enforcement
officer shall be allowed to be employed as a full-time law
enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer
reactivation waiver is under review.
A law enforcement officer who is refused reactivation
or an employing agency of a law enforcement officer who is
refused reactivation under this Section may request a
hearing in accordance with the hearing procedures as
outlined in subsection (h) of Section 6.3 of this Act.
The Board may refuse to re-activate the certification
of a law enforcement officer who was involuntarily
terminated for good cause by an employing agency for
conduct subject to decertification under this Act or
resigned or retired after receiving notice of a law
enforcement agency's investigation.
(2) A law enforcement agency may place an officer who
is currently certified on inactive status by sending a
written request to the Board. A law enforcement officer
whose certificate has been placed on inactive status shall
not function as a law enforcement officer until the
officer has completed any requirements for reactivating
the certificate as required by the Board. A request for
inactive status in this subsection shall be in writing,
accompanied by verifying documentation, and shall be
submitted to the Board with a copy to the chief

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administrator of the law enforcement officer's current or
new employing agency.
(3) Certification that has become inactive under
paragraph (2) of this subsection (b) shall be reactivated
by written notice from the law enforcement officer's
agency upon a showing that the law enforcement officer:
(i) is employed in a full-time law enforcement position
with the same law enforcement agency, (ii) is not the
subject of a decertification proceeding, and (iii) meets
all other criteria for re-activation required by the
Board.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this subsection
(b), a law enforcement officer whose certification has
become inactive under paragraph (2) may have the officer's
employing agency submit a request for a waiver of training
requirements to the Board in writing and accompanied by
any verifying documentation. A grant of a waiver is within
the discretion of the Board. Within 7 days of receiving a
request for a waiver under this Section, the Board shall
notify the law enforcement officer and the chief
administrator of the law enforcement officer's employing
agency, whether the request has been granted, denied, or
if the Board will take additional time for information. A
law enforcement agency whose request for a waiver under
this subsection is denied is entitled to request a review
of the denial by the Board. The law enforcement agency

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must request a review within 20 days of the waiver being
denied. The burden of proof shall be on the law
enforcement agency to show why the law enforcement officer
is entitled to a waiver of the legislatively required
training and eligibility requirements.
(c) No provision of this Section shall be construed to
mean that a county corrections officer employed by a
governmental agency at the time of the effective date of this
amendatory Act, either as a probationary county corrections
officer or as a permanent county corrections officer, shall
require certification under the provisions of this Section. No
provision of this Section shall be construed to apply to
certification of elected county sheriffs.
(d) Within 14 days, a law enforcement officer shall report
to the Board: (1) any name change; (2) any change in
employment; or (3) the filing of any criminal indictment or
charges against the officer alleging that the officer
committed any offense as enumerated in Section 6.1 of this
Act.
(e) All law enforcement officers must report the
completion of the training requirements required in this Act
in compliance with Section 8.4 of this Act.
(e-1) Each employing law enforcement agency shall allow
and provide an opportunity for a law enforcement officer to
complete the mandated requirements in this Act. All mandated
training shall be provided at no cost to the employees.

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Employees shall be paid for all time spent attending mandated
training.
(e-2) Each agency, academy, or training provider shall
maintain proof of a law enforcement officer's completion of
legislatively required training in a format designated by the
Board. The report of training shall be submitted to the Board
within 30 days following completion of the training. A copy of
the report shall be submitted to the law enforcement officer.
Upon receipt of a properly completed report of training, the
Board will make the appropriate entry into the training
records of the law enforcement officer.
(f) This Section does not apply to part-time law
enforcement officers or probationary part-time law enforcement
officers.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public
Act 102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022.
(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22;
103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-389, eff. 1-1-24.)
(50 ILCS 705/8.2)
Sec. 8.2. Part-time law enforcement officers.
(a) A person hired to serve as a part-time law enforcement
officer must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting
to the officer's successful completion of the part-time police
training course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory

