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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources |
| 5 | | (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois |
| 6 | | is amended by changing Section 805-535 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 805/805-535) (was 20 ILCS 805/63b2.2)
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| 8 | | Sec. 805-535. Conservation Police Officers. In addition to
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| 9 | | the arrest powers prescribed by law, Conservation
Police |
| 10 | | Officers are conservators of the peace and as such have all |
| 11 | | powers
possessed by policemen, except that they may exercise |
| 12 | | those powers
anywhere
in this State. Conservation Police |
| 13 | | Officers acting under the authority
of this Section are |
| 14 | | considered employees of the Department and are subject
to its |
| 15 | | direction, benefits, and legal protection.
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| 16 | | Any person hired by the Department of Natural Resources |
| 17 | | after July 1, 2001
for a sworn law enforcement position or |
| 18 | | position that has arrest authority
must meet the following |
| 19 | | minimum professional standards:
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| 20 | | (1) At the time of hire, the person must hold (i) a |
| 21 | | 2-year degree and 3
consecutive years of experience as a |
| 22 | | police officer with the same law
enforcement agency or (ii) |
| 23 | | a 4-year degree.
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| 1 | | (2) The person must possess the skill level and |
| 2 | | demonstrate the ability
to
swim at a competency level |
| 3 | | approved by the Department in an administrative rule. The |
| 4 | | Department's administrative rule must require the person |
| 5 | | to use techniques established by the American Red Cross.
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| 6 | | (3) The person must successfully obtain certification |
| 7 | | as a
police officer under the standards in effect at that |
| 8 | | time unless that person
already holds that certification |
| 9 | | and must also successfully complete the
Conservation
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| 10 | | Police Academy training program, consisting of not less |
| 11 | | than 400 hours of
training, within
one year of hire.
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| 12 | | Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all persons |
| 13 | | who either (i) have been honorably discharged and who have been |
| 14 | | awarded an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal by the military or |
| 15 | | naval services of the United States or (ii) are active members |
| 16 | | of the Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the |
| 17 | | United States Armed Forces and who have been awarded an Afghan |
| 18 | | or Iraqi campaign medal as a result of honorable service during |
| 19 | | deployment on active duty, are deemed to have met the |
| 20 | | collegiate educational requirements for a sworn law |
| 21 | | enforcement position or position that has arrest authority. |
| 22 | | The Department of Natural Resources must adopt an |
| 23 | | administrative rule
listing those disciplines that qualify as |
| 24 | | directly related areas of study
and must also adopt, by
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| 25 | | listing, the American Red Cross standards and testing points |
| 26 | | for a skill
level equivalent
to an intermediate level swimmer.
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