State Government Administration Committee

Filed: 3/14/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1919

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1919 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
 
4     "Section 5. The Local Governmental Employees Political
5 Rights Act is amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
 
6     (50 ILCS 135/12)
7     Sec. 12. Elective and appointed office.
8     (a) A member of any fire department or fire protection
9 district may:
10         (1) be a candidate for elective public office and serve
11     in that public office if elected;
12         (2) be appointed to any public office and serve in that
13     public office if appointed; and
14         (3) as long as the member is not in uniform and not on
15     duty, solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters

 

 

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1     for the public office for which the member is a candidate.
2     (b) A firefighter who is elected to the Illinois General
3 Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be
4 granted a leave of absence without compensation during his or
5 her term of office.
6 (Source: P.A. 94-316, eff. 7-25-05.)
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.".