(20 ILCS 2605/2605-53) Sec. 2605-53. 9-1-1 system; sexual assault and sexual abuse. (a) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, shall: (1) develop comprehensive guidelines for evidence-based, trauma-informed, |
| victim-centered handling of sexual assault or sexual abuse calls by Public Safety Answering Point telecommunicators; and
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(2) adopt rules and minimum standards for an evidence-based, trauma-informed,
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| victim-centered training curriculum for handling of sexual assault or sexual abuse calls for Public Safety Answering Point telecommunicators ("PSAP").
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(a-5) Within one year after June 3, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-9), the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, in consultation with the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board, shall:
(1) develop comprehensive guidelines for training on emergency dispatch procedures,
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| including, but not limited to, emergency medical dispatch, and the delivery of 9-1-1 services and professionalism for public safety telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator supervisors; and
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(2) adopt rules and minimum standards for continuing education on emergency dispatch
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| procedures, including, but not limited to, emergency medical dispatch, and the delivery of 9-1-1 services and professionalism for public safety telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator Supervisors.
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(a-10) The Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator may as necessary establish by rule appropriate testing and certification processes consistent with the training required by this Section.
(b) Training requirements:
(1) Newly hired PSAP telecommunicators must complete the sexual assault and sexual abuse
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| training curriculum established in subsection (a) of this Section prior to handling emergency calls.
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(2) All existing PSAP telecommunicators shall complete the sexual assault and sexual
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| abuse training curriculum established in subsection (a) of this Section within 2 years of January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-801).
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(3) Newly hired public safety telecommunicators shall complete the emergency dispatch
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| procedures training curriculum established in subsection (a-5) of this Section prior to independently handling emergency calls within one year of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator establishing the required guidelines, rules, and standards.
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(4) All public safety telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator supervisors
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| who were not required to complete new hire training prior to handling emergency calls, must either demonstrate proficiency or complete the training established in subsection (a-5) of this Section within one year of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator establishing the required guidelines, rules, and standards.
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(5) Upon completion of the training required in either paragraph (3) or (4) of this
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| subsection (b), whichever is applicable, all public safety telecommunicators and public safety telecommunicator supervisors shall complete the continuing education training regarding the delivery of 9-1-1 services and professionalism biennially.
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(c) The Illinois State Police may adopt rules for the administration of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)
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