Full Text of HB4104 99th General Assembly
HB4104 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4104 Introduced , by Rep. Mike Smiddy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 20 ILCS 805/805-535 | was 20 ILCS 805/63b2.2 |
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Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall implement measures to ensure that the Office of Law Enforcement establishes and maintains a sworn police force of at least 175 personnel by July 1, 2020. Provides that accrual of sworn conservation police officers along with necessary support staff shall be added incrementally beginning with Fiscal Year 2016 with subsequent additions established until the goal is reached. Provides that, anytime the number of sworn officers drops below a minimum of 165, the Department shall immediately implement hiring procedures to reestablish the number of sworn officers back to 175.
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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 Illinois | 6 | | 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 | | The Department of Natural Resources shall implement | 17 | | measures to ensure that the Office of Law Enforcement | 18 | | establishes and maintains a sworn police force of at least 175 | 19 | | personnel by July 1, 2020. Accrual of sworn conservation police | 20 | | officers along with necessary support staff shall be added | 21 | | incrementally beginning with Fiscal Year 2016 with subsequent | 22 | | additions established until the goal is reached. Anytime the | 23 | | number of sworn officers drops below a minimum of 165, the |
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| 1 | | Department shall immediately implement hiring procedures to | 2 | | reestablish the number of sworn officers back to 175. | 3 | | Any person hired by the Department of Natural Resources | 4 | | after July 1, 2001
for a sworn law enforcement position or | 5 | | position that has arrest authority
must meet the following | 6 | | minimum professional standards:
| 7 | | (1) At the time of hire, the person must hold (i) a | 8 | | 2-year degree and 3
consecutive years of experience as a | 9 | | police officer with the same law
enforcement agency or (ii) | 10 | | a 4-year degree.
| 11 | | (2) The person must possess the skill level and | 12 | | demonstrate the ability
to
swim at a competency level | 13 | | approved by the Department in an administrative rule. The | 14 | | Department's administrative rule must require the person | 15 | | to use techniques established by the American Red Cross.
| 16 | | (3) The person must successfully obtain certification | 17 | | as a
police officer under the standards in effect at that | 18 | | time unless that person
already holds that certification | 19 | | and must also successfully complete the
Conservation
| 20 | | Police Academy training program, consisting of not less | 21 | | than 400 hours of
training, within
one year of hire.
| 22 | | Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all persons | 23 | | who either (i) have been honorably discharged and who have been | 24 | | awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, | 25 | | Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq | 26 | | Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
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| 1 | | by the United States Armed Forces or (ii) are active members of | 2 | | the Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the | 3 | | United States Armed Forces and who have been awarded a | 4 | | Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean | 5 | | Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq | 6 | | Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | 7 | | as a result of honorable service during deployment on active | 8 | | duty, are deemed to have met the collegiate educational | 9 | | requirements for a sworn law enforcement position or position | 10 | | that has arrest authority. | 11 | | The Department of Natural Resources must adopt an | 12 | | administrative rule
listing those disciplines that qualify as | 13 | | directly related areas of study
and must also adopt, by
| 14 | | listing, the American Red Cross standards and testing points | 15 | | for a skill
level equivalent
to an intermediate level swimmer.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 96-972, eff. 7-2-10; 97-948, eff. 8-13-12.)
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