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HB 4645
Illinois House•House Floor Calendar
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HB 4645, “JUVENILE OFFICER-TRAINING”, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2026 by Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D). It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Apr 17, 2026: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.
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Maura HirschauerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:50 ILCS 705/10.30 new705 ILCS 405/1-3 from Ch. 37, par. 801-3705 ILCS 405/5-105Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve a training program, including continuing educational requirements, for law enforcement officers of local law enforcement agencies serving as juvenile officers before an officer may serve as a juvenile officer or continue serving as a juvenile officer. Requires the Board to issue a certificate for satisfactory completion of the training program. Requires the Board to set eligibility requirements for juvenile officers. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Defines "juvenile police officer" as an eligible sworn police officer and an officer who has completed continuing educational requirements.LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 bA BILL FORHB4645 LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 AN ACT concerning law enforcement.2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,3represented in the General Assembly:4 Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by5adding Section 10.30 as follows:6 (50 ILCS 705/10.30 new)7 Sec. 10.30. Training; eligibility; juvenile officers.8 (a) The Board shall conduct or approve a training program,9including continuing educational requirements, for law10enforcement officers of local law enforcement agencies serving11as Juvenile Officers pursuant to the respective provisions of12the Juvenile Court Act. Only law enforcement officers who13successfully complete the training program, including14continuing educational requirements, may be assigned or15continue as juvenile officers. Satisfactory completion of the16training program shall be evidenced by a certificate issued to17the law enforcement officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement18Training Standards Board.19 (b) The Board shall set eligibility requirements for law20enforcement officers entering an initial training program21under subsection (a).22 Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended byHB4645 - 2 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1changing Sections 1-3 and 5-105 as follows:2 (705 ILCS 405/1-3) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-3)3 Sec. 1-3. Definitions. Terms used in this Act, unless the4context otherwise requires, have the following meanings5ascribed to them:6 (1) "Adjudicatory hearing" means a hearing to determine7whether the allegations of a petition under Section 2-13,83-15, or 4-12 that a minor under 18 years of age is abused,9neglected, or dependent, or requires authoritative10intervention, or addicted, respectively, are supported by a11preponderance of the evidence or whether the allegations of a12petition under Section 5-520 that a minor is delinquent are13proved beyond a reasonable doubt.14 (2) "Adult" means a person 21 years of age or older.15 (3) "Agency" means a public or private child care facility16legally authorized or licensed by this State for placement or17institutional care or for both placement and institutional18care.19 (4) "Association" means any organization, public or20private, engaged in welfare functions which include services21to or on behalf of children but does not include "agency" as22herein defined.23 (4.05) Whenever a "best interest" determination is24required, the following factors shall be considered in the25context of the child's age and developmental needs:HB4645 - 3 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 (a) the physical safety and welfare of the child,2 including food, shelter, health, and clothing;3 (b) the development of the child's identity;4 (c) the child's background and ties, including5 familial, cultural, and religious;6 (d) the child's sense of attachments, including:7 (i) where the child actually feels love,8 attachment, and a sense of being valued (as opposed to9 where adults believe the child should feel such love,10 attachment, and a sense of being valued);11 (ii) the child's sense of security;12 (iii) the child's sense of familiarity;13 (iv) continuity of affection for the child;14 (v) the least disruptive placement alternative for15 the child;16 (e) the child's wishes and long-term goals, including17 the child's wishes regarding available permanency options18 and the child's wishes regarding maintaining connections19 with parents, siblings, and other relatives;20 (f) the child's community ties, including church,21 school, and friends;22 (g) the child's need for permanence which includes the23 child's need for stability and continuity of relationships24 with parent figures, siblings, and other relatives;25 (h) the uniqueness of every family and child;26 (i) the risks attendant to entering and being inHB4645 - 4 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 substitute care; and2 (j) the preferences of the persons available to care3 for the child, including willingness to provide permanency4 to the child, either through subsidized guardianship or5 through adoption.6 (4.08) "Caregiver" includes a foster parent. Beginning7July 1, 2025, "caregiver" includes a foster parent as defined8in