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1    AN ACT concerning government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



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



6    (20 ILCS 2905/3)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 3)



7    Sec. 3. 
There is created the Illinois Fire Advisory 
8Commission which
shall advise the Office in the exercise of its 
9powers and duties.  The
Commission shall be appointed by the 
10Governor as follows:

11    3 professional, fulltime paid firefighters;

12    one volunteer firefighter;

13    one Fire Protection Engineer who is registered in

14    Illinois;

15    one person who is a representative of the Fire

16    Insurance industry in Illinois; and

17    one person who is a representative of a

18    registered United States Department of Labor

19    apprenticeship program primarily instructing

20    in the installation and repair of

21    fire extinguishing systems;

22    one a licensed operating or stationary engineer who

23    has an associate degree in facilities engineering

 
 
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1    technology and has knowledge of the operation and

2    maintennce of fire alarm and fire extinguishing

3    systems primarily for the life safety of occupants

4    in a variety of commercial or residential

5    structures; and

6    3 persons with an interest in and knowledgeable

7    about fire prevention methods.

8    In addition, the following shall serve as ex officio 
9members of the
Commission:  the Chicago Fire Commissioner, or 
10his designee; the
executive officer, or his designee of each of 
11the following
organizations:  the Illinois Fire Chiefs 
12Association, the Illinois Fire
Protection District 
13Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors
Association, the 
14Illinois Professional Firefighters Association, the
Illinois 
15Firemen's Association, the Associated Firefighters of 
16Illinois,
the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors
and 
17the Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois.

18    The Governor shall designate, at the time of appointment, 3 
19members
to serve terms expiring on the third Monday in January, 
201979; 3 members
to serve terms expiring the third Monday in 
21January, 1980; and 2 members
to serve terms expiring the third 
22Monday in January, 1981.  The
additional member appointed by the 
23Governor pursuant to this amendatory Act
of 1987 shall serve 
24for a term expiring the third Monday in January, 1990.  
25Thereafter,
all terms shall be for 3 years.  A member shall 
26serve until his or her
successor is appointed and qualified.  A 
 
 
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1vacancy shall be filled for the
unexpired term.

2    The Governor shall designate one of the appointed members 
3to be
chairman of the Commission.

4    Members shall serve without compensation but shall be 
5reimbursed for
their actual reasonable expenses incurred in the 
6performance of their
duties.

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

 

8    Section 99. Effective date. 
This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.