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90_SB0843 745 ILCS 10/3-108 from Ch. 85, par. 3-108 Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Amends language providing that neither a local public entity nor a public employee is liable for an injury caused by a failure to supervise an activity on or the use of any public property. Creates an exception in the case of willful and wanton conduct of a local public entity or public employee that proximately causes the injury. Effective immediately. LRB9001757WHmgB LRB9001757WHmgB 1 AN ACT to amend the Local Governmental and Governmental 2 Employees Tort Immunity Act by changing Section 3-108. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Local Governmental and Governmental 6 Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by changing Section 7 3-108 as follows: 8 (745 ILCS 10/3-108) (from Ch. 85, par. 3-108) 9 Sec. 3-108. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act 10 and subject to subdivision (b) neither a local public entity 11 nor a public employee is liable for an injury caused by a 12 failure to supervise an activity on or the use of any public 13 property unless the local public entity or public employee is 14 guilty of willful and wanton conduct proximately causing the 15 injury. 16 (b) Where a local public entity or public employee 17 designates a part of public property to be used for purposes 18 of swimming and establishes and designates by notice posted 19 upon the premises the hours of such use, the entity or public 20 employee is liable only for an injury proximately caused by 21 its failure to provide supervision during the said hours 22 posted. 23 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2983.) 24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 25 becoming law.