SB1424sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson

Filed: 3/6/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1424

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1424 as follows:

on page 13, by replacing lines 3 and 4 with the following:

"on an emergency call-out or volunteer basis and does not receive any compensation or remuneration for such services."; and

on page 17, line 25, after "application", by inserting the following: "to the Department on or after January 7, 2008, but before January 11, 2008"; and

on page 20, line 13, after "application", by inserting the following: "to the Department on or after January 7, 2008, but before January 11, 2008"; and

on page 21, line 7, after the period, by inserting the following: "An agency may subcontract out its canine odor detection services to another licensed agency or may use the employees of another licensed agency as subcontractors, provided that all employees who provide canine odor detection services in either arrangement are properly registered under this Act and are otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this Section. It is the responsibility of each agency participating in a subcontracting arrangement to ensure compliance with all employees so utilized."; and

on page 21, line 8, by replacing "employer" with "agency"; and

on page 21, line 25, after "name", by inserting "and breed"; and

on page 22, immediately below line 6, by inserting the following:

"(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, an agency may employ a person in a temporary capacity as a canine handler if each of the following conditions are met:

(1) The agency completes in its entirety and submits to the Department an application for a canine handler registration card, including the required fees.

(2) The agency exercises due diligence to ensure that the person is qualified under the requirements of the Act to be issued a canine handler registration card."; and

by replacing line 7 on page 22 through line 10 on page 23 with the following:

"(225 ILCS 447/35-42 new)

Sec. 35-42. Canine handler authorization; training requirements. The Department shall, pursuant to rule, approve or disapprove training programs for the canine handler training course, which shall be taught by a qualified instructor. Qualifications for instructors shall be set by rule. The canine handler training course must be conducted by a licensee under this Act and approved by the Department. A canine handler course must consist of each of the following minimum requirements:

(1) One hundred hours of basic training, which shall include the following subjects:

(A) canine handling safety procedures;

(B) basic veterinary health and wellness principles, including canine first aid;

(C) principles of canine conditioning;

(D) canine obedience techniques;

(E) search patterns and techniques; and

(F) legal guidelines affecting canine odor detection operations.

(2) Eighty hours of additional training related to the particular canine discipline in which the canine and canine handler are to be trained, including without limitation patrol, narcotics odor detection, explosives odor detection, and cadaver odor detection.

(3) An examination given at the completion of the course, which shall consist of a canine practical qualification course and a written examination. Successful completion of the examination shall be determined by the canine training facility."; and

on page 24, line 14, after the period, by inserting the following: "Any person who has been engaged in the provision of canine trainer services since January 1, 2005, shall be granted a canine trainer authorization card upon the submission of a completed application, the payment of applicable fees, and the satisfactory demonstration to the Department of evidence of the provision of such services.".