Text of IL HB 40 (2025)

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB0040 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 50 ILCS 705/7 50 ILCS 705/8.1 from Ch. 85, par. 508.1 50 ILCS 705/8.2 50 ILCS 705/10.27 new Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in crimes motivated by bias. Includes requirements for the training programs. Requires the training for new law enforcement officers and allows continuing education credits for current law enforcement officers who complete the training. LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b A BILL FOR HB0040LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 AN ACT concerning 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 Sections 7, 8.1, and 8.2 and by adding Section 10.27 6as follows: 7 (50 ILCS 705/7) 8 Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall 9adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall 10include, but not be limited to, the following: 11 a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement 12 officers which shall be offered by all certified schools 13 shall include, but not be limited to, courses of 14 procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, 15 search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil 16 rights, human rights, human relations, cultural 17 competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic 18 sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, 19 constitutional and proper use of law enforcement 20 authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and 21 traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory 22 enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control 23 and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical HB0040- 2 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms 2 training, training in the use of electronic control 3 devices, including the psychological and physiological 4 effects of the use of those devices on humans, first aid 5 (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the 6 administration of opioid antagonists as defined in 7 paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the 8 Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile 9 offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises, 10 including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, 11 which require immediate assistance and response and 12 methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in 13 need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, 14 financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with 15 disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of 16 the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the 17 elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police 18 vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the 19 high-speed chase, and physical training, and training 20 under Section 10.25. The curriculum shall include specific 21 training in techniques for immediate response to and 22 investigation of cases of domestic violence and of sexual 23 assault of adults and children, including cultural 24 perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual 25 abuse as well as interview techniques that are age 26 sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and HB0040- 3 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include training in 2 techniques designed to promote effective communication at 3 the initial contact with crime victims and ways to 4 comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their 5 rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act 6 and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum 7 shall also include training in effective recognition of 8 and responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress 9 experienced by law enforcement officers that is consistent 10 with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid 11 Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing 12 signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress, 13 issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for 14 intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum 15 shall include a block of instruction addressing the 16 mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and 17 Neglected Child Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also 18 include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and 19 interacting with persons with autism and other 20 developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers 21 to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and 22 addressing the unique challenges presented by cases 23 involving victims or witnesses with autism and other 24 developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall include 25 training in the detection and investigation of all forms 26 of human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include HB0040- 4 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to 2 ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an 3 arrested parent or immediate family member; this 4 instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1) 5 understanding the trauma experienced by the child while 6 maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of 7 officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2) 8 de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force 9 when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a 10 child will require supervision and care. The curriculum 11 for probationary law enforcement officers shall include: 12 (1) at least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based 13 role-playing; (2) at least 6 hours of instruction on use 14 of force techniques, including the use of de-escalation 15 techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force 16 whenever safe and feasible; (3) specific training on 17 officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment, 18 and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of training focused on 19 high-risk traffic stops. The curriculum for permanent law 20 enforcement officers shall include, but not be limited to: 21 (1) refresher and in-service training in any of the 22 courses listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced 23 courses in any of the subjects listed above in this 24 subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and 25 (4) specialized training in subjects and fields to be 26 selected by the board. The training in the use of HB0040- 5 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 electronic control devices shall be conducted for 2 probationary law enforcement officers, including 3 University police officers. The curriculum shall also 4 include training on the use of a firearms restraining 5 order by providing instruction on the process used to file 6 a firearms restraining order and how to identify 7 situations in which a firearms restraining order is 8 appropriate. 