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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5137 Introduced 2/18/2020___________, by SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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.
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| | HB5137 | | LRB101 18667 AWJ 68122 b |
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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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