96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1353


 
Introduced 2/10/2009, by Sen. Louis S. Viverito
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



50 ILCS 740/9
  from Ch. 85, par. 539







    Amends the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act. Provides that certain persons who are retired from active fire service duties may receive training certification regardless of the fact that they are not employed or otherwise engaged by an organized Illinois fire department.  Effective immediately.
















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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 Fire Protection Training Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 9 as follows:
 



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    (50 ILCS 740/9)  (from Ch. 85, par. 539)



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    Sec. 9. Training participation; funding. All local 
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governmental agencies
and individuals may elect to participate

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in the training programs under this Act, subject to the rules 
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and regulations
of the Office. The participation may be for 
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certification
only, or for
certification and reimbursement for 
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training expenses as further provided
in this Act. To be 
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eligible to receive reimbursement for training of
individuals,

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a local governmental agency shall require by ordinance that a 
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trainee complete
a basic course approved by the Office, and 
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pass the State
test for certification at the basic level within 
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the probationary period
as established by the local 
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governmental agency. A certified copy of the
ordinance must be 
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on file with the Office.

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    Individuals who have retired from active fire service 
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duties and are officially affiliated with fire service 
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training, mutual aid, incident command, fire ground 
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operations, or staff support for fire service organizations 
 


 






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shall not be prohibited from receiving training certification 
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from the Office on the ground that they are not employed or 
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otherwise engaged by an organized Illinois fire department if 
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they otherwise meet the minimum certification standards set by 
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the Office. 
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    The Office may by rule provide for reimbursement funding 
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for trainees who
are volunteers or paid on call fire protection 
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personnel beyond their
probationary
period, but not to exceed 3 
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years from the date of initial employment.
The Office may 
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reimburse for basic or advanced training of individuals who

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were permanently employed fire protection personnel prior to 
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the date of
the ordinance. Individuals may receive 
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reimbursement if employed
by a unit
of local government that 
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participates for reimbursement funding
and the
individual is 
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otherwise eligible.

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    Failure of any trainee to complete the basic training and

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certification
within the required period will render that 
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individual and local governmental
agency ineligible for 
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reimbursement funding for basic training for that
individual in 
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the fiscal year in which his probationary period ends. The

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individual may later become certified without reimbursement.

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    Any participating local governmental agency may elect to 
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withdraw from
the training program by repealing the original 
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ordinance, and a certified
copy
of the ordinance must be filed 
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with the Office.

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(Source: P.A. 90-20, eff. 6-20-97.)

 

 


 






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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.