98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2672
 
Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. Jim Sacia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
50 ILCS 135/12

     Amends the Local Government Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that any law enforcement officer who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly and provides a written application shall be granted a leave of absence without compensation during his or her term of office. Provides that if that law enforcement officer desires to continue his or her employment during his or her term of office, the employer shall cooperate with the officer and adopt a mutually agreeable work schedule. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Local Governmental Employees Political 
5Rights Act is amended  by changing Section 12 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 135/12)
7    Sec. 12. Elective and appointed office. 
8    (a) A member of any fire department or fire protection 
9district may:
10        (1) be  a candidate for elective public office and serve 
11    in that public office if elected;
12        (2) be appointed to any public office and serve in that 
13    public office if appointed; and
14        (3) as long as the member is not in uniform and not on 
15    duty, solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters 
16    for the public office for which the member is a candidate.

17    (b) A firefighter who is elected to the Illinois General 
18Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be 
19granted a leave of absence without compensation during his or 
20her term of office.

21    (c) A law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 2 of 
22the Illinois Police Training Act, who is elected to the General 
23Assembly shall, upon written application to his or her 
 
 
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1employer, be granted a leave of absence without compensation 
2during any period of time that the officer identifies in his or 
3her application as being needed to fulfill his or her duties as 
4a member of the General Assembly. If the officer desires to 
5continue his or her employment during his or her term of office 
6as a member of the General Assembly, the employer shall 
7cooperate with the officer to adopt a work schedule that is 
8mutually agreeable to the employer and the officer. 
9(Source: P.A. 94-316, eff. 7-25-05; 95-142, eff. 8-13-07.)
 
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.