97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3198

 

Introduced 2/1/2012, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
745 ILCS 10/5-101  from Ch. 85, par. 5-101

    Amends the Fire Protection and Rescue Services Article of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that the term "local public entity" includes, but is not limited to, a private person, organization, or corporation, including specialized operations teams for hazardous materials mitigation, underwater rescue and recovery, technical rescue, and incident management, that provides support to a fire department, fire protection district, or rescue squad district during an emergency when activated at the request of the fire chief of a fire department, fire protection district, or rescue squad district pursuant to a formal mutual aid system such as the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Local Governmental and Governmental
5Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by changing Section
65-101 as follows:
 
7    (745 ILCS 10/5-101)  (from Ch. 85, par. 5-101)
8    Sec. 5-101. Neither a local public entity nor a public
9employee is liable for failure to establish a fire department
10or otherwise to provide fire protection, rescue or other
11emergency service.
12    As used in this Article, "rescue services" includes, but is
13not limited to, the operation of an ambulance as defined in the
14Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
15    As used in this Article, "local public entity" includes,
16but is not limited to, a private person, organization, or
17corporation, including without limitation specialized
18operations teams for hazardous materials mitigation,
19underwater rescue and recovery, technical rescue, and incident
20management, that provides support or assistance to a fire
21department, fire protection district, or rescue squad district
22for the period of time during an emergency when activated for
23response at the specific request of the fire chief or the

 

 

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1chief's designee of a fire department, fire protection
2district, or rescue squad district pursuant to a formal mutual
3aid system such as the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, an Illinois
4intergovernmental agency.
5(Source: P.A. 84-1431.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.