101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3454
 
Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
50 ILCS 705/10.17

     Amends the Illinois Police Training Act.  Provides that the certified training programs in crisis intervention established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall include addressing  transportation of people with mental illnesses.  Provides that the training includes understanding procedures for an involuntary transportation of people with mental illnesses to an evaluation setting.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 10.17 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 705/10.17)
7    Sec. 10.17. Crisis intervention team training; mental 
8health awareness training.
9    (a) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 
10shall develop and approve a standard curriculum for certified 
11training programs in crisis intervention addressing 
12specialized policing responses to and transportation of people 
13with mental illnesses. The Board shall conduct Crisis 
14Intervention Team (CIT) training programs that train officers 
15to identify signs and symptoms of mental illness, to 
16de-escalate situations involving individuals who appear to 
17have a mental illness, understand procedures for an involuntary 
18transportation to an evaluation setting, and connect that 
19person in crisis to treatment. Officers who have successfully 
20completed this program shall be issued a certificate attesting 
21to their attendance of a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) 
22training program.

23    (b) The Board shall create an introductory course 
 
 
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1incorporating adult learning models that provides law 
2enforcement officers with an awareness of mental health issues 
3including a history of the mental health system, types of 
4mental health illness including signs and symptoms of mental 
5illness and common treatments and medications, and the 
6potential interactions law enforcement officers may have on a 
7regular basis with these individuals, their families, and 
8service providers including de-escalating a potential crisis 
9situation. This course, in addition to other traditional 
10learning settings, may be made available in an electronic 
11format. 
12(Source: P.A. 99-261, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 
13100-247, eff. 1-1-18.)