9 b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements 10 and equipment requirements. 11 c. Minimum requirements for instructors. 12 d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 13 probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily 14 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as 15 a local law enforcement officer for a participating local 16 governmental or State governmental agency. Those 17 requirements shall include training in first aid 18 (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation). 19 e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a 20 probationary county corrections officer must 21 satisfactorily complete before being eligible for 22 permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a 23 participating local governmental agency. 24 f. Minimum basic training requirements which a 25 probationary court security officer must satisfactorily 26 complete before being eligible for permanent employment as HB0040- 6 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 a court security officer for a participating local 2 governmental agency. The Board shall establish those 3 training requirements which it considers appropriate for 4 court security officers and shall certify schools to 5 conduct that training. 6 A person hired to serve as a court security officer 7 must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to 8 the officer's successful completion of the training 9 course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory 10 completion of a training program of similar content and 11 number of hours that has been found acceptable by the 12 Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting 13 to the Board's determination that the training course is 14 unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law 15 enforcement experience. 16 Individuals who currently serve as court security 17 officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in 18 that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by 19 this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective 20 date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, 21 absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to 22 forfeit his or her position. 23 All individuals hired as court security officers on or 24 after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 25 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of 26 their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the HB0040- 7 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 Board, or they shall forfeit their positions. 2 The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the 3 Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit 4 Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who 5 have filed applications to become court security officers 6 and who meet the eligibility requirements established 7 under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or 8 the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission 9 exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals 10 for verification of the applicants' qualifications under 11 this Act and as established by the Board. 12 g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 13 law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every 14 3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional 15 and proper use of law enforcement authority; procedural 16 justice; civil rights; human rights; reporting child abuse 17 and neglect; autism-informed law enforcement responses, 18 techniques, and procedures; and cultural competency, 19 including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. 20 These trainings shall consist of at least 30 hours of 21 training every 3 years. 22 h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a 23 law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at 24 least annually. Those requirements shall include law 25 updates, emergency medical response training and 26 certification, crisis intervention training, and officer HB0040- 8 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 wellness and mental health. 2 i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set 3 forth in Section 10.6. 4 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 5changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act 6102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. 7(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 8102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff. 97-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-949, eff. 1-1-25.) 10 (50 ILCS 705/8.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 508.1) 11 Sec. 8.1. Full-time law enforcement and county corrections 12officers. 