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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Firefighter Training Leave of Absence Act. | ||||||
6 | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
7 | "Agency" means any branch, department, board, committee, | ||||||
8 | or commission of State government. "Agency" does not include a | ||||||
9 | unit of local government, school district, or board of | ||||||
10 | election commissioners. | ||||||
11 | "State employee" means a permanent, full-time employee who | ||||||
12 | has been employed by an agency for a period of 6 months or more | ||||||
13 | and is a member of any fire department or fire protection | ||||||
14 | district recognized by the State Fire Marshal.
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15 | Section 10. Leave of absence for firefighter training. | ||||||
16 | (a) A State employee shall be granted leave from his or her | ||||||
17 | State employment for firefighter training as follows:
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18 | (1) on one occasion, for up to 200 hours, to | ||||||
19 | participate in training necessary to obtain Basic | ||||||
20 | Operations Firefighter certification from the State Fire | ||||||
21 | Marshal while attending a State Fire Marshal-approved fire | ||||||
22 | academy; and
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1 | (2) special or advanced training annually, not to | ||||||
2 | exceed 80 hours, after obtaining Basic Operations | ||||||
3 | Firefighter certification from the State Fire Marshal for | ||||||
4 | courses that will lead to additional certification by the | ||||||
5 | State Fire Marshal.
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6 | (b) The maximum leaves of absence under this Act for any | ||||||
7 | calendar year may not exceed 200 hours. During a leave of | ||||||
8 | absence, the employee's seniority and other benefits shall | ||||||
9 | continue to accrue.
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10 | (c) During a leave of absence for basic, special, or | ||||||
11 | advanced training, the State employee shall continue to | ||||||
12 | receive his or her regular compensation as a State employee. | ||||||
13 | If the State employee receives compensation for basic, | ||||||
14 | special, or advanced training, the State employee shall | ||||||
15 | receive his or her regular compensation as a State employee | ||||||
16 | minus the amount of his or her compensation for basic, | ||||||
17 | special, or advanced training.
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18 | (d) A State employee who wishes to obtain a leave of | ||||||
19 | absence under this Act shall request in advance for the leave | ||||||
20 | of absence and may take the leave of absence only after | ||||||
21 | obtaining approval from the State employee's agency.
A leave | ||||||
22 | of absence may not be denied to a State employee who requests | ||||||
23 | leave under this Section and who has provided notification of | ||||||
24 | the leave at least 14 calendar days prior to the requested | ||||||
25 | leave date. A State employee who provides less than 14 | ||||||
26 | calendar days' notice of the leave may be denied leave if the |
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1 | State employee's agency demonstrates that the leave would | ||||||
2 | create a health or safety hazard in the workplace. If the leave | ||||||
3 | is denied, written notification must be provided to the | ||||||
4 | employee within 24 hours after the employee's request for | ||||||
5 | leave. Once the leave has been approved, approval for the | ||||||
6 | leave may not be rescinded. | ||||||
7 | Section 15. Rules. The Department of Central Management | ||||||
8 | Services and the Comptroller shall adopt joint rules to | ||||||
9 | develop procedures for the implementation of this Act.
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