SB2959sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

Filed: 3/1/2012

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2959

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2959 on page 4, by replacing lines 7 through 15 with the following:

"(d) Claims against the Fund shall be reviewed by the Illinois Fire Advisory Commission at its normally scheduled meetings, as the claims are received. The Commission shall be responsible for:

(1) reviewing claims made against the Fund and determining reasonable and necessary expenses to be reimbursed for an emergency response agency;

(2) affirming that the emergency response agency has made a reasonable effort to recover expended costs from involved parties; and

(3) advising the State Fire Marshal as to those claims against the fund which merit reimbursement.

(e) The State Fire Marshal shall either accept or reject the Commission's recommendations as to a claim's eligibility. Any person aggrieved by the State Fire Marshal's eligibility decision may, within 10 days after receiving notice of the decision, appeal the decision to the State Fire Marshal.".