Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Establishes a presumption that a firefighter or police officer who becomes disabled as a result of exposure to and contraction of COVID-19 was injured in the line of duty and is entitled to receive a duty disability benefit under the applicable Article of the Code. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively to March 9, 2020, and any police officer or firefighter who has been previously denied a duty disability benefit that would otherwise be entitled to a duty disability benefit under the amendatory Act shall be entitled to a retroactive duty disability benefit. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-30 - Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce [HB4321 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Engrossed	2024-04-10	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2024-01-03	HTML/Text	Link	View

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