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HB2977 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning local government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 11-6.1.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (65 ILCS 5/11-6.1.5 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 11-6.1.5. Minimum funding requirements for | ||||||
| 8 | ambulances, fire engines, and other vehicles used to provide | ||||||
| 9 | emergency services. A municipality with a population of more | ||||||
| 10 | than 500,000 must set aside 10% of the funds the municipality | ||||||
| 11 | receives from private insurers as direct payment for ambulance | ||||||
| 12 | or fire services provided by the municipality. The | ||||||
| 13 | municipality may use the set-aside funds only for purchasing | ||||||
| 14 | or maintaining ambulances, fire engines, and other vehicles | ||||||
| 15 | used to provide emergency services. Nothing in this Section | ||||||
| 16 | applies to funds received through (i) public health programs, | ||||||
| 17 | including, but not limited to, Medicaid and Medicare, or (ii) | ||||||
| 18 | reimbursements for liability claims, settlements, or | ||||||
| 19 | judgments, including payments from excess insurers or | ||||||
| 20 | self-insurance reserves. | ||||||