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LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

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Willie Preston
Last action
2026-03-27
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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  1. 2026-03-27 Illinois General Assembly

    Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. 2026-03-13 Illinois General Assembly

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  3. 2026-02-24 Illinois General Assembly

    Assigned to Criminal Law

  4. 2026-02-06 Illinois General Assembly

    Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston

  5. 2026-02-06 Illinois General Assembly

    First Reading

  6. 2026-02-06 Illinois General Assembly

    Referred to Assignments

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4043

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Willie Preston

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

See Index

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Restructures the rules and
standards of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for
basic training schools. Provides that the Board shall be responsible for
establishing basic curriculum for law enforcement officers, county
correctional officers, and court security officers. Provides that the
Board shall certify in-service courses to be delivered by Mobile Training
Units, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive
Institute, and other providers. Provides that the curriculum for
probationary law enforcement officers shall include courses concerning
foundations of law enforcement, human behaviors, investigations,
fundamentals of criminal law, law enforcement patrol, law enforcement
officer tactics, and officer wellness. Requires the Board to establish
minimum basic training requirements that probationary county corrections
officers and probationary court security officers must satisfactorily
complete before the probationary county corrections officers and
probationary court security officers are eligible for permanent employment
as county corrections officers or probationary court security officers.
Provides that the Board shall adopt rules and minimum standards for the 30
hours of in-service trainings that officers must complete every 3 years.
Provides that, annually, a law enforcement officer must satisfactorily
complete trainings in law updates, firearm requalification, and officer
wellness and mental health. Requires notice of the inactivation to be
provided by the Board to the current and prior employer. Provides that a
person hired to serve as a court security officer must obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to the officer's successful completion
of the training course; (ii) attesting to the officer's 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 (iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law
enforcement experience.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning local government.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
5
changing Section 7 and by adding Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7,
6
and 8.5 as follows:

7

(50 ILCS 705/7)
8

Sec. 7.
Rules and standards for schools.
The Board shall
9
be responsible for establishing basic curriculum for Law
10
enforcement officers, county correctional officers, and court
11
security officers. The Board shall certify in-service courses
12
to be delivered by Mobile Training Units, the Illinois Law
13
Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute,
14
and other providers approved by the Board. The Board shall
15
establish:
16

(1) the curriculum for probationary officers that
17

shall be offered by all certified schools;

18

(2) minimum courses of study, attendance requirements
19

and equipment requirements; and
20

(3) minimum requirements for instructors.

21
adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
22
include, but not be limited to, the following:
23

a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement

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officers which shall be offered by all certified schools
2

shall include, but not be limited to, courses of
3

procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics,
4

search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil
5

rights, human rights, human relations, cultural
6

competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic
7

sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure,
8

constitutional and proper use of law enforcement
9

authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and
10

traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory
11

enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control
12

and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical
13

evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms
14

training, training in the use of electronic control
15

devices, including the psychological and physiological
16

effects of the use of those devices on humans, first aid
17

(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the
18

administration of opioid antagonists as defined in
19

paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the
20

Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile
21

offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises,
22

including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction,
23

which require immediate assistance and response and
24

methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in
25

need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect,
26

financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with

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disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of
2

the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the
3

elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police
4

vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the
5

high-speed chase, and physical training. The curriculum
6

shall include a block of instruction addressing
7

trauma-informed programs, procedures, and practices meant
8

to minimize traumatization of the victim. The curriculum
9

shall include specific training in techniques for
10

immediate response to and investigation of cases of
11

domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and
12

children, including cultural perceptions and common myths
13

of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview
14

techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed,
15

victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum
16

shall include training in techniques designed to promote
17

effective communication at the initial contact with crime
18

victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and
19

witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims
20

and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
21

The curriculum shall also include training in effective
22

recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and
23

post-traumatic stress experienced by law enforcement
24

officers that is consistent with Section 25 of the
25

Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer
26

setting, including recognizing signs and symptoms of

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work-related cumulative stress, issues that may lead to
2

