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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 not | ||||||
| 4 | less than that established by the American Red
Cross
for | ||||||
| 5 | skills equivalent to an intermediate level swimmer. The | ||||||
| 6 | Department's administrative rule must require the person | ||||||
| 7 | to use techniques established by the American Red Cross.
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| 8 | (3) The person must successfully obtain certification | ||||||
| 9 | as a
police officer under the standards in effect at that | ||||||
| 10 | time unless that person
already holds that certification | ||||||
| 11 | and must also successfully complete the
Conservation
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| 12 | Police Academy training program, consisting of not less | ||||||
| 13 | than 400 hours of
training, within
one year of hire.
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| 14 | The Department of Natural Resources must adopt an | ||||||
| 15 | administrative rule
listing those disciplines that qualify as | ||||||
| 16 | directly related areas of study
and must also adopt, by
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| 17 | listing, the American Red Cross standards and testing points | ||||||
| 18 | for a skill
level equivalent
to an intermediate level swimmer.
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| 19 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-511, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 21 | becoming law.
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