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Public Act 92-0095
SB787 Enrolled LRB9206134REdv
AN ACT concerning disaster volunteers.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Local Government Disaster Service Volunteer Act.
Section 5. Application and Adoption by Ordinance. This
Act applies to all counties, municipalities, townships, and
home rule units that, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of
this Act.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Local agency" includes all departments, officers,
commissions, boards, institutions, and bodies politic and
corporate of local governments as defined in the Counties
Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code.
"Disaster" includes disasters designated at Level III and
above in the American National Red Cross Regulations and
Procedures.
Section 15. Local Government Disaster Service Volunteer
Leave. An employee of a local agency who is a certified
disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross may be
granted leave from his or her work with pay for not more than
20 working days in any 12-month period to participate in
specialized disaster relief services for the American Red
Cross, upon the request of the American Red Cross for the
services of that employee and upon the approval of that
employee's agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation
time, compensatory time, personal days, sick time, or earned
overtime accumulation. The agency must compensate an employee
granted leave under this Section at his or her regular rate
of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee
is absent from work. Leave under this Act may be granted only
for services related to a disaster occurring within the State
of Illinois.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly April 26, 2001.
Approved July 18, 2001.
Effective January 01, 2002.
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