Plain English Breakdown
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HB0040: Police Training on Hate Crimes
This bill amends the Illinois Police Training Act to require training programs about crimes motivated by bias for new and current police officers.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve training programs in crimes motivated by bias.
- Mandates that certified schools include this training in their curriculum for probationary (new) law enforcement officers.
- Allows continuing education credits for current law enforcement officers who complete the required training.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
- Certified police training schools in Illinois
- Probationary (new) law enforcement officers
- Current law enforcement officers seeking continuing education credits
Terms To Know
- Illinois Police Training Act
- The state law that sets the rules and standards for training police schools in Illinois.
- Crimes motivated by bias
- Illegal acts committed because of a person's race, religion, or other protected characteristics, often called hate crimes.
- Continuing education credits
- Points earned by current officers for taking extra training classes to keep their skills up to date.
Limits and Unknowns
- The provided text does not list the specific number of hours required specifically for this new hate crime training.
- The exact start date when these rules must begin is not included in the excerpt.
- Details on how current officers will be notified or scheduled to take the course are not shown.