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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) a training waiver attesting
to the Board's determination that the part-time police
training course is unnecessary because of the person's prior
law enforcement experience obtained in Illinois, in any other
state, or with an agency of the federal government. A person
hired on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd General Assembly must obtain this certificate within
18 months after the initial date of hire as a probationary
part-time law enforcement officer in the State of Illinois.
The probationary part-time law enforcement officer must be
enrolled and accepted into a Board-approved course within 6
months after active employment by any department in the State.
A person hired on or after January 1, 1996 and before the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General
Assembly must obtain this certificate within 18 months after
the date of hire. A person hired before January 1, 1996 must
obtain this certificate within 24 months after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1995. Agencies seeking a
reciprocity waiver for training completed outside of Illinois
must conduct a thorough background check and provide
verification of the officer's prior training. After review and
satisfaction of all requested conditions, the officer shall be
awarded an equivalency certificate satisfying the requirements
of this Section. Within 60 days after the effective date of

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this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Board
shall adopt uniform rules providing for a waiver process for a
person previously employed and qualified as a law enforcement
or county corrections officer under federal law or the laws of
any other state, or who has completed a basic law enforcement
officer or correctional officer academy who would be qualified
to be employed as a law enforcement officer or correctional
officer by the federal government or any other state. These
rules shall address the process for evaluating prior training
credit, a description and list of the courses typically
required for reciprocity candidates to complete prior to
taking the exam, and a procedure for employers seeking a
pre-activation determination for a reciprocity training
waiver. The rules shall provide that any eligible person
previously trained as a law enforcement or county corrections
officer under federal law or the laws of any other state shall
successfully complete the following prior to the approval of a
waiver:
(1) a training program or set of coursework approved
by the Board on the laws of this State relevant to the
duties and training requirements of law enforcement and
county correctional officers;
(2) firearms training; and
(3) successful passage of the equivalency
certification examination; and .
(4) training under Section 10.25.

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The employing agency may seek an extension waiver from the
Board extending the period for compliance. An extension waiver
shall be issued only for good and justifiable reasons, and the
probationary part-time law enforcement officer may not
practice as a part-time law enforcement officer during the
extension waiver period. If training is required and not
completed within the applicable time period, as extended by
any waiver that may be granted, then the officer must forfeit
the officer's position.
An individual who is not certified by the Board or whose
certified status is inactive shall not function as a law
enforcement officer, be assigned the duties of a law
enforcement officer by an agency, or be authorized to carry
firearms under the authority of the employer, except that
sheriffs who are elected are exempt from the requirement of
certified status. Failure to be in accordance with this Act
shall cause the officer to forfeit the officer's position.
(a-5) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer
shall be allowed to complete six months of a part-time police
training course and function as a law enforcement officer as
permitted by this subsection with a waiver from the Board,
provided the part-time law enforcement officer is still
enrolled in the training course. If the part-time probationary
law enforcement officer withdraws from the course for any
reason or does not complete the course within the applicable
time period, as extended by any waiver that may be granted,

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then the officer must forfeit the officer's position. A
probationary law enforcement officer must function under the
following rules:
(1) A law enforcement agency may not grant a person
status as a law enforcement officer unless the person has
been granted an active law enforcement officer
certification by the Board.
(2) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer
shall not be used as a permanent replacement for a
full-time law enforcement.
(3) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer
shall be directly supervised at all times by a Board
certified law enforcement officer. Direct supervision
requires oversight and control with the supervisor having
final decision-making authority as to the actions of the
recruit during duty hours.
(b) Inactive status. A person who has an inactive law
enforcement officer certification has no law enforcement
authority.
(1) A law enforcement officer's certification becomes
inactive upon termination, resignation, retirement, or
separation from the employing agency for any reason. The
Board shall re-activate a certification upon written
application from the law enforcement officer's employing
agency that shows the law enforcement officer: (i) has
accepted a part-time law enforcement position with that a

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law enforcement agency, (ii) is not the subject of a
decertification proceeding, and (iii) meets all other
criteria for re-activation required by the Board.
The Board may refuse to re-activate the certification
of a law enforcement officer who was involuntarily
terminated for good cause by the officer's employing
agency for conduct subject to decertification under this
Act or resigned or retired after receiving notice of a law
enforcement agency's investigation.
(2) A law enforcement agency may place an officer who
is currently certified on inactive status by sending a
written request to the Board. A law enforcement officer
whose certificate has been placed on inactive status shall
not function as a law enforcement officer until the
officer has completed any requirements for reactivating
the certificate as required by the Board. A request for
inactive status in this subsection shall be in writing,
accompanied by verifying documentation, and shall be
submitted to the Board by the law enforcement officer's
employing agency.
(3) Certification that has become inactive under
paragraph (2) of this subsection (b), shall be reactivated
by written notice from the law enforcement officer's law
enforcement agency upon a showing that the law enforcement
officer is: (i) employed in a part-time law enforcement
position with the same law enforcement agency, (ii) not

