SB1102sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Steve McClure

Filed: 4/10/2024

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1102

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1102 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1189 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new)

Sec. 5-1189. Shelby County rescue squad. The Shelby County Board may form, manage, fund, and operate a volunteer rescue squad to provide assistance within Shelby County to any public entity providing law enforcement, firefighting, emergency disaster response, or first responder services. The volunteer rescue squad may (i) locate missing persons, including drowning victims, (ii) perform a supporting, and not direct, role in fighting fires, and (iii) extricate persons from unsafe conditions. The Shelby County Board may provide benefits for rescue squad volunteers who suffer disease, injury, or death in the line of duty.".