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Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Filed: 2/23/2010
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5538
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5538 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources |
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| (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois |
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| is amended by changing Section 805-535 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 805/805-535) (was 20 ILCS 805/63b2.2)
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| Sec. 805-535. Conservation Police Officers. In addition to
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| the arrest powers prescribed by law, Conservation
Police |
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| Officers are conservators of the peace and as such have all |
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| powers
possessed by policemen, except that they may exercise |
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| those powers
anywhere
in this State. Conservation Police |
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| Officers acting under the authority
of this Section are |
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| considered employees of the Department and are subject
to its |
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| direction, benefits, and legal protection.
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| Any person hired by the Department of Natural Resources |
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| after July 1, 2001
for a sworn law enforcement position or |
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| position that has arrest authority
must meet the following |
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| minimum professional standards:
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| (1) At the time of hire, the person must hold (i) a |
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| 2-year degree and 3
consecutive years of experience as a |
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| police officer with the same law
enforcement agency or (ii) |
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| a 4-year degree.
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| (2) The person must possess the skill level and |
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| demonstrate the ability
to
swim at a competency level |
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| approved by the Department in an administrative rule not |
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| less than that established by the American Red
Cross
for |
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| skills equivalent to an intermediate level swimmer. The |
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| Department's administrative rule must require the person |
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| to use techniques established by the American Red Cross.
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| (3) The person must successfully obtain certification |
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| as a
police officer under the standards in effect at that |
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| time unless that person
already holds that certification |
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| and must also successfully complete the
Conservation
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| Police Academy training program, consisting of not less |
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| than 400 hours of
training, within
one year of hire.
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| The Department of Natural Resources must adopt an |
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| administrative rule
listing those disciplines that qualify as |
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| directly related areas of study
and must also adopt, by
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| listing, the American Red Cross standards and testing points |
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| for a skill
level equivalent
to an intermediate level swimmer.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-511, eff. 1-1-02.)
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