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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.675 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new)
7     Sec. 5.675. The Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence Police
8 Training Fund.
 
9     Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
10 changing Section 7 and by adding Section 7.1 as follows:
 
11     (50 ILCS 705/7)  (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
12     Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
13 adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
14 include but not be limited to the following:
15     a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which
16 shall be offered by all certified schools shall include but not
17 be limited to courses of arrest, search and seizure, civil
18 rights, human relations, cultural diversity, including racial
19 and ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal
20 procedure, vehicle and traffic law including uniform and
21 non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,

 

 

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1 traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of
2 obtaining physical evidence, court testimonies, statements,
3 reports, firearms training, first-aid (including
4 cardiopulmonary resuscitation), handling of juvenile
5 offenders, recognition of mental conditions which require
6 immediate assistance and methods to safeguard and provide
7 assistance to a person in need of mental treatment, law of
8 evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle chases with
9 an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and
10 physical training. The curriculum shall include specific
11 training in techniques for immediate response to and
12 investigation of cases of domestic violence, abuse, and of
13 sexual assault of adults and children. "Abuse" and "domestic
14 violence" shall have the same meanings as in Section 112A-3 of
15 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. The curriculum for
16 permanent police officers shall include but not be limited to
17 (1) refresher and in-service training in any of the courses
18 listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any
19 of the 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.
22     b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and
23 equipment requirements.
24     c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
25     d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
26 probationary police officer must satisfactorily complete

 

 

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1 before being eligible for permanent employment as a local law
2 enforcement officer for a participating local governmental
3 agency. Those requirements shall include training in first aid
4 (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
5     e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
6 probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
7 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
8 county corrections officer for a participating local
9 governmental agency.
10     f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
11 probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
12 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as a
13 court security officer for a participating local governmental
14 agency. The Board shall establish those training requirements
15 which it considers appropriate for court security officers and
16 shall certify schools to conduct that training.
17     A person hired to serve as a court security officer must
18 obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her
19 successful completion of the training course; (ii) attesting to
20 his or her satisfactory completion of a training program of
21 similar content and number of hours that has been found
22 acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
23 (iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
24 course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior
25 law enforcement experience.
26     Individuals who currently serve as court security officers

 

 

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1 shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in that capacity
2 so long as they are certified as provided by this Act within 24
3 months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996.
4 Failure to be so certified, absent a waiver from the Board,
5 shall cause the officer to forfeit his or her position.
6     All individuals hired as court security officers on or
7 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall
8 be certified within 12 months of the date of their hire, unless
9 a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they shall forfeit
10 their positions.
11     The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
12 Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
13 shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
14 applications to become court security officers and who meet the
15 eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
16 the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no
17 Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a schedule
18 of reasonable intervals for verification of the applicants'
19 qualifications under this Act and as established by the Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 93-209, eff. 7-18-03.)
 
21     (50 ILCS 705/7.1 new)
22     Sec. 7.1. Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence Police
23 Training Fund. The Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence Police
24 Training Fund is created as a special fund in the State
25 Treasury. The Board may accept gifts, grants, donations,

 

 

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1 appropriations, and other amounts from any legal source for
2 deposit into the Fund. The Board shall make grants from the
3 fund to approved Illinois law enforcement academies for
4 research, development, and implementation of new curricula for
5 improved training related to issues of domestic abuse and
6 domestic violence for probationary law enforcement officers
7 and certified law enforcement officers undergoing retraining.
8 The Board shall implement this program in accordance with rules
9 adopted under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.