Bill Text: IL HB0854 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that one person who is a representative of a registered United States Department of Labor apprenticeship program primarily instructing in the installation and repair of fire extinguishing systems shall be appointed by the Governor to serve on the Illinois Fire Advisory Commission. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0234 [HB0854 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0854-Chaptered.html
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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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