Sen. Michael Noland
Filed: 4/9/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2747 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2747  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Local Governmental and Governmental 
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Employees Tort
Immunity Act is amended  by changing Section 
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5-101 as follows:
 



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    (745 ILCS 10/5-101)  (from Ch. 85, par. 5-101)



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    Sec. 5-101. Neither a local public entity nor a public 
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employee is liable
for failure to establish a fire department 
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or otherwise to provide fire
protection, rescue or other 
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emergency service.

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    As used in this Article, "rescue services" includes, but is 
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not limited
to, the operation of an ambulance as defined in the 
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Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Systems Act.
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    As used in this Article, "local public entity" includes, 
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but is not limited to, a private person, organization, or 
 


 






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corporation, including without limitation specialized 
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operations teams for hazardous materials mitigation, 
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underwater rescue and recovery, technical rescue, and incident 
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management, that provides support or assistance to a fire 
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department, fire protection district, or rescue squad district 
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for the period of time during an emergency when activated for 
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response at the specific request of the fire chief or the 
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chief's designee of a fire department, fire protection 
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district, or rescue squad district pursuant to a formal mutual 
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aid system such as the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, an Illinois 
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intergovernmental agency. 

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(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)".