93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4005


 
Introduced 1/13/2004, by Raymond Poe
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














5 ILCS 335/3
  from Ch. 127, par. 4053


50 ILCS 122/15









    Amends the Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act and the Local Government
Disaster Service Volunteer Act. Provides that State and local government
employees who are assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, in
accordance with specified laws or rules, may be
granted leave upon request
of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
in the same manner as disaster service volunteers of
the American Red Cross.
Requires that work leave requests for out-of-state disasters shall be
coordinated by the American Red Cross and the Illinois Emergency Management
Agency through the Illinois State Emergency Operations Center.  Authorizes the
Illinois Emergency Management Agency to consult with the Department of Central
Management Services on leave issues.
Requires that leave for disasters within the
United States or its territories shall not be unreasonably
denied. Removes the
requirement that leave for American Red Cross volunteers must be for service
relating to a disaster in
Illinois. Effective July 1, 2004.



















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    AN ACT concerning disaster service volunteers. 

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


 
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    Section 5. The Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act is 
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amended by changing
Section 3 as follows:


 
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    (5 ILCS 335/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 4053)

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    Sec. 3. Disaster Service Volunteer Leave.  An employee of a 
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State
agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of 
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the American Red
Cross or assigned to the Illinois Emergency 
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Management Agency in accordance
with the Illinois Emergency 
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Management Act, the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact 
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Act, or other applicable administrative rules may be granted

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leave from his work with pay for not more than 20 working
days 
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in any 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster 
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relief
services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois 
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Emergency Management
Agency, as the case may
be, upon the 
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request of the American Red
Cross or the Illinois Emergency 
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Management Agency for the services of that
employee and upon

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the approval of that
employee's agency, without loss of 
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seniority, pay, vacation time,
compensatory time, personal 
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days, sick time or earned overtime
accumulation.  The agency 
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shall compensate an employee granted leave under
this Section 
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at his regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during

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which the employee is absent from his work.
For purposes of 
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assessing State disaster response needs, requests made

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pursuant to this Act for services out-of-state shall be 
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coordinated by the
American Red Cross and the Illinois 
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Emergency Management Agency through the
Illinois State 
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Emergency Operations Center.  The Illinois Emergency Management

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Agency may consult with the Department of Central Management 
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Services on leave
issues that could impact the operations of 
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State agencies under the Governor's
jurisdiction. Leave under 
 


 









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this Act shall not
be unreasonably denied for services related 
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to a disaster within the United
States or its territories
be

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granted only for services related to a disaster occurring 
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within the State
of Illinois.


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(Source: P.A. 87-638.)


 
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    Section 10. The Local Government Disaster Service 
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Volunteer Act is amended
by changing Section 15 as follows:


 
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    (50 ILCS 122/15)

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    Sec. 15. Local government disaster service volunteer 
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leave. An employee of
a local agency who is a certified 
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disaster service volunteer of the American
Red Cross or 
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assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in

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accordance with the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the 
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Emergency Management
Assistance Compact Act, or other 
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applicable administrative rules may be
granted leave from his 
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or her work with pay for not more than
20 working days in any 
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12-month period to participate in specialized disaster
relief 
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services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois 
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Emergency
Management Agency, as
the case may be, upon
the 
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request of the American
Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency 
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Management Agency for the services of
that employee and upon

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the approval of that
employee's agency, without loss of 
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seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory
time, personal 
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days, sick time, or earned overtime accumulation. The agency

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must compensate an employee granted leave under this Section at 
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his or her
regular rate of pay for those regular work hours 
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during which the employee is
absent from work. Leave under this 
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Act shall not be unreasonably denied for
services related to a 
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disaster within the United States or its territories
may be 
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granted only for services related
to a disaster occurring 
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within the State of Illinois.


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(Source: P.A. 92-95, eff. 7-18-01.)


 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
 


 









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2004.