13 (a) No person shall receive a permanent appointment as a 14law enforcement officer or a permanent appointment as a county 15corrections officer unless that person has been awarded, 16within 6 months of the officer's initial full-time employment, 17a certificate attesting to the officer's successful completion 18of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement or County 19Correctional Training Course as prescribed by the Board; or 20has been awarded a certificate attesting to the officer's 21satisfactory completion of a training program of similar 22content and number of hours and which course has been found 23acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or a 24training waiver by reason of prior law enforcement or county 25corrections experience, obtained in Illinois, in any other HB0040- 9 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1state, or with an agency of the federal government, the basic 2training requirement is determined by the Board to be 3illogical and unreasonable. Agencies seeking a reciprocity 4waiver for training completed outside of Illinois must conduct 5a thorough background check and provide verification of the 6officer's prior training. After review and satisfaction of all 7requested conditions, the officer shall be awarded an 8equivalency certificate satisfying the requirements of this 9Section. Within 60 days after the effective date of this 10amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Board shall 11adopt uniform rules providing for a waiver process for a 12person previously employed and qualified as a law enforcement 13or county corrections officer under federal law or the laws of 14any other state, or who has completed a basic law enforcement 15officer or correctional officer academy who would be qualified 16to be employed as a law enforcement officer or correctional 17officer by the federal government or any other state. These 18rules shall address the process for evaluating prior training 19credit, a description and list of the courses typically 20required for reciprocity candidates to complete prior to 21taking the exam, and a procedure for employers seeking a 22pre-activation determination for a reciprocity training 23waiver. The rules shall provide that any eligible person 24previously trained as a law enforcement or county corrections 25officer under federal law or the laws of any other state shall 26successfully complete the following prior to the approval of a HB0040- 10 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1waiver: 2 (1) a training program or set of coursework approved 3 by the Board on the laws of this State relevant to the 4 duties and training requirements of law enforcement and 5 county correctional officers; 6 (2) firearms training; and 7 (3) successful passage of the equivalency 8 certification examination; and . 9 (4) training under Section 10.25. 10 If such training is required and not completed within the 11applicable 6 months, then the officer must forfeit the 12officer's position, or the employing agency must obtain a 13waiver from the Board extending the period for compliance. 14Such waiver shall be issued only for good and justifiable 15reasons, and in no case shall extend more than 90 days beyond 16the initial 6 months. Any hiring agency that fails to train a 17law enforcement officer within this period shall be prohibited 18from employing this individual in a law enforcement capacity 19for one year from the date training was to be completed. If an 20agency again fails to train the individual a second time, the 21agency shall be permanently barred from employing this 22individual in a law enforcement capacity. 23 An individual who is not certified by the Board or whose 24certified status is inactive shall not function as a law 25enforcement officer, be assigned the duties of a law 26enforcement officer by an employing agency, or be authorized HB0040- 11 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1to carry firearms under the authority of the employer, except 2as otherwise authorized to carry a firearm under State or 3federal law. Sheriffs who are elected as of January 1, 2022 4(the effective date of Public Act 101-652) are exempt from the 5requirement of certified status. Failure to be certified in 6accordance with this Act shall cause the officer to forfeit 7the officer's position. 8 An employing agency may not grant a person status as a law 9enforcement officer unless the person has been granted an 10active law enforcement officer certification by the Board. 11 (b) Inactive status. A person who has an inactive law 12enforcement officer certification has no law enforcement 13authority. 14 (1) A law enforcement officer's certification becomes 15 inactive upon termination, resignation, retirement, or 16 separation from the officer's employing law enforcement 17 agency for any reason. The Board shall re-activate a 18 certification upon written application from the law 19 enforcement officer's law enforcement agency that shows 20 the law enforcement officer: (i) has accepted a full-time 21 law enforcement position with that law enforcement agency, 22 (ii) is not the subject of a decertification proceeding, 23 and (iii) meets all other criteria for re-activation 24 required by the Board. The Board may also establish 25 special training requirements to be completed as a 26 condition for re-activation. HB0040- 12 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 The Board shall review a notice for reactivation from 2 a law enforcement agency and provide a response within 30 3 days. The Board may extend this review. A law enforcement 4 officer shall be allowed to be employed as a full-time law 5 enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer 6 reactivation waiver is under review. 7 A law enforcement officer who is refused reactivation 8 or an employing agency of a law enforcement officer who is 9 refused reactivation under this Section may request a 10 hearing in accordance with the hearing procedures as 11 outlined in subsection (h) of Section 6.3 of this Act. 12 The Board may refuse to re-activate the certification 13 of a law enforcement officer who was involuntarily 14 terminated for good cause by an employing agency for 15 conduct subject to decertification under this Act or 16 resigned or retired after receiving notice of a law 17 enforcement agency's investigation. 18 (2) A law enforcement agency may place an officer who 19 is currently certified on inactive status by sending a 20 written request to the Board. A law enforcement officer 21 whose certificate has been placed on inactive status shall 22 not function as a law enforcement officer until the 23 officer has completed any requirements for reactivating 24 the certificate as required by the Board. A request for 25 inactive status in this subsection shall be in writing, 26 accompanied by verifying documentation, and shall be HB0040- 13 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 submitted to the Board with a copy to the chief 2 administrator of the law enforcement officer's current or 3 new employing agency. 