HB 5635

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. In a Section concerning death and homicide investigation, provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board shall conduct or approve a training program for the training of coroners. Provides that only coroners who successfully complete the program may be assigned as a lead investigator in coroner's investigations of a death or homicide, and the completion of the program must be evidenced by a certificate. Further provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board shall develop a process for waiver applications sent by a local law enforcement agency administrator (now, an agency administrator) or from a coroner's office for certain officers or coroners that qualify for a waiver. Provides that provisions concerning training in death and homicide investigations do not affect or impede the powers of the office of the coroner to investigate all deaths.