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1    AN ACT concerning State 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 
9its powers and duties.  The
Commission shall be appointed by 
10the Governor as follows: 
11    3 professional, full-time fulltime paid firefighters;
12    one volunteer firefighter;
13    one Fire Protection Engineer who is registered in

14Illinois;
15    one person who is a representative of the fire insurance 
16Fire
Insurance industry in Illinois;
17    one person who is a representative of a
registered United 
18States Department of Labor
apprenticeship program primarily 
19instructing
in the installation and repair of
fire 
20extinguishing systems;
21    one a licensed operating or stationary engineer who
has an 
22associate degree in facilities engineering
technology and has 
23knowledge of the operation and
maintenance maintennce of fire 
 
 
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1alarm and fire
extinguishing systems primarily for the life 
2safety of
occupants in a variety of commercial or residential

3structures; and
4    3 persons with an interest in and knowledgeable
about fire 
5prevention methods.

6    In addition, the following shall serve as ex officio 
7members of the
Commission:  the Chicago Fire Commissioner, or 
8his or her designee; the
executive officer, or his or her 
9designee, of each of the following
organizations:  the Illinois 
10Fire Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire
Protection District 
11Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors
Association, the 
12Illinois Professional Firefighters Association, the
Illinois 
13Firemen's Association, the Associated Firefighters of 
14Illinois,
the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors, 
15the Illinois Chapter of the International Association of Arson 
16Investigators, the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) 
17Illinois,
and the Fire Service Institute, University of 
18Illinois.

19    The Governor shall designate, at the time of appointment, 
203 members
to serve terms expiring on the third Monday in 
21January, 1979; 3 members
to serve terms expiring the third 
22Monday in January, 1980; and 2 members
to serve terms expiring 
23the third Monday in January, 1981.  The
additional member 
24appointed by the Governor pursuant to Public Act 85-718 this 
25amendatory Act
of 1987 shall serve for a term expiring the 
26third Monday in January, 1990.  Thereafter,
all terms shall be 
 
 
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1for 3 years.  A member shall serve until his or her
successor is 
2appointed and qualified.  A vacancy shall be filled for the

3unexpired term.

4    The Governor shall designate one of the appointed members 
5to be chairperson
chairman of the Commission.

6    Members shall serve without compensation but shall be 
7reimbursed for
their actual reasonable expenses incurred in 
8the performance of their
duties.

9(Source: P.A. 101-234, eff. 8-9-19; revised 9-12-19.)

 
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.