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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois Police Canine Certification Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Illinois Police Canine Certification Board; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | members. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Illinois Police Canine Certification Board (Board) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | is hereby created. The Board shall consist of 11 members | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | appointed as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) two members appointed by the Illinois Chiefs of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Police Association, one of whom shall represent the Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Police Department; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (2) two members appointed by the Illinois Sheriffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Association, one of whom shall represent the Cook County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Sheriff's Department; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (3) two members appointed by the Department of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Police; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (4) two members representing the canine industry who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | shall be appointed by the Law Enforcement Training and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Standards Board; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (5) two members appointed by the Fraternal Order of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | State Police; and |
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1 | (6) the Chairman of the Law Enforcement Training and | ||||||
2 | Standards Board or his or her designee. | ||||||
3 | (b) All Board members, except for appointed | ||||||
4 | representatives from the canine industry, shall be sworn | ||||||
5 | officers from municipal, county, or State police departments. | ||||||
6 | All Board members shall have completed a State-recognized | ||||||
7 | police canine training course or shall be recognized by the | ||||||
8 | State as a canine trainer. In addition, all Board members shall | ||||||
9 | have trained at least 3 police canine dogs or shall have served | ||||||
10 | as a judge on at least 5 separate occasions with either the | ||||||
11 | United States Police Canine Association or the North American | ||||||
12 | Police Work Dog Association. | ||||||
13 | (c) Board members shall serve without compensation, but may | ||||||
14 | be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses. | ||||||
15 | (d) The Chairman of the Board shall be appointed from among | ||||||
16 | its members. | ||||||
17 | (e) The Department of State Police shall provide | ||||||
18 | administrative support for the Board. | ||||||
19 | Section 10. Requirements for police canines. Within 180 | ||||||
20 | days after its members are appointed and qualified, the | ||||||
21 | Illinois Police Canine Certification Board shall, by | ||||||
22 | administrative rule, establish requirements for the | ||||||
23 | certification of all police canines that are used by law | ||||||
24 | enforcement agencies within the State. The canine | ||||||
25 | certification requirements shall be submitted to and adopted by |
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1 | the Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board within 90 days | ||||||
2 | after receipt. Each law enforcement agency that uses police | ||||||
3 | canines shall comply with the requirements within 12 months | ||||||
4 | after the adoption of the requirements.
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5 | Section 20. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil | ||||||
6 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | ||||||
7 | 2605-580 as follows: | ||||||
8 | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-580 new)
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9 | Sec. 2605-580. Illinois Police Canine Certification Board. | ||||||
10 | The Department shall provide administrative support to the | ||||||
11 | Illinois Police Canine Certification Board.
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
13 | becoming law.
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