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1		AN ACT concerning employment.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5		Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act.
6		Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, "firefighter"
7		has the meaning set forth in Section 4-106 of the Illinois
8		Pension Code. "Firefighter" includes an individual eligible to
9		participate in a fund established under under Article 4 of the
10		Illinois Pension Code, an individual who is not eligible to
11		participate in a fund established under Article 4 who is
12		employed on a full-time basis as a firefighter or paramedic,
13		and a firefighter paramedic who is employed by a municipality
14		or fire protection district to perform duties as a paramedic,
15		emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical
16		technician basic (EMT-B), emergency medical
17		technician-intermediate (EMT-I), or advanced emergency medical
18		technician (A-EMT).
19		Section 10. Paid family leave.
20		(a) A firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family
21		leave that may be used for the following:
22		(1) for the birth of a child and to care for a newborn

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1		child;
2		(2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of
3		age, a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age, or
4		a newly adopted or placed foster child older than 18 years
5		of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a
6		mental or physical disability; and
7		(3) to care for a family member with a serious health
8		condition.
9		(b) An employer shall reasonably accommodate additional
10		physical recovery time for a firefighter returning from leave
11		used for the purpose described in paragraph (1) of subsection
12		(a), including light-duty assignments or an agreed to
13		reassignment of duties until the firefighter is able to return
14		to full duties.
15		Section 15. Limitations. The paid family leave
16		requirements established by this Act shall be provided to a
17		firefighter who has been employed by an employer for at least
18		one year, regardless of the employer's leave policies.