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LRB096 18277 RLJ 33652 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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| adding Section 10.1 as follows:
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| (70 ILCS 705/10.1 new) |
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| Sec. 10.1. Eligibility requirements for board members. No |
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| person is eligible to serve on the board of any fire protection |
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| district if that person has been convicted of a felony under |
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| the laws of this State or comparable laws of any other state or |
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| the United States or is in arrears in the payment of a tax or |
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| other indebtedness due to a fire protection district.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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