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| Public Act 101-0234 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 3 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2905/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 3)
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Sec. 3.
There is created the Illinois Fire Advisory | ||||
Commission which
shall advise the Office in the exercise of its | ||||
powers and duties. The
Commission shall be appointed by the | ||||
Governor as follows:
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3 professional, fulltime paid firefighters;
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one volunteer firefighter;
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one Fire Protection Engineer who is registered in
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Illinois;
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one person who is a representative of the Fire
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Insurance industry in Illinois; and
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one person who is a representative of a
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registered United States Department of Labor
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apprenticeship program primarily instructing
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in the installation and repair of
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fire extinguishing systems;
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one a licensed operating or stationary engineer who
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has an associate degree in facilities engineering
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technology and has knowledge of the operation and
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maintennce of fire alarm and fire extinguishing
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systems primarily for the life safety of occupants
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in a variety of commercial or residential
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structures; and
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3 persons with an interest in and knowledgeable
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about fire prevention methods.
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In addition, the following shall serve as ex officio | ||
members of the
Commission: the Chicago Fire Commissioner, or | ||
his designee; the
executive officer, or his designee of each of | ||
the following
organizations: the Illinois Fire Chiefs | ||
Association, the Illinois Fire
Protection District | ||
Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors
Association, the | ||
Illinois Professional Firefighters Association, the
Illinois | ||
Firemen's Association, the Associated Firefighters of | ||
Illinois,
the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors
and | ||
the Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois.
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The Governor shall designate, at the time of appointment, 3 | ||
members
to serve terms expiring on the third Monday in January, | ||
1979; 3 members
to serve terms expiring the third Monday in | ||
January, 1980; and 2 members
to serve terms expiring the third | ||
Monday in January, 1981. The
additional member appointed by the | ||
Governor pursuant to this amendatory Act
of 1987 shall serve | ||
for a term expiring the third Monday in January, 1990. | ||
Thereafter,
all terms shall be for 3 years. A member shall | ||
serve until his or her
successor is appointed and qualified. A | ||
vacancy shall be filled for the
unexpired term.
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The Governor shall designate one of the appointed members | ||
to be
chairman of the Commission.
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Members shall serve without compensation but shall be | ||
reimbursed for
their actual reasonable expenses incurred in the | ||
performance of their
duties.
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(Source: P.A. 85-718.)
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Section 99. Effective date. | ||
This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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