96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3692


 
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Careen M Gordon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













65 ILCS 5/10-1-16.5 new






65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8.5 new






70 ILCS 705/16.07a new










    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that persons who are not certified members of a fire department who have been regularly employed as a part-time or paid-on-call firefighter or firefighter-paramedic for a period in excess of 12 months shall be preferred for employment. Specifies that the employment must be authorized by the terms of an agreement made between the respective employer and exclusive bargaining agent.
















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A BILL FOR









 











HB3692

LRB096 10318 RLJ 20488 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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by adding 
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Sections 10-1-16.5 and 10-2.1-8.5 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/10-1-16.5 new)

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    Sec. 10-1-16.5. Firefighter preference. Persons who are 
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not certified members of a fire department who have been 
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regularly employed as a part-time or paid-on-call firefighter 
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or firefighter-paramedic for a period in excess of 12 months 
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shall be preferred provided such employment is authorized by 
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the terms of an agreement made between the employer and an 
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exclusive bargaining agent pursuant to Section 10-1-14.
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8.5 new)

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    Sec. 10-2.1-8.5. Firefighter preference. Persons who are 
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not certified members of a fire department who have been 
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regularly employed as a part-time or paid-on-call firefighter 
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or firefighter-paramedic for a period in excess of 12 months 
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shall be preferred provided such employment is authorized by 
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the terms of an agreement made between the employer and an 
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exclusive bargaining agent pursuant to Section 10-2.1-4.
 
 


 






HB3692
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    Section 10. The Fire Protection District Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 16.07a as follows:
 
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    (70 ILCS 705/16.07a new)

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    Sec. 16.07a. Firefighter preference. Persons who are not 
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certified members of a fire department who have been regularly 
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employed as a part-time or paid-on-call firefighter or 
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firefighter-paramedic for a period in excess of 12 months shall 
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be preferred provided such employment is authorized by the 
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terms of an agreement made between the employer and an 
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exclusive bargaining agent pursuant to Section 16.06.