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92_HB4446eng HB4446 Engrossed LRB9213343JMmbA 1 AN ACT concerning disaster service volunteers. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act is 5 amended by changing Section 3 as follows: 6 (5 ILCS 335/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 4053) 7 Sec. 3. Disaster Service Volunteer Leave. An employee 8 of a State agency who is a certified disaster service 9 volunteer of the American Red Cross or assigned to the 10 Illinois Emergency Management Agency in accordance with the 11 Illinois Emergency Management Act, the Emergency Management 12 Assistance Compact Act, or other applicable administrative 13 rules may be granted leave from his work with pay for not 14 more than 20 working days in any 12-month period to 15 participate in specialized disaster relief services for the 16 American Red Cross or for the Illinois Emergency Management 17 Agency, as the case may be, upon the request of the American 18 Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the 19 services of that employee and upon the approval of that 20 employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation 21 time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time or earned 22 overtime accumulation. The agency shall compensate an 23 employee granted leave under this Section at his regular rate 24 of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee 25 is absent from his work. For purposes of assessing State 26 disaster response needs, requests made pursuant to this Act 27 for services out-of-state shall be coordinated by the 28 American Red Cross and the Illinois Emergency Management 29 Agency through the Illinois State Emergency Operations 30 Center. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency may consult 31 with the Department of Central Management Services on leave HB4446 Engrossed -2- LRB9213343JMmbA 1 issues that could impact the operations of State agencies 2 under the Governor's jurisdiction. Leave under this Act shall 3 not be unreasonably denied for services related to a disaster 4 within the United States or its territoriesbe granted only5for services related to a disaster occurring within the State6of Illinois. 7 (Source: P.A. 87-638.) 8 Section 10. The Local Government Disaster Service 9 Volunteer Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows: 10 (50 ILCS 122/15) 11 Sec. 15. Local government disaster service volunteer 12 leave. An employee of a local agency who is a certified 13 disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross or 14 assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in 15 accordance with the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the 16 Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act, or other 17 applicable administrative rules may be granted leave from his 18 or her work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any 19 12-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief 20 services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois 21 Emergency Management Agency, as the case may be, upon the 22 request of the American Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency 23 Management Agency for the services of that employee and upon 24 the approval of that employee's agency, without loss of 25 seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal 26 days, sick time, or earned overtime accumulation. The agency 27 must compensate an employee granted leave under this Section 28 at his or her regular rate of pay for those regular work 29 hours during which the employee is absent from work. Leave 30 under this Act shall not be unreasonably denied for services 31 related to a disaster within the United States or its 32 territoriesmay be granted only for services related to aHB4446 Engrossed -3- LRB9213343JMmbA 1disaster occurring within the State of Illinois. 2 (Source: P.A. 92-95, eff. 7-18-01.) 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 4 1, 2002.