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SENATE BILL NO. 1521 – Parks&Rec employee, issue citations

SENATE BILL NO. 1521

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S1521................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT - Adds to existing law to give the director
of the Department of Parks and Recreation authority to issue uniform
citations for certain violations on department properties; to provide
delegation of authority; and to provide for development of a training
course.
                                                                        
02/22    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/23    Rpt prt - to Res/Env
03/13    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/14    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16    3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-5-5
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Danielson,
      Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram, Ipsen, Lee, McLaughlin,
      Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen,
      Stegner, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
      NAYS--Branch, Cameron, Geddes, Hawkins, Keough
      Absent and excused--Crow, Davis, King-Barrutia, Stennett, Thorne
    Floor Sponsor - Noh
    Title apvd - to House
03/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/24    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/27    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/03    3rd rdg - PASSED - 37-29-4
      AYES -- Barraclough(Barraclough), Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Chase,
      Cuddy, Deal, Field(13), Gagner, Geddes, Hammond, Hansen(29), Henbest,
      Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Mader, Marley, Meyer,
      Montgomery, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ringo, Robison, Sellman,
      Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Trail,
      Zimmermann
      NAYS -- Alltus, Barrett, Callister, Campbell, Cheirrett, Denney,
      Ellsworth, Field(20), Gould, Hadley, Hansen(23), Hornbeck, Kendell,
      Kunz, Lake, Loertscher(Loertscher), McKague, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle,
      Pearce, Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer, Taylor, Tilman, Wheeler, Wood, Mr
      Speaker
      Absent and excused -- Bruneel, Clark, Crow, Linford
    Floor Sponsor - Robison
    Title apvd - to Senate
04/04    To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/05    Sp signed
04/06    To Governor
04/14    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 357
         Effective: 04/14/00

Bill Text


 S1521
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1521
                                                                        
                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 42, TITLE
  3        67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-4239, IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  4        GIVE  THE  DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AUTHORITY TO
  5        ISSUE UNIFORM CITATIONS FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS ON  DEPARTMENT  PROPERTIES,
  6        TO PROVIDE FOR DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND TO PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A
  7        TRAINING COURSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  42,  Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
 10    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 11    ignated as Section 67-4239, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        67-4239.  ENFORCEMENT  AUTHORITY.  (1)  The  director of the department of
 13    parks and recreation may issue Idaho uniform citations, as provided for by the
 14    rules of the court for the magistrates division of the district court and  the
 15    district  court, to violators of title 67, chapters 42 (state parks), 70 (safe
 16    boating act), 71 (recreational activities)  and  75  (marine  sewage  disposal
 17    act),  Idaho  Code,  and rules adopted under those chapters, within properties
 18    owned and managed by the department. The director may delegate this  authority
 19    to qualified employees of the department.
 20        (2)  The  department of parks and recreation shall develop, with the guid-
 21    ance and approval of the peace officers standards  and  training  academy,  an
 22    appropriate  training  course for employees applicable to issuing citations as
 23    authorized and delegated in this section.  The director shall  ensure,  before
 24    delegating  authority under this section, that employees successfully complete
 25    the training course.
                                                                        
 26        SECTION 2.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 27    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 28    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


     
                           
                STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
                       RS10112 
     
     This proposal will give the director of the Department of Parks and Recreation the
     authority to issue citations for violations to specific recreation codes. These codes
     are limited to Chapters 42 (State Parks) , 70 (Idaho Safe Boating Act),  71
     (Recreation Activities) and 75 (Marine Sewage Disposal Act) Title 67, Idaho
     Code.    The authority in this proposal is limited to actions within properties
     owned and managed by the department.   This proposal allows the director to
     delegate this authority to certain employees of the department.  This proposal
     requires the department to develop training standards and ensure that employees
     are adequately trained before being allowed to use this authority. 
     
     
     
                    FISCAL IMPACT 
     
     This proposal has no new fiscal impact. The Department of Parks and Recreation
     currently trains its field staff in law enforcement skills including annual
     certification for certain defensive tools.  The cost of the department's current
     training will be refocused to meet the requirements of this proposed legislation. 
     
     CONTACT 
     Yvonne Ferrell, Director 
     Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
     334-4180 ext. 302 
     
     Larry J. Stevens, Region Manager
     887-4863 
     
                                             STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT                           S 1521