suicide, and solutions for intervention with peer support
3

resources. The curriculum shall include a block of
4

instruction addressing the mandatory reporting
5

requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child
6

Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also include a block
7

of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with
8

persons with autism and other developmental or physical
9

disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes
10

against persons with autism, and addressing the unique
11

challenges presented by cases involving victims or
12

witnesses with autism and other developmental
13

disabilities. The curriculum shall include training in the
14

detection and investigation of all forms of human
15

trafficking. The curriculum shall also include instruction
16

in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the
17

physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested
18

parent or immediate family member; this instruction must
19

include, but is not limited to: (1) understanding the
20

trauma experienced by the child while maintaining the
21

integrity of the arrest and safety of officers, suspects,
22

and other involved individuals; (2) de-escalation tactics
23

that would include the use of force when reasonably
24

necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a child will require
25

supervision and care. The curriculum for probationary law
26

enforcement officers shall include: (1) at least 12 hours

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of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing; (2) at least 6
2

hours of instruction on use of force techniques, including
3

the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce
4

the need for force whenever safe and feasible; (3)
5

specific training on officer safety techniques, including
6

cover, concealment, and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of
7

training focused on high-risk traffic stops. The
8

curriculum for permanent law enforcement officers shall
9

include, but not be limited to: (1) refresher and
10

in-service training in any of the courses listed above in
11

this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the
12

subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training
13

for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in
14

subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The
15

training in the use of electronic control devices shall be
16

conducted for probationary law enforcement officers,
17

including University police officers. The curriculum shall
18

also include training on the use of a firearms restraining
19

order by providing instruction on the process used to file
20

a firearms restraining order and how to identify
21

situations in which a firearms restraining order is
22

appropriate.
23

b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements
24

and equipment requirements.
25

c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
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d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a

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probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily
2

complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
3

a local law enforcement officer for a participating local
4

governmental or State governmental agency. Those
5

requirements shall include training in first aid
6

(including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
7

e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
8

probationary county corrections officer must
9

satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
10

permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a
11

participating local governmental agency.
12

f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
13

probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
14

complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
15

a court security officer for a participating local
16

governmental agency. The Board shall establish those
17

training requirements which it considers appropriate for
18

court security officers and shall certify schools to
19

conduct that training.
20

A person hired to serve as a court security officer
21

must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to
22

the officer's successful completion of the training
23

course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory
24

completion of a training program of similar content and
25

number of hours that has been found acceptable by the
26

Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting

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to the Board's determination that the training course is
2

unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law
3

enforcement experience.
4

Individuals who currently serve as court security
5

officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in
6

that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by
7

this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective
8

date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified,
9

absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to
10

forfeit his or her position.
11

All individuals hired as court security officers on or
12

after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act
13

89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of
14

their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the
15

Board, or they shall forfeit their positions.
16

The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
17

Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit
18

Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who
19

have filed applications to become court security officers
20

and who meet the eligibility requirements established
21

under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or
22

the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission
23

exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals
24

for verification of the applicants' qualifications under
25

this Act and as established by the Board.
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g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a

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law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every
2

3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional
3

and proper use of law enforcement authority; procedural
4

justice; civil rights; human rights; reporting child abuse
5

and neglect; autism-informed law enforcement responses,
6

techniques, and procedures; trauma-informed programs,
7

procedures, and practices meant to minimize traumatization
8

of the victim; and cultural competency, including implicit
9

bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. These trainings
10

shall consist of at least 30 hours of training every 3
11

years.
12

h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
13

law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at
14

least annually. Those requirements shall include law
15

updates, emergency medical response training and
16

certification, crisis intervention training, and officer
17

wellness and mental health.
18

i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set
19

forth in Section 10.6.
20

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
21
changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act
22
102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022.
23
(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-949, eff. 1-1-25;
24
104-84, eff. 1-1-26
.)

25

(50 ILCS 705/7.2 new)

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Sec. 7.2.
Curriculum for probationary law enforcement
2
officers.
The curriculum for probationary law enforcement
3
officers that is offered by all certified schools shall
4
include, but not be limited to, the following courses:
5

