Public Act 103-0226
 
SB1750 EnrolledLRB103 27458 AWJ 53830 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
changing Section 16.08b as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 705/16.08b)
    Sec. 16.08b. Emergency medical technician licensure;
training.
    (a) The board of trustees of a fire protection district
may require that all firefighters hired on or after January 1,
2005 (the effective date of Public Act 93-952) by any fire
department within the district to must be licensed as an EMT,
EMT-I, A-EMT, or paramedic under the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Systems Act.
    (b) The board of trustees of a fire protection district
must, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly,
reimburse the mandatory training expenses of an EMT, EMT-I,
A-EMT, or paramedic employed by or under contract with the
fire protection district, including the training expenses of a
firefighter required to be licensed as an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT,
or paramedic under subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2024.

Effective Date: 1/1/2024