4 (3) Certification that has become inactive under 5 paragraph (2) of this subsection (b) shall be reactivated 6 by written notice from the law enforcement officer's 7 agency upon a showing that the law enforcement officer: 8 (i) is employed in a full-time law enforcement position 9 with the same law enforcement agency, (ii) is not the 10 subject of a decertification proceeding, and (iii) meets 11 all other criteria for re-activation required by the 12 Board. 13 (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this subsection 14 (b), a law enforcement officer whose certification has 15 become inactive under paragraph (2) may have the officer's 16 employing agency submit a request for a waiver of training 17 requirements to the Board in writing and accompanied by 18 any verifying documentation. A grant of a waiver is within 19 the discretion of the Board. Within 7 days of receiving a 20 request for a waiver under this Section, the Board shall 21 notify the law enforcement officer and the chief 22 administrator of the law enforcement officer's employing 23 agency, whether the request has been granted, denied, or 24 if the Board will take additional time for information. A 25 law enforcement agency whose request for a waiver under 26 this subsection is denied is entitled to request a review HB0040- 14 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 of the denial by the Board. The law enforcement agency 2 must request a review within 20 days of the waiver being 3 denied. The burden of proof shall be on the law 4 enforcement agency to show why the law enforcement officer 5 is entitled to a waiver of the legislatively required 6 training and eligibility requirements. 7 (c) No provision of this Section shall be construed to 8mean that a county corrections officer employed by a 9governmental agency at the time of the effective date of this 10amendatory Act, either as a probationary county corrections 11officer or as a permanent county corrections officer, shall 12require certification under the provisions of this Section. No 13provision of this Section shall be construed to apply to 14certification of elected county sheriffs. 15 (d) Within 14 days, a law enforcement officer shall report 16to the Board: (1) any name change; (2) any change in 17employment; or (3) the filing of any criminal indictment or 18charges against the officer alleging that the officer 19committed any offense as enumerated in Section 6.1 of this 20Act. 21 (e) All law enforcement officers must report the 22completion of the training requirements required in this Act 23in compliance with Section 8.4 of this Act. 24 (e-1) Each employing law enforcement agency shall allow 25and provide an opportunity for a law enforcement officer to 26complete the mandated requirements in this Act. All mandated HB0040- 15 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1training shall be provided at no cost to the employees. 2Employees shall be paid for all time spent attending mandated 3training. 4 (e-2) Each agency, academy, or training provider shall 5maintain proof of a law enforcement officer's completion of 6legislatively required training in a format designated by the 7Board. The report of training shall be submitted to the Board 8within 30 days following completion of the training. A copy of 9the report shall be submitted to the law enforcement officer. 10Upon receipt of a properly completed report of training, the 11Board will make the appropriate entry into the training 12records of the law enforcement officer. 13 (f) This Section does not apply to part-time law 14enforcement officers or probationary part-time law enforcement 15officers. 16 (g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 17the changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public 18Act 102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. 19(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 20103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-389, eff. 1-1-24.) 21 (50 ILCS 705/8.2) 22 Sec. 8.2. Part-time law enforcement officers. 23 (a) A person hired to serve as a part-time law enforcement 24officer must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting 25to the officer's successful completion of the part-time police HB0040- 16 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1training course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory 2completion of a training program of similar content and number 3of hours that has been found acceptable by the Board under the 4provisions of this Act; or (iii) a training waiver attesting 5to the Board's determination that the part-time police 6training course is unnecessary because of the person's prior 7law enforcement experience obtained in Illinois, in any other 8state, or with an agency of the federal government. A person 9hired on or after March 14, 2002 (the effective date of Public 10Act 92-533) this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly 11must obtain this certificate within 18 months after the 12initial date of hire as a probationary part-time law 13enforcement officer in the State of Illinois. The probationary 14part-time law enforcement officer must be enrolled and 15accepted into a Board-approved course within 6 months after 16active employment by any department in the State. A person 17hired on or after January 1, 1996 and before March 14, 2002 18(the effective date of Public Act 92-533) this amendatory Act 19of the 92nd General Assembly must obtain this certificate 20within 18 months after the date of hire. A person hired before 21January 1, 1996 must obtain this certificate within 24 months 22after January 1, 1996 (the effective date of Public Act 2389-170) this amendatory Act of 1995. Agencies seeking a 24reciprocity waiver for training completed outside of Illinois 25must conduct a thorough background check and provide 26verification of the officer's prior training. After review and HB0040- 17 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1satisfaction of all requested conditions, the officer shall be 2awarded an equivalency certificate satisfying the requirements 3of this Section. Within 60 days after January 1, 2024 (the 4effective date of Public Act 103-389) this amendatory Act of 5the 103rd General Assembly, the Board shall adopt uniform 6rules providing for a waiver process for a person previously 7employed and qualified as a law enforcement or county 8corrections officer under federal law or