Section 2.17 of the Child Care Act of 1969, certified9relative caregiver, as defined in Section 2.36 of the Child10Care Act of 1969, and relative caregiver as defined in Section114d of the Children and Family Services Act.12 (4.1) "Chronic truant" shall have the definition ascribed13to it in Section 26-2a of the School Code.14 (5) "Court" means the circuit court in a session or15division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act.16 (6) "Dispositional hearing" means a hearing to determine17whether a minor should be adjudged to be a ward of the court,18and to determine what order of disposition should be made in19respect to a minor adjudged to be a ward of the court.20 (6.5) "Dissemination" or "disseminate" means to publish,21produce, print, manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, exhibit,22broadcast, display, transmit, or otherwise share information23in any format so as to make the information accessible to24others.25 (7) "Emancipated minor" means any minor 16 years of age or26over who has been completely or partially emancipated underHB4645 - 5 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1the Emancipation of Minors Act or under this Act.2 (7.03) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the records3and to obliterate the minor's name from any official index,4public record, or electronic database.5 (7.05) "Foster parent" includes a relative caregiver6selected by the Department of Children and Family Services to7provide care for the minor.8 (8) "Guardianship of the person" of a minor means the duty9and authority to act in the best interests of the minor,10subject to residual parental rights and responsibilities, to11make important decisions in matters having a permanent effect12on the life and development of the minor and to be concerned13with the minor's general welfare. It includes but is not14necessarily limited to:15 (a) the authority to consent to marriage, to16 enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, or to17 a major medical, psychiatric, and surgical treatment; to18 represent the minor in legal actions; and to make other19 decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the20 minor;21 (b) the authority and duty of reasonable visitation,22 except to the extent that these have been limited in the23 best interests of the minor by court order;24 (c) the rights and responsibilities of legal custody25 except where legal custody has been vested in another26 person or agency; andHB4645 - 6 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 (d) the power to consent to the adoption of the minor,2 but only if expressly conferred on the guardian in3 accordance with Section 2-29, 3-30, or 4-27.4 (8.1) "Juvenile court record" includes, but is not limited5to:6 (a) all documents filed in or maintained by the7 juvenile court pertaining to a specific incident,8 proceeding, or individual;9 (b) all documents relating to a specific incident,10 proceeding, or individual made available to or maintained11 by probation officers;12 (c) all documents, video or audio tapes, photographs,13 and exhibits admitted into evidence at juvenile court14 hearings; or15 (d) all documents, transcripts, records, reports, or16 other evidence prepared by, maintained by, or released by17 any municipal, county, or State agency or department, in18 any format, if indicating involvement with the juvenile19 court relating to a specific incident, proceeding, or20 individual.21 (8.2) "Juvenile law enforcement record" includes records22of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints, probation23adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear, or any other24records or documents maintained by any law enforcement agency25relating to a minor suspected of committing an offense, and26records maintained by a law enforcement agency that identifiesHB4645 - 7 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1a juvenile as a suspect in committing an offense, but does not2include records identifying a juvenile as a victim, witness,3or missing juvenile and any records created, maintained, or4used for purposes of referral to programs relating to5diversion as defined in subsection (6) of Section 5-105.6 (9) "Legal custody" means the relationship created by an7order of court in the best interests of the minor which imposes8on the custodian the responsibility of physical possession of9a minor and the duty to protect, train and discipline the minor10and to provide the minor with food, shelter, education, and11ordinary medical care, except as these are limited by residual12parental rights and responsibilities and the rights and13responsibilities of the guardian of the person, if any.14 (9.1) "Mentally capable adult relative" means a person 2115years of age or older who is not suffering from a mental16illness that prevents the person from providing the care17necessary to safeguard the physical safety and welfare of a18minor who is left in that person's care by the parent or19parents or other person responsible for the minor's welfare.20 (10) "Minor" means a person under the age of 21 years21subject to this Act.22 (11) "Parent" means a father or mother of a child and23includes any adoptive parent. It also includes a person (i)24whose parentage is presumed or has been established under the25law of this or another jurisdiction or (ii) who has registered26with the Putative Father Registry in accordance with SectionHB4645 - 8 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b112.1 of the Adoption Act and whose paternity has not been ruled2out under the law of this or another jurisdiction. It does not3include