Senate Sponsors: MYERS. House Sponsors: POE Short description: IEMA-ADVISORY COM-VOLUNTEERS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the Illinois Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. Requires that a local emergency planning committee serve as an advisory committee to any emergency services and disaster agency within its planning district. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to adopt rules for, and review and approve, political subdivision emergency management exercises. Permits the Agency, with the consent of the affected counties, to authorize consolidation of multiple counties' emergency services and disaster agencies. Provides that volunteers, rather than emergency services and disaster agency personnel, participating in a disaster, an exercise, or training related to a political subdivision's emergency operations plan are considered State employees for the purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act under certain conditions. Redefines certain terms; makes other changes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Includes acts of domestic terrorism within the causes of a disaster. Requires the Agency to cooperate with the Department of Nuclear Safety in the development of certain preparedness and response plans relating to nuclear safety and nuclear accidents. Includes volunteers participating in Agency-approved search-and-rescue team responses beyond local capabilities within the provisions concerning the volunteers' status as State employees under the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. In the event of a disaster, authorizes the Governor to take possession of animals, livestock, feed, and seed rather than cattle and poultry. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0073 Last action date: JUL-12-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status