Public Act 093-0893
 
HB4005 Enrolled LRB093 15989 JAM 41613 b

    AN ACT concerning disaster service volunteers.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act is
amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 335/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4053)
    Sec. 3. Disaster Service Volunteer Leave. An employee of a
State agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of
the American Red Cross or assigned to the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency in accordance with the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency Act, the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact Act, or other applicable administrative rules may be
granted leave from his work with pay for not more than 20
working days in any 12-month period to participate in
specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross
or for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, as the case
may be, upon the request of the American Red Cross or the
Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the services of that
employee and upon the approval of that employee's agency,
without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory
time, personal days, sick time or earned overtime accumulation.
The agency shall compensate an employee granted leave under
this Section at his regular rate of pay for those regular work
hours during which the employee is absent from his work. For
purposes of assessing State disaster response needs, requests
made pursuant to this Act for services out-of-state shall be
coordinated by the American Red Cross and the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency through the Illinois State
Emergency Operations Center. The Illinois Emergency Management
Agency may consult with the Department of Central Management
Services on leave issues that could impact the operations of
State agencies under the Governor's jurisdiction. Leave under
this Act shall not be unreasonably denied for services related
to a disaster within the United States or its territories be
granted only for services related to a disaster occurring
within the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 87-638.)
 
    Section 10. The Local Government Disaster Service
Volunteer Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
    (50 ILCS 122/15)
    Sec. 15. Local government disaster service volunteer
leave. An employee of a local agency who is a certified
disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross or
assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in
accordance with the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the
Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act, or other
applicable administrative rules may be granted leave from his
or her work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any
12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief
services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency, as the case may be, upon the
request of the American Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon
the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of
seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal
days, sick time, or earned overtime accumulation. The agency
must compensate an employee granted leave under this Section at
his or her regular rate of pay for those regular work hours
during which the employee is absent from work. Leave under this
Act shall not be unreasonably denied for services related to a
disaster within the United States or its territories may be
granted only for services related to a disaster occurring
within the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 92-95, eff. 7-18-01.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2004.