SB0676sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 3/12/2010

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 676

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 676 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Fire Protection Training Act is amended by adding Section 12.5 as follows:

(50 ILCS 740/12.5 new)

Sec. 12.5. Autism recognition and response; training.

(a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall develop, adopt, or otherwise approve a training course regarding the risks associated with autism and appropriate autism recognition and response techniques.

(b) The training may take the form of Internet, DVD, CD ROM, or classroom-based instruction. Nothing in this Act shall impose a train-the-trainer level requirement.

(c) Every person who, after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, is seeking certification in a position of firefighter 1 or 2, whose duties involve fire suppression, firefighting, or fire rescue, whether as a volunteer or as a paid employee, must satisfactorily complete an education course in autism recognition and response techniques after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

Section 10. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act is amended by adding Section 3.52 as follows:

(210 ILCS 50/3.52 new)

Sec. 3.52. Autism recognition and response; training.

(a) The Department shall develop, adopt, or otherwise approve a training course and curriculum with the purpose of informing emergency medical technicians of the risks associated with autism, as well as providing instruction in appropriate autism recognition and response techniques.

(b) The training may take the form of Internet, DVD, CD ROM, or classroom-based instruction. Nothing in this Act shall impose a train-the-trainer level requirement.

(c) Before being certified by the Department, each emergency medical technician trained in basic life support services must satisfactorily complete the training course developed under subsection (a). Every person who, on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, is serving in a capacity as a certified emergency medical technician must satisfactorily complete a continuing education course in autism recognition and response techniques within 18 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

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