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HB2465 Engrossed |
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LRB096 08654 RLJ 18777 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 Local Governmental Employees Political |
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| Rights Act is amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
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| (50 ILCS 135/12) |
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| Sec. 12. Elective and appointed office. |
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| (a) A member of any fire department, or fire protection |
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| district, police department, or sheriff's department may: |
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| (1) be a candidate for elective public office and serve |
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| in that public office if elected; |
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| (2) be appointed to any public office and serve in that |
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| public office if appointed; and |
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| (3) as long as the member is not in uniform and not on |
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| duty, solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters |
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| for the public office for which the member is a candidate.
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| (b) A firefighter, police officer, or sheriff's deputy who |
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| is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written |
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| application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence |
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| without compensation during his or her term of office.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-316, eff. 7-25-05; 95-142, eff. 8-13-07.)
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