a parent whose rights in respect to the minor have been4terminated in any manner provided by law. It does not include a5person who has been or could be determined to be a parent under6the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 or the Illinois Parentage7Act of 2015, or similar parentage law in any other state, if8that person has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a9crime that resulted in the conception of the child under10Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-11, 12-13, 12-14,1112-14.1, subsection (a) or (b) (but not subsection (c)) of12Section 11-1.50 or 12-15, or subsection (a), (b), (c), (e), or13(f) (but not subsection (d)) of Section 11-1.60 or 12-16 of the14Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or similar15statute in another jurisdiction unless upon motion of any16party, other than the offender, to the juvenile court17proceedings the court finds it is in the child's best interest18to deem the offender a parent for purposes of the juvenile19court proceedings.20 (11.1) "Permanency goal" means a goal set by the court as21defined in subsection (2.3) of Section 2-28.22 (11.2) "Permanency hearing" means a hearing to set the23permanency goal and to review and determine (i) the24appropriateness of the services contained in the plan and25whether those services have been provided, (ii) whether26reasonable efforts have been made by all the parties to theHB4645 - 9 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1service plan to achieve the goal, and (iii) whether the plan2and goal have been achieved.3 (12) "Petition" means the petition provided for in Section42-13, 3-15, 4-12, or 5-520, including any supplemental5petitions thereunder in Section 3-15, 4-12, or 5-520.6 (12.1) "Physically capable adult relative" means a person721 years of age or older who does not have a severe physical8disability or medical condition, or is not suffering from9alcoholism or drug addiction, that prevents the person from10providing the care necessary to safeguard the physical safety11and welfare of a minor who is left in that person's care by the12parent or parents or other person responsible for the minor's13welfare.14 (12.2) "Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement" has the15meaning ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and16Family Services Act.17 (12.3) "Residential treatment center" means a licensed18setting that provides 24-hour care to children in a group home19or institution, including a facility licensed as a child care20institution under Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a21licensed group home under Section 2.16 of the Child Care Act of221969, a qualified residential treatment program under Section232.35 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a secure child care24facility as defined in paragraph (18) of this Section, or any25similar facility in another state. "Residential treatment26center" does not include a relative foster home or a licensedHB4645 - 10 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1foster family home.2 (13) "Residual parental rights and responsibilities" means3those rights and responsibilities remaining with the parent4after the transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the5person, including, but not necessarily limited to, the right6to reasonable visitation (which may be limited by the court in7the best interests of the minor as provided in subsection8(8)(b) of this Section), the right to consent to adoption, the9right to determine the minor's religious affiliation, and the10responsibility for the minor's support.11 (14) "Shelter" means the temporary care of a minor in12physically unrestricting facilities pending court disposition13or execution of court order for placement.14 (14.05) "Shelter placement" means a temporary or emergency15placement for a minor, including an emergency foster home16placement.17 (14.1) "Sibling Contact Support Plan" has the meaning18ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and Family19Services Act.20 (14.2) "Significant event report" means a written document21describing an occurrence or event beyond the customary22operations, routines, or relationships in the Department of23Children of Family Services, a child care facility, or other24entity that is licensed or regulated by the Department of25Children of Family Services or that provides services for the26Department of Children of Family Services under a grant,HB4645 - 11 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1contract, or purchase of service agreement; involving children2or youth, employees, foster parents, or relative caregivers;3allegations of abuse or neglect or any other incident raising4a concern about the well-being of a minor under the5jurisdiction of the court under Article II of the Juvenile6Court Act of 1987; incidents involving damage to property,7allegations of criminal activity, misconduct, or other8occurrences affecting the operations of the Department of9Children of Family Services or a child care facility; any10incident that could have media impact; and unusual incidents11as defined by Department of Children and Family Services rule.12 (15) "Station adjustment" means the informal handling of13an alleged offender by a juvenile police officer.14 (16) "Ward of the court" means a minor who is so adjudged15under Section 2-22, 3-23, 4-20, or 5-705, after a finding of16the requisite jurisdictional facts, and thus is subject to the17dispositional powers of the court under this Act.18 (17) "Juvenile police officer" means an eligible [a] sworn19police officer who has completed