Full Text of SB0775 95th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. Legislative intent. This Act is intended to | 5 |
| benefit the people of the State of Illinois by creating an | 6 |
| integrated program of aid to provide adequate education, | 7 |
| training, and equipment to firefighters and their fire | 8 |
| protection districts. It is the intent of this Act to allocate | 9 |
| the moneys allotted to the Fire Prevention Fund by Public Act | 10 |
| 95-154 for the purposes of implementation of this Act. | 11 |
| It is the intent of this Act to allocate not less than | 12 |
| $2,000,000 per year to the Fire Service and Small Equipment | 13 |
| Fund so that fire protection districts or municipal or township | 14 |
| fire departments throughout Illinois receive assistance in | 15 |
| procuring the necessary equipment to enable them to maintain | 16 |
| the performance of their lifesaving duties. | 17 |
| It is the intent of this Act to allocate not less than | 18 |
| $1,500,000 per year to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and | 19 |
| to allocate not less than $4,000,000 per year to the Ambulance | 20 |
| Revolving Loan Fund, so that fire protection districts or | 21 |
| municipal or township fire departments receive adequate | 22 |
| financial help to enable them to carry out their duties as | 23 |
| mandated by law. |
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| Section 10. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding | 2 |
| Section 2.7 as follows: | 3 |
| (20 ILCS 2905/2.7 new) | 4 |
| Sec. 2.7. Small Fire-fighting Equipment Grant Program. | 5 |
| (a) The Office shall establish and administer a Small | 6 |
| Fire-fighting Equipment Grant Program to award grants to fire | 7 |
| departments and fire protection districts for the purchase of | 8 |
| small fire-fighting equipment. | 9 |
| (b) The Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund is created as | 10 |
| a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations, the | 11 |
| Office may expend moneys from the Fund for the grant program | 12 |
| under subsection (a) of this Section. Moneys received for the | 13 |
| purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, | 14 |
| proceeds deposited under the Fire Investigation Act and gifts, | 15 |
| grants, and awards from any public or private entity must be | 16 |
| deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the | 17 |
| Fund must be deposited into the Fund. | 18 |
| (c) As used in this Section, "small fire-fighting | 19 |
| equipment" includes, without limitation, turnout gear, air | 20 |
| packs, thermal imaging cameras, jaws of life, and other | 21 |
| fire-fighting equipment, as determined by the State Fire | 22 |
| Marshal. | 23 |
| (d) The Office shall adopt any rules necessary for the | 24 |
| implementation and administration of this Section. |
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| Section 15. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 2 |
| Section 5.675 as follows: | 3 |
| (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new) | 4 |
| Sec. 5.675. The Fire Service and Small Equipment Fund. | 5 |
| Section 20. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by | 6 |
| changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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| (425 ILCS 25/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1)
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| Sec. 13.1. (a) There shall be a special fund in the State | 9 |
| Treasury
known as the Fire Prevention Fund.
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| (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund:
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| (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insurance | 12 |
| under Section 12 of this Act.
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| (2) All fees and reimbursements received by the Office | 14 |
| of the State Fire Marshal.
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| (3) All receipts from boiler and pressure vessel | 16 |
| certification, as
provided in Section 13 of the Boiler and | 17 |
| Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
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| (4) Such other moneys as may be provided by law.
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| (c) The moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be used, | 20 |
| subject to
appropriation, for the following purposes:
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| (1) Of the moneys deposited into the fund under Section | 22 |
| 12 of this Act,
12.5% shall be available for the | 23 |
| maintenance of the Illinois Fire Service
Institute and the |
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| expenses, facilities, and structures incident thereto,
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| for making transfers into the General Obligation Bond | 3 |
| Retirement and
Interest Fund for debt service requirements | 4 |
| on bonds issued by the State of
Illinois after January 1, | 5 |
| 1986 for the purpose of constructing a training
facility | 6 |
| for use by the Institute.
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| (2) Of the moneys deposited into the Fund under Section | 8 |
| 12 of this Act,
10% shall be available for the maintenance | 9 |
| of the Chicago Fire Department
Training Program and the | 10 |
| expenses, facilities and structures incident
thereto, in | 11 |
| addition to any moneys payable from the Fund to the City of
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| Chicago pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection Training | 13 |
| Act.
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| (3) For making payments to local governmental agencies | 15 |
| and individuals
pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Fire | 16 |
| Protection Training Act.
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| (4) For the maintenance and operation of the Office of | 18 |
| the State Fire
Marshal, and the expenses incident thereto.
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| (5) For any other purpose authorized by law.
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| (c-5) As soon as possible after the effective date of this | 21 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Comptroller | 22 |
| shall order the transfer and the Treasurer shall transfer | 23 |
| $2,000,000 from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire Service | 24 |
| and Small Equipment Fund, $9,000,000 from the Fire Prevention | 25 |
| Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and $4,000,000 from | 26 |
| the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. |
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| Beginning on July 1, 2008, each month, or as soon as practical | 2 |
| thereafter, an amount equal to $2 from each fine received shall | 3 |
| be transferred from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Fire | 4 |
| Service and Small Equipment Fund, an amount equal to $1.50 from | 5 |
| each fine received shall be transferred from the Fire | 6 |
| Prevention Fund to the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund, and an | 7 |
| amount equal to $4 from each fine received shall be transferred | 8 |
| from the Fire Prevention Fund to the Ambulance Revolving Loan | 9 |
| Fund. These moneys shall be transferred from the moneys | 10 |
| deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund pursuant to Public Act | 11 |
| 95-154, together with any other moneys as may be necessary to | 12 |
| carry out this mandate.
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| (d) Any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining | 14 |
| unexpended at the
end of any fiscal year which is not needed | 15 |
| for the maintenance and expenses of the
Office of the State | 16 |
| Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the
Illinois | 17 |
| Fire Service Institute, shall remain in the Fire Prevention | 18 |
| Fund for the exclusive and restricted uses provided in | 19 |
| subsections
subsection (c) and (c-5) of this Section.
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| (e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall keep on file | 21 |
| an itemized
statement of all expenses incurred which are | 22 |
| payable from the Fund, other
than expenses incurred by the | 23 |
| Illinois Fire Service Institute, and shall
approve all vouchers | 24 |
| issued therefor before they are submitted to the State
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| Comptroller for payment. Such vouchers shall be allowed and | 26 |
| paid in the
same manner as other claims against the State.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-870, eff. 1-1-05.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 3 |
| becoming law.
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