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1 AN ACT concerning disaster service volunteers.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act is
5 amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 335/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 4053)
7 Sec. 3. Disaster Service Volunteer Leave. An employee
8 of a State agency who is a certified disaster service
9 volunteer of the American Red Cross or assigned to the
10 Illinois Emergency Management Agency in accordance with the
11 Illinois Emergency Management Act, the Emergency Management
12 Assistance Compact Act, or other applicable administrative
13 rules may be granted leave from his work with pay for not
14 more than 20 working days in any 12-month period to
15 participate in specialized disaster relief services for the
16 American Red Cross or for the Illinois Emergency Management
17 Agency, as the case may be, upon the request of the American
18 Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the
19 services of that employee and upon the approval of that
20 employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation
21 time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time or earned
22 overtime accumulation. The agency shall compensate an
23 employee granted leave under this Section at his regular rate
24 of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee
25 is absent from his work. For purposes of assessing State
26 disaster response needs, requests made pursuant to this Act
27 for services out-of-state shall be coordinated by the
28 American Red Cross and the Illinois Emergency Management
29 Agency through the Illinois State Emergency Operations
30 Center. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency may consult
31 with the Department of Central Management Services on leave
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1 issues that could impact the operations of State agencies
2 under the Governor's jurisdiction. Leave under this Act shall
3 not be unreasonably denied for services related to a disaster
4 within the United States or its territoriesbe granted only
5 for services related to a disaster occurring within the State
6 of Illinois.
7 (Source: P.A. 87-638.)
8 Section 10. The Local Government Disaster Service
9 Volunteer Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
10 (50 ILCS 122/15)
11 Sec. 15. Local government disaster service volunteer
12 leave. An employee of a local agency who is a certified
13 disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross or
14 assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in
15 accordance with the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the
16 Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act, or other
17 applicable administrative rules may be granted leave from his
18 or her work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any
19 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief
20 services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois
21 Emergency Management Agency, as the case may be, upon the
22 request of the American Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency
23 Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon
24 the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of
25 seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal
26 days, sick time, or earned overtime accumulation. The agency
27 must compensate an employee granted leave under this Section
28 at his or her regular rate of pay for those regular work
29 hours during which the employee is absent from work. Leave
30 under this Act shall not be unreasonably denied for services
31 related to a disaster within the United States or its
32 territoriesmay be granted only for services related to a
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1 disaster occurring within the State of Illinois.
2 (Source: P.A. 92-95, eff. 7-18-01.)
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
4 1, 2003.