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1 AN ACT concerning government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 
62605-51 as follows:

7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51)
8 Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training.
9 (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall 
10exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions:
11  (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police 
12 Training Academy.
13  (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law 
14 enforcement, with innovative, quality training and 
15 educational practices.
16  (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs 
17 for Illinois State Police employees.
18  (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment 
19 initiatives.
20  (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's 
21 quartermaster.
22  (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in 
23 Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code 
 
 
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1 concerning testing and training officers on the detection 
2 of impaired driving.
3  (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in 
4 Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 
5 (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police 
6Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to 
7subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois 
8Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the 
9Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State 
10Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination. 
11Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or 
12certificate issued to the officer. 
13 (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall 
14exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former 
15Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State 
16Police Act.
17 (c) Specialized training.
18  (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the 
19 Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing 
20 education to State police officers concerning cultural 
21 diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic 
22 differences. This training and continuing education shall 
23 include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact 
24 that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois 
25 Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement 
26 under the law.
 
 
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1  (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The 
2 Division of the Academy and Training shall provide 
3 training in death and homicide investigation for State 
4 police officers. Only State police officers who 
5 successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead 
6 investigators in death and homicide investigations. 
7 Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced 
8 by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of 
9 the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a 
10 process for waiver applications for officers whose prior 
11 training and experience as homicide investigators may 
12 qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a 
13 waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the 
14 prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide 
15 investigator.
16   (A) The Division shall require all homicide 
17 investigator training to include instruction on 
18 victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This 
19 training must be implemented by July 1, 2023.
20   (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division 
21 of Criminal Investigation to develop a model 
22 curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed 
23 investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by 
24 July 1, 2023. 
25  (3) Training; police dog training standards. All 
26 police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug 
 
 
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1 enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act, 
2 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the 
3 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall 
4 be trained by programs that meet the certification 
5 requirements set by the Director or the Director's 
6 designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be 
7 evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the 
8 Academy and Training.
9  (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The 
10 Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or 
11 approve a training program in post-traumatic stress 
12 disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that 
13 training shall be to equip State police officers to 
14 identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder 
15 and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting 
16 those symptoms.
17  (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the 
18 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training 
19 program for State police officers in the administration of 
20 opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of 
21 subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use 
22 Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As 
23 used in this Section, "State police officers" includes 
24 full-time or part-time State police officers, 
25 investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois 
26 State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer.
 
 
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1  (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse.
2   (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and 
3 Training shall present in-service training on sexual 
4 assault and sexual abuse response and report writing 
5 training requirements, including, but not limited to, 
6 the following:
7    (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma;
8    (ii) understanding the role trauma has played 
9 in a victim's life;
10    (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of 
11 a victim;
12    (iv) delivering services in a compassionate, 
13 sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner;
14    (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with 
15 the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6);
16    (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and 
17 common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; 
18 and
19    (vii) report writing techniques in accordance 
20 with the curriculum standards in this paragraph 
21 (6).
22   (B) This training must also be presented in all 
23 full and part-time basic law enforcement academies.
24   (C) Instructors providing this training shall have 
25 successfully completed training on evidence-based, 
26 trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of 
 
 
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1 sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience 
2 responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.
3   (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules, 
4 in consultation with the Office of the Attorney 
5 General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training 
6 Standards Board, to determine the specific training 
7 requirements for these courses, including, but not 
8 limited to, the following:
9    (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for 
10 report writing and immediate response to sexual 
11 assault and sexual abuse, including 
12 trauma-informed, victim-centered interview 
13 techniques, which have been demonstrated to 
14 minimize retraumatization, for all State police 
15 officers; and
16    (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for 
17 trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation 
18 and interviewing techniques, which have been 
19 demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for 
20 cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all 
21 State police officers who conduct sexual assault 
22 and sexual abuse investigations.
23  (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the 
24 Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training 
25 program in the detection and investigation of all forms of 
26 human trafficking, including, but not limited to, 
 
 
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1 involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9 
2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude 
3 of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the 
4 Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under 
5 subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 
6 2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets 
7 and State police officers.
8  (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy 
9 and Training shall provide training for State police 
10 officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all 
11 hate crimes.
12  (9) Training; autism spectrum disorders. The Division 
13 of the Academy and Training shall provide training for 
14 State police officers on the nature of autism spectrum 
15 disorders and in identifying and appropriately responding 
16 to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The 
17 Illinois State Police shall review the training curriculum 
18 and may consult with the Department of Public Health or 
19 the Department of Human Services to update the training 
20 curriculum as needed. This training shall be made 
21 available to all cadets and State police officers.
22 (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall 
23administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C. 
24926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State 
25Police officers. 
26(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; 
 
 
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1102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)

2 Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 
3changing Section 7 and by adding Section 10.25 as follows:

4 (50 ILCS 705/7)
5 Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall 
6adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall 
7include, but not be limited to, the following:
8  a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement 
9 officers which shall be offered by all certified schools 
10 shall include, but not be limited to, courses of 
11 procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, 
12 search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil 
13 rights, human rights, human relations, cultural 
14 competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic 
15 sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, 
16 constitutional and proper use of law enforcement 
17 authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and 
18 traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory 
19 enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control 
20 and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical 
21 evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms 
22 training, training in the use of electronic control 
23 devices, including the psychological and physiological 
24 effects of the use of those devices on humans, first aid 
 
