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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The proper use of force by police and correctional 
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officers in carrying out their official duties is of utmost 
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importance to the health, safety, and welfare of all persons in 
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the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Recent events demonstrate the impact that the 
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issue of the use of Electro-Muscular Disruption technology by 
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police and correctional officers can have upon the health, 
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safety, and welfare of Illinois residents; and

 
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    WHEREAS, There is an immediate need for the review of Use 
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of Force Models and Standards used in the training of police 
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and correctional officers utilizing Electro-Muscular 
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Disruption devices; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the People of the 
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State of Illinois to have all police and correctional officers 
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thoroughly trained in the proper use of force involving 
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Electro-Muscular Disruption devices; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Currently, there are 5 police training academies 
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and 16 Mobile Team Units in the State of Illinois instructing 
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officers on the Use of Force Models and Standards; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the People of the 
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State of Illinois to have all officers trained under the same 
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or similar Use of Force Models and Standards that address the 
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proper use of EMD technology; and 

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards 
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Board is responsible for setting standards and certifying 
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police training curricula applicable to local government 
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police and correctional officers throughout the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Law 
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Enforcement Training Standards Board shall convene a Task Force 
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on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology within one month 
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after the adoption of this resolution to study and evaluate all 
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available Use of Force Models and paradigms for the purpose of 
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presenting to the Board a recommendation for a standardized Use 
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of Force Model or paradigm for the use of Electro-Muscular 
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Disruption technology in training all police and correctional 
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officers in the State of Illinois; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of at least 
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11 members appointed as follows: (1) one designee of the 
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Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board who shall act 
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as chair of the Task Force, (2) one designee from each of the 5 
 


 






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police officer training academies certified by the Board, (3) 
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one designee from the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, (4) one 
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designee from the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, (5) one 
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designee from the Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective 
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Association, (6) one designee from the Illinois Association of 
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Chiefs of Police, (7) one designee from the state chapter of 
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the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and (8) such other 
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members as the chair may designate; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That members of this Task Force shall serve 
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without compensation; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Board shall, after consideration of the 
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report of the Task Force, submit to the General Assembly for 
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its consideration, no later than June 30, 2007, its 
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recommendation for a standardized Use of Force Model for 
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utilization of Electro-Muscular Disruption technology and for 
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the training of law enforcement and correctional officers in 
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Illinois in utilizing such devices; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards 
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Board.