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| Public Act 103-0895 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
5-1189 as follows: | ||||
(55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new) | ||||
Sec. 5-1189. Shelby County rescue squad. The Shelby County | ||||
Board may form, manage, fund, and operate a volunteer rescue | ||||
squad to provide assistance within Shelby County to any public | ||||
entity providing law enforcement, firefighting, emergency | ||||
disaster response, or first responder services. The volunteer | ||||
rescue squad may (i) locate missing persons, including | ||||
drowning victims, (ii) perform a supporting, and not direct, | ||||
role in fighting fires, and (iii) extricate persons from | ||||
unsafe conditions. The Shelby County Board may provide | ||||
benefits for rescue squad volunteers who suffer disease, | ||||
injury, or death in the line of duty. | ||||