HB5786 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5786

Introduced , by Rep. Jeanne M Ives

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 320/3

Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Adds a definition of "catastrophic injury". Effective immediately.

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

(820 ILCS 320/3)

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

"Catastrophic injury" means an injury, the direct and proximate consequences of which permanently prevent an individual from performing any gainful work.

"Firefighter" the term "firefighter" includes, without limitation, a licensed emergency medical technician (EMT) who is a sworn member of a public fire department.

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

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