Bill Text: IL HB5137 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act. In provisions requiring fire fighters to complete training relating to the history of the fire service labor movement, provides that "fire fighter" includes fire fighters hired by the Chicago Fire Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5137 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5137-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Fire Protection Training Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 12.6 as follows:
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6 | (50 ILCS 740/12.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 12.6. History of the fire service. The Office shall | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | maintain on its website a link to an educational program or | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | literature for fire fighters in the history of the fire service | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | labor movement. The training shall be completed by each fire | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | fighter. Entities responsible for the training of fire fighters | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | may request that such educational program be presented in | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | person by a statewide organization representing professional | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | union fire fighters in this State. In this Section, "fire | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | fighter" means a fire fighter hired under Division 2.1 of | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Article 10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, under Section | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 10-1-7.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, or under Section | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 16.06b of the Fire Protection District Act , or fire fighters | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | hired by the Chicago Fire Department .
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20 | (Source: P.A. 101-252, eff. 8-9-19.)
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