a Basic Recruit Training20Course, has been assigned to the position of juvenile police21officer by the officer's chief law enforcement officer and has22completed the necessary juvenile officers training, including23continuing educational requirements, as prescribed by the24Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or in the25case of a State police officer, juvenile officer training26approved by the Director of the Illinois State Police. As usedHB4645 - 12 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1in this paragraph, "eligible sworn police officer" means a2sworn police officer who meets the eligibility requirements as3prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards4Board.5 (18) "Secure child care facility" means any child care6facility licensed by the Department of Children and Family7Services to provide secure living arrangements for children8under 18 years of age who are subject to placement in9facilities under the Children and Family Services Act and who10are not subject to placement in facilities for whom standards11are established by the Department of Corrections under Section123-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. "Secure child care13facility" also means a facility that is designed and operated14to ensure that all entrances and exits from the facility, a15building, or a distinct part of the building are under the16exclusive control of the staff of the facility, whether or not17the child has the freedom of movement within the perimeter of18the facility, building, or distinct part of the building.19(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;20103-564, eff. 11-17-23; 103-1061, eff. 2-5-25.)21 (705 ILCS 405/5-105)22 Sec. 5-105. Definitions. As used in this Article:23 (1) "Aftercare release" means the conditional and24 revocable release of an adjudicated delinquent juvenile25 committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under theHB4645 - 13 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.2 (1.5) "Court" means the circuit court in a session or3 division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act, and4 includes the term Juvenile Court.5 (2) "Community service" means uncompensated labor for6 a community service agency as hereinafter defined.7 (2.5) "Community service agency" means a8 not-for-profit organization, community organization,9 church, charitable organization, individual, public10 office, or other public body whose purpose is to enhance11 the physical or mental health of a delinquent minor or to12 rehabilitate the minor, or to improve the environmental13 quality or social welfare of the community which agrees to14 accept community service from juvenile delinquents and to15 report on the progress of the community service to the16 State's Attorney pursuant to an agreement or to the court17 or to any agency designated by the court or to the18 authorized diversion program that has referred the19 delinquent minor for community service.20 (3) "Delinquent minor" means any minor who prior to21 the minor's 18th birthday has violated or attempted to22 violate an Illinois State, county, or municipal law or23 ordinance.24 (4) "Department" means the Department of Human25 Services unless specifically referenced as another26 department.HB4645 - 14 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 (5) "Detention" means the temporary care of a minor2 who is alleged to be or has been adjudicated delinquent3 and who requires secure custody for the minor's own4 protection or the community's protection in a facility5 designed to physically restrict the minor's movements,6 pending disposition by the court or execution of an order7 of the court for placement or commitment. Design features8 that physically restrict movement include, but are not9 limited to, locked rooms and the secure handcuffing of a10 minor to a rail or other stationary object. In addition,11 "detention" includes the court ordered care of an alleged12 or adjudicated delinquent minor who requires secure13 custody pursuant to Section 5-125 of this Act.14 (6) "Diversion" means the referral of a juvenile,15 without court intervention, into a program that provides16 services designed to educate the juvenile and develop a17 productive and responsible approach to living in the18 community.19 (7) "Juvenile detention home" means a public facility20 with specially trained staff that conforms to the county21 juvenile detention standards adopted by the Department of22 Juvenile Justice.23 (8) "Juvenile justice continuum" means a set of24 delinquency prevention programs and services designed for25 the purpose of preventing or reducing delinquent acts,26 including criminal activity by youth gangs, as well asHB4645 - 15 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 intervention, rehabilitation, and prevention services2 targeted at minors who have committed delinquent acts, and3 minors who have previously been committed to residential4 treatment programs for delinquents. The term includes5 children-in-need-of-services and6 families-in-need-of-services programs; aftercare and7 reentry services; substance abuse and mental health8 programs; community service programs; community service9 work programs; and alternative-dispute resolution programs10 serving youth-at-risk of delinquency and their families,11 whether offered or delivered by State or local12 governmental entities, public or private for-profit or13 not-for-profit organizations, or religious or charitable14 organizations. This term would also encompass any program15 or service consistent with the purpose of those programs16 and services