HB0854enr 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0854 Enrolled LRB101 06740 RJF 51767 b

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2905/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 3)

Sec. 3. There is created the Illinois Fire Advisory Commission which shall advise the Office in the exercise of its powers and duties. The Commission shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:

3 professional, fulltime paid firefighters;

one volunteer firefighter;

one Fire Protection Engineer who is registered in

Illinois;

one person who is a representative of the Fire

Insurance industry in Illinois; and

one person who is a representative of a

registered United States Department of Labor

apprenticeship program primarily instructing

in the installation and repair of

fire extinguishing systems;

one a licensed operating or stationary engineer who

has an associate degree in facilities engineering

technology and has knowledge of the operation and

maintennce of fire alarm and fire extinguishing

systems primarily for the life safety of occupants

in a variety of commercial or residential

structures; and

3 persons with an interest in and knowledgeable

about fire prevention methods.

In addition, the following shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission: the Chicago Fire Commissioner, or his designee; the executive officer, or his designee of each of the following organizations: the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire Protection District Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association, the Illinois Professional Firefighters Association, the Illinois Firemen's Association, the Associated Firefighters of Illinois, the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors and the Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois.

The Governor shall designate, at the time of appointment, 3 members to serve terms expiring on the third Monday in January, 1979; 3 members to serve terms expiring the third Monday in January, 1980; and 2 members to serve terms expiring the third Monday in January, 1981. The additional member appointed by the Governor pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1987 shall serve for a term expiring the third Monday in January, 1990. Thereafter, all terms shall be for 3 years. A member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.

The Governor shall designate one of the appointed members to be chairman of the Commission.

Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(Source: P.A. 85-718.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.