(1) Foundations of law enforcement. Training provided
6

under this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to,
7

training in:
8

(A) procedural justice; and
9

(B) cultural competency, including implicit bias
10

and racial and ethnic sensitivity.
11

(2) Human behaviors. Training provided under this
12

paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, training
13

in:
14

(A) human relations; and
15

(B) recognizing of mental conditions and crises,
16

including, but not limited to, the disease of
17

addiction, which require immediate assistance and
18

response, and methods to safeguard and provide
19

assistance to a person in need of mental treatment;
20

(C) recognizing of abuse, neglect, financial
21

exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with
22

disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2
23

of the Adult Protective Services Act;
24

(D) identifying and interacting with persons with
25

autism and other developmental or physical
26

disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes

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against persons with autism, and addressing the unique
2

challenges presented by cases involving victims or
3

witnesses with autism and other developmental
4

disabilities; and
5

(E) trauma-informed responses designed to ensure
6

the physical safety and well-being of a child of an
7

arrested parent or immediate family member, including,
8

but not limited to:
9

(i) understanding the trauma experienced by
10

the child while maintaining the integrity of the
11

arrest and safety of officers, suspects, and other
12

involved individuals;
13

(ii) de-escalation tactics that would include
14

the use of force when reasonably necessary; and
15

(iii) inquiring whether a child will require
16

supervision and care; and
17

(F) crimes against the elderly.
18

(3) Investigations. Training provided under this
19

paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, training
20

in:
21

(A) techniques for obtaining physical evidence;
22

(B) recording statements;
23

(C) drafting reports;
24

(D) techniques for immediate response to and
25

investigation of cases of domestic violence and of
26

sexual assault of adults and children, including

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cultural perceptions and common myths of sexual
2

assault and sexual abuse, as well as interview
3

techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma
4

informed, victim centered, and victim sensitive;
5

(E) techniques designed to promote effective
6

communication at the initial contact with crime
7

victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims
8

and witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime
9

Victims and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims
10

Compensation Act; and
11

(F) detection and investigation of all forms of
12

human trafficking.
13

(4) Fundamentals of criminal law. Training provided
14

under this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to,
15

training in:
16

(A) search and seizure, including temporary
17

questioning;
18

(B) civil rights;
19

(C) human rights;
20

(D) criminal law;
21

(E) criminal procedure;
22

(F) constitutional law and the proper use of law
23

enforcement authority;
24

(G) court testimonies;
25

(H) handling of juvenile offenders; and
26

(I) evidence.

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(5) Law enforcement patrol. Training provided under
2

this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to,
3

training in:
4

(A) vehicle and traffic law, including uniform and
5

nondiscriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle
6

Code;
7

(B) traffic control and crash investigation;
8

(C) the hazards of high-speed police vehicle
9

chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the
10

high-speed chase;
11

(D) first aid, including cardiopulmonary
12

resuscitation;
13

(E) training in the administration of opioid
14

antagonists, as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection
15

(e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act;
16

(F) crisis intervention training;
17

(G) at least 6 hours of training focused on
18

high-risk traffic stops;
19

(H) at least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based
20

role-playing;
21

(I) training on the use of a firearms restraining
22

order by providing instruction on the process used to
23

file a firearms restraining order and how to identify
24

situations in which a firearms restraining order is
25

appropriate; and
26

(J) addressing the mandatory reporting

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requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child
2

Reporting Act.
3

(6) Law enforcement officer tactics. Training provided
4

under this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to,
5

training in:
6

(A) arrest and the use and control tactics;
7

(B) firearms training;
8

(C) training in the use of electronic control
9

devices, including the psychological and physiological
10

effects of the use of those devices on humans;
11

(D) physical training;
12

(E) the use of electronic control devices;
13

(F) at least 6 hours of instruction on use of force
14

techniques, including the use of de-escalation
15

techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force
16

whenever safe and feasible; and
17

(G) specific training on officer safety
18

techniques, including cover, concealment, and time.
19

(7) Officer wellness. Training provided under this
20

paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, training
21

in:
22

(A) effective recognition of and responses to
23

stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress experienced
24

by police officers; and
25

(B) effective recognition of and responses to
26

stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress experienced

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by law enforcement officers that is consistent with
2

Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid
3

Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing
4

signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress,
5

issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for
6

intervention with peer support resources.

7

(50 ILCS 705/7.3 new)
8

Sec. 7.3.
Minimum basic training requirements of a
9
probationary county corrections officer.
The Board shall
10
establish minimum basic training requirements that a
11
probationary county corrections officer must satisfactorily
12
complete before the probationary county corrections officer is
13
eligible for permanent employment as a county corrections
14
officer for a participating local governmental agency.