 
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1 first-aid (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), 
2 training in the administration of opioid antagonists as 
3 defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 
4 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile 
5 offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises, 
6 including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, 
7 which require immediate assistance and response and 
8 methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in 
9 need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, 
10 financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with 
11 disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of 
12 the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the 
13 elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police 
14 vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the 
15 high-speed chase, and physical training. The curriculum 
16 shall include specific training in techniques for 
17 immediate response to and investigation of cases of 
18 domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and 
19 children, including cultural perceptions and common myths 
20 of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview 
21 techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed, 
22 victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum 
23 shall include training in techniques designed to promote 
24 effective communication at the initial contact with crime 
25 victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and 
26 witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims 
 
 
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1 and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. 
2 The curriculum shall also include training in effective 
3 recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and 
4 post-traumatic stress experienced by law enforcement 
5 officers that is consistent with Section 25 of the 
6 Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer 
7 setting, including recognizing signs and symptoms of 
8 work-related cumulative stress, issues that may lead to 
9 suicide, and solutions for intervention with peer support 
10 resources. The curriculum shall include a block of 
11 instruction addressing the mandatory reporting 
12 requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child 
13 Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also include a block 
14 of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with 
15 persons with autism and other developmental or physical 
16 disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes 
17 against persons with autism, and addressing the unique 
18 challenges presented by cases involving victims or 
19 witnesses with autism and other developmental 
20 disabilities. The curriculum shall include training in the 
21 detection and investigation of all forms of human 
22 trafficking. The curriculum shall also include instruction 
23 in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the 
24 physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested 
25 parent or immediate family member; this instruction must 
26 include, but is not limited to: (1) understanding the 
 
 
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1 trauma experienced by the child while maintaining the 
2 integrity of the arrest and safety of officers, suspects, 
3 and other involved individuals; (2) de-escalation tactics 
4 that would include the use of force when reasonably 
5 necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a child will require 
6 supervision and care. The curriculum for probationary law 
7 enforcement officers shall include: (1) at least 12 hours 
8 of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing; (2) at least 6 
9 hours of instruction on use of force techniques, including 
10 the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce 
11 the need for force whenever safe and feasible; (3) 
12 specific training on officer safety techniques, including 
13 cover, concealment, and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of 
14 training focused on high-risk traffic stops. The 
15 curriculum for permanent law enforcement officers shall 
16 include, but not be limited to: (1) refresher and 
17 in-service training in any of the courses listed above in 
18 this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the 
19 subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training 
20 for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in 
21 subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The 
22 training in the use of electronic control devices shall be 
23 conducted for probationary law enforcement officers, 
24 including University police officers. The curriculum shall 
25 also include training on the use of a firearms restraining 
26 order by providing instruction on the process used to file 
 
 
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1 a firearms restraining order and how to identify 
2 situations in which a firearms restraining order is 
3 appropriate.
4  b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements 
5 and equipment requirements.
6  c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
7  d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
8 probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily 
9 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as 
10 a local law enforcement officer for a participating local 
11 governmental or State governmental agency. Those 
12 requirements shall include training in first aid 
13 (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
14  e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 
15 probationary county corrections officer must 
16 satisfactorily complete before being eligible for 
17 permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a 
18 participating local governmental agency.
19  f. Minimum basic training requirements which a 
20 probationary court security officer must satisfactorily 
21 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as 
22 a court security officer for a participating local 
23 governmental agency. The Board shall establish those 
24 training requirements which it considers appropriate for 
25 court security officers and shall certify schools to 
26 conduct that training. 
 
 
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1  A person hired to serve as a court security officer 
2 must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to 
3 the officer's successful completion of the training 
4 course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory 
5 completion of a training program of similar content and 
6 number of hours that has been found acceptable by the 
7 Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting 
8 to the Board's determination that the training course is 
9 unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law 
10 enforcement experience.
11  Individuals who currently serve as court security 
12 officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in 
13 that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by 
14 this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective 
15 date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, 
16 absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to 
17 forfeit his or her position.
18  All individuals hired as court security officers on or 
19 after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 
20 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of 
21 their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the 
22 Board, or they shall forfeit their positions.
23  The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the 
24 Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit 
25 Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who 
26 have filed applications to become court security officers 
 
 
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1 and who meet the eligibility requirements established 
2 under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or 
3 the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission 
4 exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals 
5 for verification of the applicants' qualifications under 
6 this Act and as established by the Board.
7  g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
8 law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every 
9 3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional 
10 and proper use of law enforcement authority; , procedural 
11 justice; , civil rights; , human rights; , reporting child 
12 abuse and neglect; autism-informed law enforcement 
13 responses, techniques, and procedures; , and cultural 
14 competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic 
15 sensitivity. These trainings shall consist of at least 30 
16 hours of training every 3 years.
17  h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 
18 law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at 
19 least annually. Those requirements shall include law 
20 updates, emergency medical response training and 
21 certification, crisis intervention training, and officer 
22 wellness and mental health.
23  i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set 
24 forth in Section 10.6.
25 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 
26changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act 
 
 
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1102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. 
2(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 
3102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff. 
47-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

5 (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
6 Sec. 10.25. Training; autism-informed response training 
7course. 
8 (a) The Board shall develop or approve a course to assist 
9law enforcement officers in identifying and appropriately 
10responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
11 (b) The Board shall conduct or approve the autism-informed 
12response training course no later than 2 years after the 
13effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 
14Assembly. The Board may consult with the Department of Public 
15Health or Department of Human Services to develop and update 
16the curriculum as needed. The course must include instruction 
17in autism-informed responses, procedures, and techniques, 
18which may include, but are not limited to: 
19  (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an autism 
20 spectrum disorder;
21  (2) responding to the needs of a victim with an autism 
22 spectrum disorder;
23  (3) interview and interrogation techniques for an 
24 individual with an autism spectrum disorder; and
25  (4) techniques for differentiating an individual with 
 
 
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