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the subject of a decertification proceeding, and (iii)
meets all other criteria for re-activation required by the
Board. The Board may also establish special training
requirements to be completed as a condition for
re-activation.
The Board shall review a notice for reactivation from
a law enforcement agency and provide a response within 30
days. The Board may extend this review. A law enforcement
officer shall be allowed to be employed as a part-time law
enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer
reactivation waiver is under review.
A law enforcement officer who is refused reactivation
or an employing agency of a law enforcement officer who is
refused reactivation under this Section may request a
hearing in accordance with the hearing procedures as
outlined in subsection (h) of Section 6.3 of this Act.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this Section, a
law enforcement officer whose certification has become
inactive under paragraph (2) may have the officer's
employing agency submit a request for a waiver of training
requirements to the Board in writing and accompanied by
any verifying documentation. A grant of a waiver is within
the discretion of the Board. Within 7 days of receiving a
request for a waiver under this section, the Board shall
notify the law enforcement officer and the chief
administrator of the law enforcement officer's employing

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agency, whether the request has been granted, denied, or
if the Board will take additional time for information. A
law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer, whose
request for a waiver under this subsection is denied, is
entitled to request a review of the denial by the Board.
The law enforcement agency must request a review within 20
days after the waiver being denied. The burden of proof
shall be on the law enforcement agency to show why the law
enforcement officer is entitled to a waiver of the
legislatively required training and eligibility
requirements.
(c) The part-time police training course referred to in
this Section shall be of similar content and the same number of
hours as the courses for full-time officers and shall be
provided by Mobile Team In-Service Training Units under the
Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's In-Service
Training Act or by another approved program or facility in a
manner prescribed by the Board.
(d) Within 14 days, a law enforcement officer shall report
to the Board: (1) any name change; (2) any change in
employment; or (3) the filing of any criminal indictment or
charges against the officer alleging that the officer
committed any offense as enumerated in Section 6.1 of this
Act.
(e) All law enforcement officers must report the
completion of the training requirements required in this Act

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in compliance with Section 8.4 of this Act.
(e-1) Each employing agency shall allow and provide an
opportunity for a law enforcement officer to complete the
requirements in this Act. All mandated training shall be
provided for at no cost to the employees. Employees shall be
paid for all time spent attending mandated training.
(e-2) Each agency, academy, or training provider shall
maintain proof of a law enforcement officer's completion of
legislatively required training in a format designated by the
Board. The report of training shall be submitted to the Board
within 30 days following completion of the training. A copy of
the report shall be submitted to the law enforcement officer.
Upon receipt of a properly completed report of training, the
Board will make the appropriate entry into the training
records of the law enforcement officer.
(f) For the purposes of this Section, the Board shall
adopt rules defining what constitutes employment on a
part-time basis.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
102nd General Assembly and Public Act 101-652 take effect July
1, 2022.
(Source: P.A. 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 103-389, eff. 1-1-24.)
(50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
Sec. 10.25. Training; crimes motivated by bias.

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(a) The Board must approve at least one training course to
assist law enforcement officers in identifying, responding to,
and reporting crimes committed in whole or in substantial part
because of the victim's or another's actual or perceived race,
color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or
disability, or because of the victim's actual or perceived
association with another person or group of a certain actual
or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age,
national origin, or disability.
Each course must include material to help officers
distinguish bias crimes from other crimes, to help officers in
understanding and assisting victims of these crimes, and to
ensure that bias crimes will be accurately reported. The Board
must review the approved course or courses every 3 years and
update the approved courses.
In updating the approved training courses described in
this subsection, the Board must consult and may incorporate
input from the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes.
(b) The Board must provide to the chief law enforcement
officer of each law enforcement agency instructional materials
patterned after the materials developed by the board under
subsection (a). These materials must meet Board requirements
for in-service training credit and be updated periodically as
the Board considers appropriate. The Board must also seek

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