SB2154 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2154

Introduced 11/2/2005, by Sen. Larry K. Bomke

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 an employee of a State or local agency who is a member of a Community Emergency Response Team created under the direction of a unit of local government, or any agency thereof, may be granted leave from his or her work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services upon the request of Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time or earned overtime accumulation. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public employees.

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

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

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

Sec. 3. Disaster Service Volunteer Leave.

(a) An employee of a State agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross or assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in accordance with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act, or other applicable administrative rules may be granted leave from his work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, as the case may be, upon the request of the American Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time or earned overtime accumulation.

(b) An employee of a State agency who is a member of a Community Emergency Response Team created under the direction of a unit of local government, or any agency thereof, may be granted leave from his or her work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services upon the request of Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time or earned overtime accumulation.

(c) The agency shall compensate an employee granted leave under this Section at his regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee is absent from his work. For purposes of assessing State disaster response needs, requests made pursuant to this Act for services out-of-state shall be coordinated by the American Red Cross and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency through the Illinois State Emergency Operations Center. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency may consult with the Department of Central Management Services on leave issues that could impact the operations of State agencies under the Governor's jurisdiction. Leave under this Act shall not be unreasonably denied for services related to a disaster within the United States or its territories.

(Source: P.A. 93-893, eff. 8-10-04.)

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

(50 ILCS 122/15)

Sec. 15. Local government disaster service volunteer leave.

(a) An employee of a local agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross or assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in accordance with the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act, or other applicable administrative rules may be granted leave from his or her work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, as the case may be, upon the request of the American Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time, or earned overtime accumulation.

(b) An employee of a local agency who is a member of a Community Emergency Response Team created under the direction of a unit of local government, or any agency thereof, may be granted leave from his or her work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services upon the request of Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time or earned overtime accumulation.

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

(Source: P.A. 92-95, eff. 7-18-01; 93-893, eff. 8-10-04.)

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