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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0587
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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70 ILCS 705/11 |
from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 31 |
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Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the board of trustees.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0587 |
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LRB095 07178 HLH 27310 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 11 as follows:
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| (70 ILCS 705/11) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 31)
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| Sec. 11. The
The board of trustees of any fire protection |
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| district
incorporated under this Act has the power and it is |
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| its legal duty and
obligation to provide as nearly adequate |
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| protection from fire for all
persons and property within the |
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| said district as possible and to
prescribe necessary |
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| regulations for the prevention and control of fire
therein. The |
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| board of trustees may provide
and maintain life saving and |
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| rescue equipment, services and facilities,
including an |
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| emergency ambulance service.
Except in cities having a |
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| population of 500,000 or more inhabitants and
except in |
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| municipalities in which fire prevention codes have been
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| adopted, the board of trustees has the express power to adopt |
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enforce fire prevention codes and standards parallel to |
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| national
standards.
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| (Source: P.A. 81-1375.)
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