(70 ILCS 3620/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 805)
    Sec. 5. All carriers affected by this Act shall initiate the training program within 1 year of the effective date of this Act in the following manner:
    (a) all persons who are presently operating employees are to receive training within 3 years.
    (b) beginning 2 years after the effective date of this Act, all employees newly assigned to operative duties are to receive training within 4 months following of their assignment.
    (c) all employees newly assigned to operative duties between 1 and 2 years after the effective date of this Act are to receive this training within 3 years.
    (d) Beginning 3 years after the effective date of this Act, all operative employees are to receive refresher courses at least once every 2 years.
(Source: P.A. 81-846.)