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This bill amends the Illinois Police Training Act to expand training requirements for death and homicide investigations. Specifically, the bill requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve a training program that now includes Department of Corrections internal security investigators, in addition to local law enforcement officers. The bill stipulates that only law enforcement officers and Department of Corrections internal security investigators who successfully complete this specialized training program may be assigned as lead investigators in death and homicide investigations. A certificate of satisfactory completion will be issued by the Training Standards Board. Furthermore, the bill mandates that the board develop a process for waiver applications submitted by local government administrators or the Department of Corrections for investigators who may qualify for a waiver based on their prior training and experience in homicide investigations. This change aims to ensure a standardized and qualified approach to investigating deaths and homicides across different law enforcement agencies in Illinois.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1854&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104