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Public Act 097-0963 |
HB4022 Enrolled | LRB097 16967 HEP 62157 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 18c-7405 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-7405)
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Sec. 18c-7405. Accident counseling.
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(a) Every Class I and Class II rail carrier, according to |
federal regulations,
operating in this State
must establish a |
counseling or trauma program and provide or make available
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counseling or other critical incident stress debriefing |
services to each member
of an operating crew directly involved |
in an accident that results in loss of
life or serious bodily |
injury on its railway or right-of-way.
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(b) Each Class I and Class II rail carrier, according to |
federal regulations,
operating in this State must file its |
counseling or trauma program
with the processing section of the |
Transportation Division of the Illinois
Commerce Commission, |
whose sole responsibility under this Section shall be to
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receive the program and make it available
for public |
inspection. Each rail carrier subject to this subsection (b) |
must review and update its counseling or trauma program filing |
every 3 years, at the request of the Commission. Programs may |