15

(50 ILCS 705/7.4 new)
16

Sec. 7.4.
Minimum basic training requirements of a
17
probationary court security officer.
The Board shall establish
18
minimum basic training requirements that a probationary court
19
security officer must satisfactorily complete before the
20
probationary court security officer is eligible for permanent
21
employment as a court security officer for a participating
22
local governmental agency. The Board shall establish training
23
requirements that it considers appropriate for court security
24
officers and certify schools to conduct that training.

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(50 ILCS 705/7.7 new)
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Sec. 7.7.
In-service training requirements.
3

(a) The Board shall offer in-service courses for permanent
4
law enforcement officers that all law enforcement officers
5
must complete. The training shall include, but not be limited
6
to:
7

(1) refresher and in-service training in any of the
8

courses listed in Section 7.2;
9

(2) advanced courses in any of the subjects listed in
10

Section 7.2;
11

(3) training for supervisory personnel; and
12

(4) specialized training in subjects and fields to be
13

selected by the board.
14

(b) The Board shall adopt rules and minimum standards for
15
in-service training requirements that officers must complete
16
every 3 years. The training shall include at least 30 hours of
17
trainings in the following areas:
18

(1) use of force, specifically addressing policies and
19

laws regulating the use of force; tactics and skills;
20

de-escalation techniques; techniques to prevent or reduce
21

the need to use force or when force must be used; how to
22

use force that is objectively reasonable, necessary, and
23

proportional under the totality of the circumstances; and
24

ensure appropriate supervision and accountability. The
25

training under this paragraph shall include at least 12

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hours of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing consisting
2

of:
3

(A) instruction on use of force techniques,
4

including the use of de-escalation techniques to
5

prevent or reduce the need for force whenever safe and
6

feasible;
7

(B) instruction on use of force techniques,
8

including the use of de-escalation techniques to
9

prevent or reduce the need for force whenever safe and
10

feasible;
11

(C) specific training on the law concerning stops,
12

searches, and the use of force under the Fourth
13

Amendment to the United States Constitution; and
14

(D) specific training on officer safety
15

techniques, including cover, concealment, and time;
16

(2) constitutional and proper use of law enforcement
17

authority training;
18

(3) procedural justice training;
19

(4) civil rights training;
20

(5) firearm restraining order training;
21

(6) psychology of domestic violence training;
22

(7) human rights training;
23

(8) reporting child abuse and neglect training;
24

(9) autism-informed law enforcement response training;
25

and
26

(10) cultural competency training, including implicit

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bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity training.
2

(c) Annually, a law enforcement officer must
3
satisfactorily complete trainings in:
4

(1) law updates;
5

(2) firearm requalification;
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(3) officer wellness and mental health;

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(4) emergency medical response training; and
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(5) crisis intervention training.

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(50 ILCS 705/8.5 new)
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Sec. 8.5.
Court security officers.
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(a) A person hired to serve as a court security officer
12
must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to the
13
officer's successful completion of the training course; (ii)
14
attesting to the officer's satisfactory completion of a
15
training program of similar content and number of hours that
16
has been found acceptable by the Board under the provisions of
17
this Act; or (iii) attesting to the Board's determination that
18
the training course is unnecessary because of the person's
19
extensive prior law enforcement experience.
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Individuals appointed as court security officers on or
21
before June 1, 1997 shall be deemed qualified to continue to
22
serve as court security officers if they were certified as
23
provided by this Act on or before June 1, 1999. Failure to be
24
so certified, absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the
25
officer to forfeit his or her position.

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(b) All individuals hired as court security officers on or
2
after June 1, 1997 shall be certified within 12 months after
3
the date of their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by
4
the Board, or they shall forfeit their positions.
5

(c) The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
6
Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission,
7
shall maintain a list of all individuals who have filed
8
applications to become court security officers and who meet
9
the eligibility requirements established under this Act.
10
Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office
11
if no Sheriff's Merit Commission exists, shall establish a
12
schedule of reasonable intervals for verification of the
13
applicants' qualifications under this Act and as established
14
by the Board.

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INDEX

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Statutes amended in order of appearance

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50 ILCS 705/7
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50 ILCS 705/7.2 new
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50 ILCS 705/7.3 new
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50 ILCS 705/7.4 new
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50 ILCS 705/7.7 new
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50 ILCS 705/8.5 new

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