enumerated in this subsection.17 (9) "Juvenile police officer" means an eligible [a]18 sworn police officer who has completed a Basic Recruit19 Training Course, has been assigned to the position of20 juvenile police officer by the officer's chief law21 enforcement officer and has completed the necessary22 juvenile officers training, including continuing23 educational requirements, as prescribed by the Illinois24 Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or in the case25 of a State police officer, juvenile officer training26 approved by the Director of the Illinois State Police. AsHB4645 - 16 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 used in this paragraph, "eligible sworn police officer"2 means a sworn police officer who meets the eligibility3 requirements as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement4 Training Standards Board.5 (10) "Minor" means a person under the age of 21 years6 subject to this Act.7 (11) "Non-secure custody" means confinement where the8 minor is not physically restricted by being placed in a9 locked cell or room, by being handcuffed to a rail or other10 stationary object, or by other means. "Non-secure custody"11 may include, but is not limited to, electronic monitoring,12 foster home placement, home confinement, group home13 placement, or physical restriction of movement or activity14 solely through facility staff.15 (12) "Public or community service" means uncompensated16 labor for a not-for-profit organization or public body17 whose purpose is to enhance physical or mental stability18 of the offender, environmental quality or the social19 welfare and which agrees to accept public or community20 service from offenders and to report on the progress of21 the offender and the public or community service to the22 court or to the authorized diversion program that has23 referred the offender for public or community service.24 "Public or community service" does not include blood25 donation or assignment to labor at a blood bank. For the26 purposes of this Act, "blood bank" has the meaningHB4645 - 17 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 ascribed to the term in Section 2-124 of the Illinois2 Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act.3 (13) "Sentencing hearing" means a hearing to determine4 whether a minor should be adjudged a ward of the court and5 to determine what sentence should be imposed on the minor.6 It is the intent of the General Assembly that the term7 "sentencing hearing" replace the term "dispositional8 hearing" and be synonymous with that definition as it was9 used in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.10 (14) "Shelter" means the temporary care of a minor in11 physically unrestricting facilities pending court12 disposition or execution of court order for placement.13 (15) "Site" means a not-for-profit organization,14 public body, church, charitable organization, or15 individual agreeing to accept community service from16 offenders and to report on the progress of ordered or17 required public or community service to the court or to18 the authorized diversion program that has referred the19 offender for public or community service.20 (16) "Station adjustment" means the informal or formal21 handling of an alleged offender by a juvenile police22 officer.23 (17) "Trial" means a hearing to determine whether the24 allegations of a petition under Section 5-520 that a minor25 is delinquent are proved beyond a reasonable doubt. It is26 the intent of the General Assembly that the term "trial"HB4645 - 18 - LRB104 17314 RTM 30736 b1 replace the term "adjudicatory hearing" and be synonymous2 with that definition as it was used in the Juvenile Court3 Act of 1987.4 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61 apply5to violations or attempted violations committed on or after6January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-61).7(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;8103-27, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve a training program, including continuing educational requirements, for law enforcement officers of local law enforcement agencies serving as juvenile officers before an officer may serve as a juvenile officer or continue serving as a juvenile officer. Requires the Board to issue a certificate for satisfactory completion of the training program. Requires the Board to set eligibility requirements for juvenile officers. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Defines "juvenile police officer" as an eligible sworn police officer and an officer who has completed continuing educational requirements.
Sponsors
Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D) sponsors HB 4645 alone.
Committees
HB 4645 went before 2 committees: Rules and Police & Fire.
History
HB 4645 has taken 17 actions since Jan 28, 2026, the latest on Apr 17, 2026.
| Chamber | Action | |||
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Apr 17, 2026 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee | ||
Apr 17, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee | ||
Apr 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Police & Fire Committee | ||
Apr 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate | ||
Apr 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
Votes
HB 4645 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Mar 26, 2026 at 11–2.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
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Mar 26, 2026 | House | House Police & Fire Committee Committee | 11 | 2 |
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