Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

40 ILCS 5/4-109

from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-109

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning retirement pensions.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	40 ILCS 5/4-109

	Adds reference to:
	New Act

5 ILCS 140/7.5

20 ILCS 2605/2605-99 new

50 ILCS 705/10.17-2 new

50 ILCS 740/12.2 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the First Responders Suicide Prevention Act. Provides that emergency services personnel and public safety personnel may refer any person to an employee assistance program or peer support counselor within the emergency services provider or law enforcement agency, or if those services are not available within the agency, to another employee assistance program or peer support counseling program that is available. Provides that any communication made by a participant or counselor in a peer support counseling session conducted by a law enforcement agency or by an emergency services provider for public safety personnel or emergency services personnel and any oral or written information conveyed in the peer support counseling session is confidential and may not be disclosed by any person participating in the peer support counseling session. Provides that any oral communication or written information made or conveyed by a participant or counselor in a peer support session, including an employee assistance program, is not admissible in any judicial proceeding, arbitration proceeding, or other adjudicatory proceeding. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, Illinois Police Training Act, and the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act to require training programs for police and fire fighters to recognize signs of work-related cumulative stress and other related issues that may lead to suicide and offer appropriate solutions for intervention. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/14/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/14/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/4/2018	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
4/4/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
4/4/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/10/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
4/10/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/11/2018	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 007-000-000
4/11/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
4/23/2018	Senate	Second Reading
4/23/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
4/27/2018	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018
5/3/2018	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
5/11/2018	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
5/15/2018	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
5/15/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
5/31/2018	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

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