IL HB4249

Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to develop a standard curriculum for trauma-informed response training covering traumatic events, adverse childhood experiences, and toxic stress recognition

Training must teach officers to distinguish between acute trauma, chronic trauma, cumulative occupational stress, and toxic stress, and to recognize trauma-related responses through behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and physiological indicators

Curriculum must include de-escalation techniques, trauma-responsive communication, strategies for managing occupational stress, and education on how psychological safety affects law enforcement organizational culture

All full and part-time basic law enforcement academies must include the training by July 1, 2027, and all current law enforcement officers must receive the training within 3 years of the Act's effective date

Law enforcement agencies must integrate trauma-informed care practices into policies and peer support programs, and the Board must evaluate training effectiveness through assessments, officer feedback, and annual public reporting