Full Text of HB2448 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources | 5 | | (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of | 6 | | Illinois is amended by changing Section 805-535 as follows:
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 805/805-535) (was 20 ILCS 805/63b2.2)
| 8 | | Sec. 805-535. Conservation Police Officers. In addition to
| 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.
| 16 | | Any person hired by the Department of Natural Resources | 17 | | after July 1, 2022
for a sworn law enforcement position or | 18 | | position that has arrest authority
must meet the following | 19 | | minimum professional standards:
| 20 | | (1) At the time of hire, the person must be not less | 21 | | than 21 years of age, or 20 years of age and have | 22 | | successfully completed an associate's degree or 60 credit | 23 | | hours at an accredited college or university. Any person |
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| 1 | | so hired after successful completion of an associate's | 2 | | degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or | 3 | | university shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he or | 4 | | she be permitted to carry firearms, until he or she | 5 | | reaches 21 years of age;
| 6 | | (2) The person must possess the skill level and | 7 | | demonstrate the ability
to
swim at a competency level | 8 | | approved by the Department in an administrative rule; and
| 9 | | (3) The person must successfully obtain certification | 10 | | pursuant to the Illinois Police Training Act and must also | 11 | | successfully complete the
Conservation
Police Academy | 12 | | training program, consisting of not less than 400 hours of
| 13 | | training, within
one year of hire.
| 14 | | Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all persons | 15 | | who meet one of the following requirements are deemed to have | 16 | | met the collegiate education requirements: | 17 | | (i) have been honorably discharged and who have been | 18 | | awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign | 19 | | Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign | 20 | | Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism | 21 | | Expeditionary Medal by the United States Armed Forces; | 22 | | (ii) are active members of the Illinois National Guard | 23 | | or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces | 24 | | and who have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, | 25 | | Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, | 26 | | Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global |
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| 1 | | War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal as a result of | 2 | | honorable service during deployment on active duty; | 3 | | (iii) have been honorably discharged and served in a | 4 | | combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent | 5 | | danger pay during deployment on active duty; or | 6 | | (iv) have at least 3 years of full active and | 7 | | continuous military duty and received an honorable | 8 | | discharge before hiring. | 9 | | The Department of Natural Resources must adopt an | 10 | | administrative rule
listing those disciplines that qualify as | 11 | | directly related areas of study.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 102-837, eff. 5-13-22.)
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.
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