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SB2479 Engrossed |
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LRB095 17448 AMC 43520 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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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 Pension Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 9-156.1 as follows:
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| (40 ILCS 5/9-156.1 new) |
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| Sec. 9-156.1. Heart attack or stroke. Any county |
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| corrections officer who suffers a heart attack or stroke as a |
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| result of the
performance and discharge of his or her duty |
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| shall be considered as having been
injured in the performance |
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| of an act of duty and shall be eligible for the
benefits |
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| provided under this Article to an employee injured in the
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| performance of an act of duty or, if applicable, the benefits |
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| provided in
Section 9-156.
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| Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 8.32 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 805/8.32 new) |
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| Sec. 8.32. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 |
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| of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the |
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| implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of |
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| the 95th General Assembly.
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