Bill Text: IL HB1195 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Police Canine Certification Act. Creates the Illinois Police Canine Certification Board. Sets forth the membership of the Board. Provides that the Board shall establish requirements for certification of police canines used by law enforcement agencies within the State. Provides that the requirements shall be adopted by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Provides that each law enforcement agency that uses police canines shall comply with the certification requirements within 12 months after the adoption of the requirements. Provides that the Board shall review statistical reports of the use of police canines for traffic stops. Amends the Department of State Police Law to provide that the Department of State Police shall provide administrative support to the Board. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0469 [HB1195 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1195-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1195 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Rep. Monique D. Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
20 ILCS 2605/2605-595 new
Creates the Illinois Police Canine Certification Act. Creates the Illinois Police Canine Certification Board. Sets forth the membership of the Board. Provides that the Board shall establish requirements for certification of police canines used by law enforcement agencies within the State. Provides that the requirements shall be adopted by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Provides that each law enforcement agency that uses police canines shall comply with the certification requirements within 12 months after the adoption of the requirements. Provides that the Board shall review statistical reports of the use of police canines for traffic stops. Amends the Department of State Police Law to provide that the Department of State Police shall provide administrative support to the Board. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Illinois Police Canine Certification Act.
Section 5. Illinois Police Canine Certification Board;
members.
(a) The Illinois Police Canine Certification Board (Board)
is hereby created. The Board shall consist of 11 members
appointed as follows:
(1) two members appointed by the Illinois Chiefs of
Police Association, one of whom shall represent the Chicago
Police Department;
(2) two members appointed by the Illinois Sheriffs
Association, one of whom shall represent the Cook County
Sheriff's Department;
(3) two members appointed by the Department of State
Police;
(4) two members representing the canine industry who
shall be appointed by the Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board;
(5) two members appointed by the Illinois State Police
Academy Canine Training Section; and

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(6) the Chairman of the Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board or his or her designee.
(b) All Board members, except for appointed
representatives from the canine industry, shall be sworn
officers from municipal, county, or State police departments.
All Board members shall have completed a State-recognized
police canine training course or shall be recognized by the
State as a canine trainer. In addition, all Board members shall
have trained at least 3 police canine dogs or shall have served
as a judge on at least 5 separate occasions with either the
United States Police Canine Association or the North American
Police Work Dog Association.
(c) Board members shall serve without compensation, but may
be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses.
(d) The Chairman of the Board shall be appointed from among
its members.
(e) The Department of State Police shall provide
administrative support for the Board.
Section 10. Requirements for police canines. Within 180
days after its members are appointed and qualified, the
Illinois Police Canine Certification Board shall, by
administrative rule, establish requirements for the
certification of all police canines that are used by law
enforcement agencies within the State. The canine
certification requirements shall be submitted to and adopted by

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the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board within 90 days
after receipt. Each law enforcement agency that uses police
canines shall comply with the requirements within 12 months
after the adoption of the requirements.
Section 15. Police canine records, statistics, and
reports.
(a) A law enforcement agency that uses a police canine
shall keep a record of each traffic stop in which the police
canine is used. The record shall include, but shall not be
limited to, the following information:
(1) The location or address of the traffic stop.
(2) Whether the canine accurately indicated the
presence of a controlled substance or any other substance
or device the possession of which is unlawful or may be
used as evidence in a criminal proceeding.
(3) The race of the driver.
(b) The law enforcement agency shall compile a statistical
report using the records described in subsection (a) and shall
issue that report to the Police Canine Certification Board and
the Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Board for
review.
Section 20. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
2605-595 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 2605/2605-595 new)
Sec. 2605-595. Illinois Police Canine Certification Board.
The Department shall provide administrative support to the
Illinois Police Canine Certification Board.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.