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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.
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| 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.
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| 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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