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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Illinois Police Canine Certification Act.
 
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    Section 5. Illinois Police Canine Certification Board; 
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members.   
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    (a) The Illinois Police Canine Certification Board (Board) 
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is hereby created.  The Board shall consist of 11 members 
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appointed as follows:
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        (1) two members appointed by the Illinois Chiefs of 
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    Police Association, one of whom shall represent the Chicago 
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    Police Department;
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        (2)  two members appointed by the Illinois Sheriffs 
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    Association, one of whom shall represent the Cook County 
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    Sheriff's Department;
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        (3) two members appointed by the Department of State 
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    Police;
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        (4) two members representing the canine industry who 
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    shall be appointed by the Law Enforcement Training and 
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    Standards Board;
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        (5) two members appointed by the Fraternal Order of 
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    State Police; and
 


 






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        (6) the Chairman of the Law Enforcement Training and 
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    Standards Board or his or her designee. 
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    (b) All Board members, except for appointed 
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representatives from the canine industry, shall be sworn 
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officers from municipal, county, or State police departments.  
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All Board members shall have completed a State-recognized 
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police canine training course or shall be recognized by the 
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State as a canine trainer.  In  addition, all Board members shall 
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have trained at least 3 police canine dogs or shall have served 
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as a judge on at least 5 separate occasions with either the 
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United States Police Canine Association or the North American 
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Police Work Dog Association.
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    (c) Board members shall serve without compensation, but may 
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be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses.
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    (d) The Chairman of the Board shall be appointed from among 
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its members.
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    (e) The Department of State Police shall provide 
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administrative support for the Board.
 
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    Section 10.  Requirements for police canines.    Within 180 
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days after its members are appointed and qualified,  the 
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Illinois Police Canine Certification Board shall, by 
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administrative rule, establish requirements for the 
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certification of all police canines that are used by law 
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enforcement agencies within the State.  The canine 
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certification requirements shall be submitted to and adopted by 
 


 






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the Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board within 90 days 
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after receipt.  Each law enforcement agency that uses police 
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canines shall comply with the requirements within 12 months 
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after the adoption of the requirements.

 
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    Section 20. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
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2605-580 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-580 new)

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    Sec. 2605-580. Illinois Police Canine Certification Board.  
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The Department shall provide administrative support to the 
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Illinois Police Canine Certification Board.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.