Bill Text: IL HB2551 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall administer grants (currently, General Revenue Fund grants) to areas not located in a fire protection district or in a municipality which provides fire protection services, to defray the organizational expenses of forming a fire protection district. Amends the Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Act. Provides that members of the Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from funds appropriated to the Office of the State Fire Marshal (currently, Office of the Governor) for such purpose. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-11)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0067 [HB2551 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB2551-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 100-0067 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 State Fire Marshal Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 2 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2905/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 2)
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Sec. 2. The Office shall have the following powers and | ||||
duties:
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1. To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have | ||||
been vested
by law in the Department of State Police as the | ||||
successor of the
Department of Public Safety, State Fire | ||||
Marshal, inspectors, officers and employees of the State | ||||
Fire Marshal,
including arson investigation. Arson | ||||
investigations conducted by the State Fire Marshal's | ||||
Office shall be conducted by State Fire Marshal Arson | ||||
Investigator Special Agents, who shall be peace officers as | ||||
provided in the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
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2. To keep a record, as may be required by law, of all | ||||
fires
occurring in the State, together with all facts, | ||||
statistics and
circumstances, including the origin of | ||||
fires.
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3. To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have | ||||
been vested
in the Department of State Police by the | ||||
"Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Safety Act", approved August 7, | ||
1951, as amended.
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4. To administer the Illinois Fire Protection Training | ||
Act.
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5. To aid in the establishment and maintenance of the | ||
training facilities
and programs of the Illinois Fire | ||
Service Institute.
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6. To disburse Federal grants for fire protection | ||
purposes to units of
local government.
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7. To pay to or in behalf of the City of Chicago for | ||
the maintenance,
expenses, facilities and structures | ||
directly incident to the Chicago Fire
Department training | ||
program. Such payments may be made either as
reimbursements | ||
for expenditures previously made by the City, or as | ||
payments at the time
the City has incurred an obligation | ||
which is then due and payable for such
expenditures. | ||
Payments for the Chicago Fire Department training program
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shall be made only for those expenditures which are not | ||
claimable by the
City under "An Act relating to fire | ||
protection training", certified November
9, 1971, as | ||
amended.
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8. To administer General Revenue Fund grants to areas | ||
not located in a
fire protection district or in a | ||
municipality which provides fire
protection services, to | ||
defray
the organizational expenses of forming a fire | ||
protection district.
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9. In cooperation with the Illinois Environmental | ||
Protection Agency,
to administer the Illinois Leaking | ||
Underground Storage Tank program in
accordance with | ||
Section 4 of this Act and Section 22.12 of the
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Environmental Protection Act.
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10. To expend state and federal funds as appropriated | ||
by the General Assembly.
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11. To provide technical assistance, to areas not | ||
located in a fire
protection district or in a municipality | ||
which provides fire protection
service, to form a fire | ||
protection district, to join an existing district,
or to | ||
establish a municipal fire department, whichever is | ||
applicable.
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12. To exercise such other powers and duties as may be
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vested in the Office by law.
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(Source: P.A. 94-178, eff. 1-1-06; 95-502, eff. 8-28-07.)
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Section 10. The Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of | ||
Honor Act is amended by changing Section 3001 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 3985/3001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3853-1)
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Sec. 3001.
There is created the Fire Fighting Medal of | ||
Honor
Committee, referred to in this Article as the Committee. | ||
The Committee shall
consist of the State Fire Marshal, the | ||
chief of the Chicago fire department
and the following persons | ||
appointed by the Governor: 3 fire chiefs from
other than | ||
Chicago, 3 representatives of statewide fire fighter
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organizations and 2 retired Illinois fire fighters. Of the | ||
appointed
members, the fire chiefs shall each serve a 2-year | ||
term and the
organization representatives and retired fire | ||
fighters shall each serve a
one-year term. The Governor shall | ||
appoint initial members within 3 months
of the effective date | ||
of this Act.
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Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation | ||
but shall be
reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the | ||
performance of their duties
from funds appropriated to the | ||
Office of the State Fire Marshal Office of the Governor for | ||
such purpose.
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(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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