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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5786 Introduced , by Rep. Jeanne M Ives SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Adds a definition of "catastrophic injury". Effective immediately.
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| | HB5786 | | LRB099 18770 EFG 43154 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Safety Employee Benefits Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (820 ILCS 320/3)
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| 7 | | Sec. 3. Definition. For the purposes of this Act: , |
| 8 | | "Catastrophic injury" means an injury, the direct and |
| 9 | | proximate consequences of which permanently prevent an |
| 10 | | individual from performing any gainful work. |
| 11 | | "Firefighter" the term "firefighter"
includes, without |
| 12 | | limitation, a licensed emergency medical technician (EMT) who
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| 13 | | is a sworn member of a public fire department.
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| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 93-569, eff. 8-20-03.)
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| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 16 | | becoming law.
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