IL SB3552

Amends Illinois State Police Law to establish Division of the Academy and Training functions including oversight of training academy, recruitment, quartermaster operations, and specialized training programs.

Requires Illinois State Police Academy completion to satisfy minimum standards under Illinois Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's comprehensive and equivalency examinations.

Mandates specialized training programs for State police officers including cultural diversity, death and homicide investigations with victim-centered trauma-informed instruction (by July 1, 2023), police dog certification, post-traumatic stress disorder, opioid antagonist administration, sexual assault and abuse response, human trafficking detection, and hate crimes.

Creates new Section 10.25 in Illinois Police Training Act requiring the Board to develop and approve training courses for law enforcement officers to identify, respond to, and report crimes motivated by bias based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or association with protected groups.

Updates probationary law enforcement officer curriculum requirements to include at least 12 hours of scenario-based training, 6 hours on use of force with de-escalation techniques, officer safety techniques, and 6 hours on high-risk traffic stops; requires in-service training every 3 years including hate crimes and bias crime instruction.