94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2332


 
Introduced 1/12/2006, by Sen. Dan Cronin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














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    Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Defines "catastrophic injury" as consequences of an injury that permanently prevent an individual from performing any gainful work. Effective immediately.
















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SB2332

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    AN ACT concerning employment.

 
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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 Public Safety Employee Benefits Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 3 as follows:
 



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    (820 ILCS 320/3)


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    Sec. 3. Definitions
Definition. For the purposes of this 
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Act:

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    "Firefighter"
, the term "firefighter"
includes, without 
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limitation, a licensed emergency medical technician (EMT) who

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is a sworn member of a public fire department.

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    "Catastrophic injury" means consequences of an injury that 
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permanently prevent an individual from performing any gainful 
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work.

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(Source: P.A. 93-569, eff. 8-20-03.)


 

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