HB2660 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB101 06763 RPS 51790 b

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2660

Introduced , by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/4-125.5 new

Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes a board of trustees to designate a firefighter as a hero for work performed in connection with his or her service as a firefighter. Effective immediately.

PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding Section 4-125.5 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/4-125.5 new)

Sec. 4-125.5. To designate a firefighter as a hero. To designate a firefighter as a hero for work performed in connection with his or her service as a firefighter.

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