95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5696


 
Introduced , by Rep. Richard P. Myers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








      



110 ILCS 365/2
  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 402


110 ILCS 365/3
  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 403


110 ILCS 365/5
  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 405







    Amends the Illinois Fire Service Institute Act. Requires enrollment and attendance in the programs of the Illinois Fire Service Institute to be open to any person 18 years of age or older (instead of any person engaged in fire administration, fire prevention, fire suppression, fire education, or arson investigation with a unit of government or a public or private fire department in this State).  Makes related changes.
















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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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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 Illinois Fire Service Institute Act is 
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amended  by changing Sections 2, 3, and 5 as follows:
 



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    (110 ILCS 365/2)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 402)



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    Sec. 2. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 
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shall operate a State
Fire Academy, to be called the Illinois 
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Fire Service Institute, for the
purpose of instructing fire 
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protection personnel and other persons throughout the State of

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Illinois, providing service to public and private fire 
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departments in Illinois
and conducting research in the methods 
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of maintaining and improving fire
protection and control 
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services consistent with the needs of Illinois communities.

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(Source: P.A. 81-1147.)

 



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    (110 ILCS 365/3)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 403)



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    Sec. 3. Enrollment and attendance in the Institute programs 
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shall be open
to any person 18 years of age or older engaged in 
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fire administration, fire prevention, fire suppression,
fire 
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education, or arson investigation with a unit of government or 
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a public
or private fire department in the State of Illinois, 
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including any volunteer,
trainee or permanently employed fire 
 


 






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fighter.

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(Source: P.A. 81-1147.)

 



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    (110 ILCS 365/5)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 405)


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    Sec. 5. The Fire Service Institute shall: 

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    1.  Assist public and private fire departments in Illinois 
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through education,
training, counseling, measurement and 
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evaluation services.

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    2.  Conduct statewide, regional and local educational and 
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training programs
in Illinois which will provide to the 
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firefighters, fire department officers
and other persons 
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opportunities to comply with certification requirements
of the 
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Division of Personnel Standards and Education in the Office of 
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the
State Fire Marshal.

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    3.  Offer programs of education and instruction, conducted 
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by a competent
staff of full and part-time faculty.

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    4.  Plan and conduct an annual Fire College and other short 
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courses of instruction.

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    5. Provide action-oriented  research to support fire 
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training and education programs.

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    6. Develop and distribute instructional and evaluation 
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materials to support
the fire training and education programs 
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offered by the Institute.

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    7. Develop mechanisms by which firefighters and other 
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persons may earn college credit and
degrees in fire-related 
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disciplines.

 


 






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    8. Develop and offer other programs and services consistent 
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with the general
purposes of the Institute.

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    9. Plan, construct, operate and control such training 
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facilities and structures
as may be necessary to conduct the 
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Institute's program.

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(Source: P.A. 81-1147.)