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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The proper use of force by police and correctional
3 officers in carrying out their official duties is of utmost
4 importance to the health, safety, and welfare of all persons in
5 the State of Illinois; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Recent events demonstrate the impact that the
7 issue of the use of Electro-Muscular Disruption technology by
8 police and correctional officers can have upon the health,
9 safety, and welfare of Illinois residents; and
 
10     WHEREAS, There is an immediate need for the review of Use
11 of Force Models and Standards used in the training of police
12 and correctional officers utilizing Electro-Muscular
13 Disruption devices; and
 
14     WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the People of the
15 State of Illinois to have all police and correctional officers
16 thoroughly trained in the proper use of force involving
17 Electro-Muscular Disruption devices; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Currently, there are 5 police training academies
19 and 16 Mobile Team Units in the State of Illinois instructing
20 officers on the Use of Force Models and Standards; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the People of the
2 State of Illinois to have all officers trained under the same
3 or similar Use of Force Models and Standards that address the
4 proper use of EMD technology; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
6 Board is responsible for setting standards and certifying
7 police training curricula applicable to local government
8 police and correctional officers throughout the State of
9 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Law
12 Enforcement Training Standards Board shall convene a Task Force
13 on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology within one month
14 after the adoption of this resolution to study and evaluate all
15 available Use of Force Models and paradigms for the purpose of
16 presenting to the Board a recommendation for a standardized Use
17 of Force Model or paradigm for the use of Electro-Muscular
18 Disruption technology in training all police and correctional
19 officers in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of at least
21 11 members appointed as follows: (1) one designee of the
22 Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board who shall act
23 as chair of the Task Force, (2) one designee from each of the 5

 

 

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1 police officer training academies certified by the Board, (3)
2 one designee from the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, (4) one
3 designee from the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, (5) one
4 designee from the Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective
5 Association, (6) one designee from the Illinois Association of
6 Chiefs of Police, (7) one designee from the state chapter of
7 the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and (8) such other
8 members as the chair may designate; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That members of this Task Force shall serve
10 without compensation; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That the Board shall, after consideration of the
12 report of the Task Force, submit to the General Assembly for
13 its consideration, no later than June 30, 2007, its
14 recommendation for a standardized Use of Force Model for
15 utilization of Electro-Muscular Disruption technology and for
16 the training of law enforcement and correctional officers in
17 Illinois in utilizing such devices; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
20 Board.