101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2595

 

Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 705/10.12

    Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that all police dogs used by State and local law enforcement agencies for drug enforcement purposes under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall be trained by programs that meet the minimum certification requirements set by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or a national association qualified to certify working police dogs. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, notwithstanding any provision of law, police dogs used by State and local law enforcement agencies for drug enforcement purposes under the Cannabis Control Act may be trained by programs that meet the minimum certification requirements set by the Board or a national association qualified to certify working police dogs. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
5changing Section 10.12 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 705/10.12)
7    Sec. 10.12. Police dog training standards. All Beginning
8July 1, 2012, all police dogs used by State and local law
9enforcement agencies for drug enforcement purposes under
10pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/), the
11Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/), and the
12Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (720 ILCS
13646/) shall be trained by programs that meet the minimum
14certification requirements set by the Board or a national
15association qualified to certify working police dogs. On or
16after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
17General Assembly, notwithstanding any provision of law, police
18dogs used by State and local law enforcement agencies for drug
19enforcement purposes under the Cannabis Control Act may be
20trained by programs that meet the minimum certification
21requirements set by the Board or a national association
22qualified to certify working police dogs.
23(Source: P.A. 97-469, eff. 7-1-12.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.