the laws of any other 9state, or who has completed a basic law enforcement officer or 10correctional officer academy who would be qualified to be 11employed as a law enforcement officer or correctional officer 12by the federal government or any other state. These rules 13shall address the process for evaluating prior training 14credit, a description and list of the courses typically 15required for reciprocity candidates to complete prior to 16taking the exam, and a procedure for employers seeking a 17pre-activation determination for a reciprocity training 18waiver. The rules shall provide that any eligible person 19previously trained as a law enforcement or county corrections 20officer under federal law or the laws of any other state shall 21successfully complete the following prior to the approval of a 22waiver: 23 (1) a training program or set of coursework approved 24 by the Board on the laws of this State relevant to the 25 duties and training requirements of law enforcement and 26 county correctional officers; HB0040- 18 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 (2) firearms training; and 2 (3) successful passage of the equivalency 3 certification examination; and . 4 (4) training under Section 10.25. 5 The employing agency may seek an extension waiver from the 6Board extending the period for compliance. An extension waiver 7shall be issued only for good and justifiable reasons, and the 8probationary part-time law enforcement officer may not 9practice as a part-time law enforcement officer during the 10extension waiver period. If training is required and not 11completed within the applicable time period, as extended by 12any waiver that may be granted, then the officer must forfeit 13the officer's position. 14 An individual who is not certified by the Board or whose 15certified status is inactive shall not function as a law 16enforcement officer, be assigned the duties of a law 17enforcement officer by an agency, or be authorized to carry 18firearms under the authority of the employer, except that 19sheriffs who are elected are exempt from the requirement of 20certified status. Failure to be in accordance with this Act 21shall cause the officer to forfeit the officer's position. 22 (a-5) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer 23shall be allowed to complete 6 six months of a part-time police 24training course and function as a law enforcement officer as 25permitted by this subsection with a waiver from the Board, 26provided the part-time law enforcement officer is still HB0040- 19 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1enrolled in the training course. If the part-time probationary 2law enforcement officer withdraws from the course for any 3reason or does not complete the course within the applicable 4time period, as extended by any waiver that may be granted, 5then the officer must forfeit the officer's position. A 6probationary law enforcement officer must function under the 7following rules: 8 (1) A law enforcement agency may not grant a person 9 status as a law enforcement officer unless the person has 10 been granted an active law enforcement officer 11 certification by the Board. 12 (2) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer 13 shall not be used as a permanent replacement for a 14 full-time law enforcement officer. 15 (3) A part-time probationary law enforcement officer 16 shall be directly supervised at all times by a 17 Board-certified Board certified law enforcement officer. 18 Direct supervision requires oversight and control with the 19 supervisor having final decision-making authority as to 20 the actions of the recruit during duty hours. 21 (b) Inactive status. A person who has an inactive law 22enforcement officer certification has no law enforcement 23authority. 24 (1) A law enforcement officer's certification becomes 25 inactive upon termination, resignation, retirement, or 26 separation from the employing agency for any reason. The HB0040- 20 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 Board shall reactivate re-activate a certification upon 2 written application from the law enforcement officer's 3 employing agency that shows the law enforcement officer: 4 (i) has accepted a part-time law enforcement position with 5 that a law enforcement agency, (ii) is not the subject of a 6 decertification proceeding, and (iii) meets all other 7 criteria for reactivation re-activation required by the 8 Board. 9 The Board may refuse to reactivate re-activate the 10 certification of a law enforcement officer who was 11 involuntarily terminated for good cause by the officer's 12 employing agency for conduct subject to decertification 13 under this Act or resigned or retired after receiving 14 notice of a law enforcement agency's investigation. 15 (2) A law enforcement agency may place an officer who 16 is currently certified on inactive status by sending a 17 written request to the Board. A law enforcement officer 18 whose certificate has been placed on inactive status shall 19 not function as a law enforcement officer until the 20 officer has completed any requirements for reactivating 21 the certificate as required by the Board. A request for 22 inactive status in this subsection shall be in writing, 23 accompanied by verifying documentation, and shall be 24 submitted to the Board by the law enforcement officer's 25 employing agency. 26 (3) Certification that has become inactive under HB0040- 21 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 paragraph (2) of this subsection (b), shall be reactivated 2 by written notice from the law enforcement officer's law 3 enforcement agency upon a showing that the law enforcement 4 officer is: (i) employed in a part-time law enforcement 5 position with the same law enforcement agency, (ii) not 6 the subject of a decertification proceeding, and (iii) 7 meets all other criteria for reactivation re-activation 8 required by the Board. The Board may also establish 9 special training requirements to be completed as a 10 condition for reactivation re-activation. 11 The Board shall review a notice for reactivation from 12 a law enforcement agency and provide a response within 30 13 days. The Board may extend this review. A law enforcement 14 officer shall be allowed to be employed as a part-time law 15 enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer 16 reactivation waiver is under review. 