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| Public Act 098-0358 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning reports of stun gun and taser use by law | ||||
enforcement officers.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 7 and adding Section 10.14 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
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Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | ||||
adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall | ||||
include but not be limited to
the following:
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a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which | ||||
shall be
offered by all certified schools shall include but not | ||||
be limited to
courses of arrest, search and seizure, civil | ||||
rights, human relations,
cultural
diversity, including racial | ||||
and ethnic sensitivity,
criminal law, law of criminal | ||||
procedure, vehicle and traffic law including
uniform and | ||||
non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
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traffic control and accident investigation, techniques of | ||||
obtaining
physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, | ||||
reports, firearms
training, training in the use of electronic | ||||
control devices, including the psychological and physiological | ||||
effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid | ||||
(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), handling of
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juvenile offenders, recognition of
mental conditions which | ||
require immediate assistance and methods to
safeguard and | ||
provide assistance to a person in need of mental
treatment, | ||
recognition of elder abuse and neglect, as defined in Section 2 | ||
of the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, crimes against the elderly, | ||
law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle
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chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed | ||
chase, and
physical training. The curriculum shall include | ||
specific training in
techniques for immediate response to and | ||
investigation of cases of domestic
violence and of sexual | ||
assault of adults and children. The curriculum shall include
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training in techniques designed to promote effective
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communication at the initial contact with crime victims and | ||
ways to comprehensively
explain to victims and witnesses their | ||
rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and | ||
the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum shall also | ||
include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and | ||
interacting with persons with autism and other developmental | ||
disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes against | ||
persons with autism, and addressing the unique challenges | ||
presented by cases involving victims or witnesses with autism | ||
and other developmental disabilities. The curriculum for
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permanent police officers shall include but not be limited to | ||
(1) refresher
and in-service training in any of the courses | ||
listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any | ||
of the subjects listed above in
this subparagraph, (3) training | ||
for supervisory personnel, and (4)
specialized training in | ||
subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The training | ||
in the use of electronic control devices shall be conducted for | ||
probationary police officers, including University police | ||
officers.
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b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and | ||
equipment
requirements.
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c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
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d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||
probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete | ||
before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local law | ||
enforcement officer for a participating local
governmental | ||
agency. Those requirements shall include training in first aid
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(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
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e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||
probationary county
corrections officer must satisfactorily | ||
complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as a | ||
county corrections officer for a participating
local | ||
governmental agency.
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f. Minimum basic training requirements which a | ||
probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily | ||
complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as a | ||
court security officer for a participating local
governmental | ||
agency. The Board shall
establish those training requirements | ||
which it considers appropriate for court
security officers and | ||
shall certify schools to conduct that training.
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A person hired to serve as a court security officer must | ||
obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her | ||
successful completion of the
training course; (ii) attesting to | ||
his or her satisfactory
completion of a training program of | ||
similar content and number of hours that
has been found | ||
acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
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(iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
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course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior | ||
law enforcement
experience.
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Individuals who currently serve as court security officers | ||
shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in that capacity | ||
so long as they are certified
as provided by this Act within 24 | ||
months of the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1996. | ||
Failure to be so certified, absent a waiver from the
Board, | ||
shall cause the officer to forfeit his or her position.
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All individuals hired as court security officers on or | ||
after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall | ||
be certified within 12 months of the
date of their hire, unless | ||
a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they
shall forfeit | ||
their positions.
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The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | ||
Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, | ||
shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed | ||
applications to become court security officers and
who meet the | ||
eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
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the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no | ||
Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall establish a schedule | ||
of reasonable intervals for
verification of the applicants' | ||
qualifications under
this Act and as established by the Board.
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(Source: P.A. 97-815, eff. 1-1-13; 97-862, eff. 1-1-13; revised | ||
8-3-12.)
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(50 ILCS 705/10.14 new) | ||
Sec. 10.14. Electronic control devices used by local law | ||
enforcement agencies; inspections. | ||
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "electronic control | ||
device" means: | ||
(1) any device
which is powered by electrical charging | ||
units, such as, batteries, and
which fires one or several | ||
barbs attached to a length of wire and
which, upon hitting | ||
a human, can send out a current capable of disrupting
the | ||
person's nervous system in such a manner as to render the | ||
person incapable of
normal functioning; or | ||
(2) any device which is powered by electrical
charging | ||
units, such as batteries, and which, upon contact with a | ||
human or
clothing worn by a human, can send out current | ||
capable of disrupting
the person's nervous system in such a | ||
manner as to render the person incapable
of normal | ||
functioning. | ||
(b) Beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2015, | ||
the Board shall randomly inspect police departments of units of | ||
local government and university police departments concerning | ||
the use of electronic control devices by law enforcement | ||
officers of the departments to determine whether the officers | ||
received appropriate training in their use. The Board shall | ||
compile the information from the random inspections and analyze | ||
the results. | ||
(c) Based on the analysis required in subsection (b), the | ||
Board shall issue a report and present its report and findings | ||
to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 30, | ||
2016. The Board in its report may recommend legislation | ||
concerning the use of electronic control devices by law | ||
enforcement officers and the training of law enforcement | ||
officers in the use of those devices. | ||
(d) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2016.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2014.
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