The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board is the state agency mandated to promote and maintain a high level of professional standards for law enforcement and correctional officers.
"A Trained Officer is an Effective Officer"
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board is the state agency mandated to promote and maintain a high level of professional standards for law enforcement and correctional officers.
"A Trained Officer is an Effective Officer"
Posted: 4/3/2025
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board (ILETSB) hosted WAND TV and WCIA TV for an inside look at our VirTra simulator, a cutting-edge tool designed to enhance law enforcement training.
This advanced technology provides officers with an immersive, scenario-based training to help them develop critical decision-making skills in high-pressure situations.
Thank you to the Chatham Police Department for their support, particularly Officer Dave Leach, who played a crucial role in demonstrating the simulator's capabilities. Officer Leach demonstrated how this technology is being utilized to enhance our law enforcement officers throughout Illinois.
Thank you to WAND TV and WCIA TV for covering our story.
The complete story can be found here: Illinois Officers Undergo Training Through Interactive Simulator
Posted: 3/23/2025
The Illinois Police Officers Memorial Committee will hold their 2025 Ceremony on Thursday, May 1st. Officers killed in the line of duty during the calendar year 2024 will be honored. For more information, please visit their website.
Posted: 3/23/2025
At the March 6th Board meeting, several “bills of interest” were mentioned in the legislative update. To see a list of these bills and ILETSB’s brief summary, please click here. You may follow the links on each bill's number to view the full text of the corresponding bill on the ILGA website.
Posted: 3/18/2025
Join us on June 25-26, 2025, at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria, for expert-led training to enhance crisis response and strengthen community partnerships. This conference offers breakout sessions, networking and practical strategies to improve real-world crisis response.
Register today by heading to https://whova.com/portal/registration/-svnIhOOOsa6feh4QNqo/.
Posted: 3/17/2025
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) wants to remind law enforcement agencies that grant funding for the Body-Worn Camera (BWC) program and the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) program are still available. These grant programs provide critical funding to law enforcement agencies across the state by assisting with state-mandated body-worn camera requirement compliance or supporting the expansion and enhancement of ballistic technology.
“The NIBIN and Body-Worn Camera grants are critical tools to help our law enforcement agencies improve their investigative capabilities and transparency,” said Keith Calloway, Director at ILETSB. “We strongly encourage all eligible agencies to take advantage of these remaining funding opportunities.”
In 2024, ILETSB awarded a record $9.9 million through the BWC grant program, benefiting 171 law enforcement agencies, and $1.4 million through the NIBIN grant program. So far, at least 101 agencies have submitted applications for 2025 funding. The deadline for the BWC and NIBIN grants is April 1, 2025, and agencies are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Agencies interested in applying for 2025 funding can find eligibility requirements and application details on the ILETSB website at https://www.ptb.illinois.gov/resources/grant-information/.
For more information, please email ptb.grants@illinois.gov.
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Posted: 2/21/2025
Mark your calendars to attend the conference, June 25 & 26, 2025!!
Since 2003, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) has provided state-certified Crisis Intervention Team training to law enforcement officers throughout Illinois. To date, the ILETSB has certified over 14,000 officers statewide, from more than 675 agencies in this specialized program. The 2025 CIT Conference will include breakout sessions, superior keynotes, roundtable discussions, networking, and much more!
Posted: 1/30/2025
Comments from the public meetings and written responses were consolidated and reviewed last month; and a revised set of rules was submitted for Second Notice. Please click here to view the revised rules. The Second Notice has been published by JCAR and can be found here. For more information regarding the process followed to create these rules, click here. To send comments on these revised rules, please direct them to JCAR at jcar@ilga.gov.
Posted: 1/21/2025
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) is partnering with the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the COPS Training Portal to promote free online training for officers across Illinois. Illinois is now the second state in the nation to partner with the COPS Office to broadly provide credit for training portal courses.
Posted: 1/15/2025
Fiscal Year 2025 Grants
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) is proud to announce the availability of three grants for fiscal year 2025. These programs are designed to support law enforcement agencies in their efforts to enhance public safety, improve technology, and strengthen community relationships. Please see below for the details on the available grants:
This grant provides funding to help law enforcement agencies recruit and retain qualified officers. It aims to address staffing challenges and ensure communities that are served by dedicated and skilled personnel.
Deadline To Apply (Extended): February 1, 2025
Apply Here: Recruitment and Retention applications will be accepted until the first of February.
This grant provides funding to local law enforcement agencies for the purchase, expansion, and maintenance of equipment and services that support the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN).
Deadline To Apply: April 1, 2025
Apply Here: NIBIN device and support grants are also open until April first.
This grant provides funding to Illinois police agencies including, municipalities, counties, park districts, public universities, and other local governmental units, for the following:
Deadline To Apply: April 1, 2025
Posted: 11/22/2024
ILETSB Grants are open for the FY25 grant period. Please see our Resources tab, Grant Information for application links and more grant information.
Posted: 10/15/2024
On Thursday, October 17, at 1pm, the Board will be hosting the second stakeholder meeting virtually to discuss the proposed Rules for Procedure in Administrative Hearings which will govern the process for bringing Discretionary Decertification actions under Section 6.3 of the Police Training Act. This new Section was added by the SAFE-T Act, and the draft rules may be viewed here. We look forward to gathering feedback and comments. To submit a comment, please send an email to ptb.comments@illinois.gov.
Posted: 10/2/2024
On Friday, October 11th, at 10am, the Board will be hosting the first stakeholder meeting at our Springfield office to discuss the proposed Rules for Procedure in Administrative Hearings which will govern the process for bringing Discretionary Decertification actions under Section 6.3 of the Police Training Act. This new Section was added by the SAFE-T Act, and the draft rules may be viewed here. We look forward to gathering feedback and comments before posting these for the second notice and we plan to host a virtual meeting shortly thereafter. To submit a comment, please send an email to ptb.comments@illinois.gov
Posted: 6/3/2024
We are thrilled to introduce Trooper, a two-year-old border collie who recently joined us as our first CIT therapy dog! Trooper was first found abandoned and tied to a pole in Cicero, but is now traveling across the state to work with officers, including recruits at the police academy, those in crisis intervention team training programs, or undergoing test-taking. He will soon be available and dispatched to departments dealing with tragic incidents.
Trooper is the first CIT therapy dog provided by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office - Tails of Redemption program (TOR) and supported through Operation TT. The goal of this new initiative is to expand therapy dog availability across the state and provide regional CIT therapy dogs to assist with officer wellness as well as other first responder needs within the communities. Read more about how Trooper is helping officers throughout Illinois in this Chicago Tribune story: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/19/law-enforcement-leaders-eye-therapy-dogs-as-potential-boost-to-officer-mental-health/
Since 2003, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) has provided state-certified Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to law enforcement officers throughout Illinois. To date, the ILETSB has certified over 5700 officers statewide, from more than 350 agencies in this specialized program.
In accordance with the Federal Act, Illinois passed Public Act 94-103 (2005) that provides for the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.
Through innovative education, training, research, and services the Executive Institute will guide the law enforcement community to achieve higher standards and professional development that will enhance their mission of providing professional law enforcement services to their constituents.
The Law Enforcement Document Exchange (formerly EDI) is a web-based application that allow users (Law Enforcement Agencies and States Attorneys offices) to access their personnel roster, firearms re-qualification roster and to submit notices of appointment/separation.
For more information or to sign up for LEDI, please visit our LEDI Information page.