17 A law enforcement officer who is refused reactivation 18 or an employing agency of a law enforcement officer who is 19 refused reactivation under this Section may request a 20 hearing in accordance with the hearing procedures as 21 outlined in subsection (h) of Section 6.3 of this Act. 22 (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this Section, a 23 law enforcement officer whose certification has become 24 inactive under paragraph (2) may have the officer's 25 employing agency submit a request for a waiver of training 26 requirements to the Board in writing and accompanied by HB0040- 22 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 any verifying documentation. A grant of a waiver is within 2 the discretion of the Board. Within 7 days of receiving a 3 request for a waiver under this section, the Board shall 4 notify the law enforcement officer and the chief 5 administrator of the law enforcement officer's employing 6 agency, whether the request has been granted, denied, or 7 if the Board will take additional time for information. A 8 law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer, whose 9 request for a waiver under this subsection is denied, is 10 entitled to request a review of the denial by the Board. 11 The law enforcement agency must request a review within 20 12 days after the waiver being denied. The burden of proof 13 shall be on the law enforcement agency to show why the law 14 enforcement officer is entitled to a waiver of the 15 legislatively required training and eligibility 16 requirements. 17 (c) The part-time police training course referred to in 18this Section shall be of similar content and the same number of 19hours as the courses for full-time officers and shall be 20provided by Mobile Team In-Service Training Units under the 21Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer's In-Service 22Training Act or by another approved program or facility in a 23manner prescribed by the Board. 24 (d) Within 14 days, a law enforcement officer shall report 25to the Board: (1) any name change; (2) any change in 26employment; or (3) the filing of any criminal indictment or HB0040- 23 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1charges against the officer alleging that the officer 2committed any offense as enumerated in Section 6.1 of this 3Act. 4 (e) All law enforcement officers must report the 5completion of the training requirements required in this Act 6in compliance with Section 8.4 of this Act. 7 (e-1) Each employing agency shall allow and provide an 8opportunity for a law enforcement officer to complete the 9requirements in this Act. All mandated training shall be 10provided for at no cost to the employees. Employees shall be 11paid for all time spent attending mandated training. 12 (e-2) Each agency, academy, or training provider shall 13maintain proof of a law enforcement officer's completion of 14legislatively required training in a format designated by the 15Board. The report of training shall be submitted to the Board 16within 30 days following completion of the training. A copy of 17the report shall be submitted to the law enforcement officer. 18Upon receipt of a properly completed report of training, the 19Board will make the appropriate entry into the training 20records of the law enforcement officer. 21 (f) For the purposes of this Section, the Board shall 22adopt rules defining what constitutes employment on a 23part-time basis. 24 (g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 25the changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-694 this 26amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and Public Act HB0040- 24 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1101-652 take effect July 1, 2022. 2(Source: P.A. 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 103-389, eff. 1-1-24; 3revised 7-29-24.) 4 (50 ILCS 705/10.27 new) 5 Sec. 10.27. Training; crimes motivated by bias. 6 (a) The Board must approve at least one training course to 7assist law enforcement officers in identifying, responding to, 8and reporting crimes committed in whole or in substantial part 9because of the victim's or another's actual or perceived race, 10color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, 11gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or 12disability, or because of the victim's actual or perceived 13association with another person or group of a certain actual 14or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, 15sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, 16national origin, or disability. 17 Each course must include material to help officers 18distinguish bias crimes from other crimes, to help officers in 19understanding and assisting victims of these crimes, and to 20ensure that bias crimes will be accurately reported. The Board 21must review the approved course or courses every 3 years and 22update the approved courses. 23 In updating the approved training courses described in 24this subsection, the Board must consult and may incorporate 25input from the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes. HB0040- 25 -LRB104 03559 RTM 13583 b 1 (b) The Board must provide to the chief law enforcement 2officer of each law enforcement agency instructional materials 3patterned after the materials developed by the board under 4subsection (a). These materials must meet Board requirements 5for in-service training credit and be updated periodically as 6the Board considers appropriate. The Board must also seek 7funding for an educational conference to inform and sensitize 8chief law enforcement officers and other interested persons to 9the law enforcement issues associated with bias crimes. If 10funding is obtained, the Board may sponsor the educational 11conference on its own or with other public or private 12entities. 13 A chief law enforcement officer must inform all law 14enforcement officers within the law enforcement agency of the 15availability of the instructional materials provided by the 16board under this subsection and the availability of in-service 17training credit for the completion of these materials. The 18chief law enforcement officer must also encourage the law 19enforcement officers to complete the in-service training.