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1    AN ACT concerning government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



 
4    Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 3 as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 2905/3)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 3)



7    Sec. 3. 
There is created the Illinois Fire Advisory 
8Commission which
shall advise the Office in the exercise of its 
9powers and duties.  The
Commission shall be appointed by the 
10Governor as follows:

11    3 professional, fulltime paid firefighters;

12    one volunteer firefighter;

13    one Fire Protection Engineer who is registered in

14    Illinois;

15    one person who is a representative of the Fire

16    Insurance industry in Illinois; and

17    one person who is a representative of a

18    registered United States Department of Labor

19    apprenticeship program primarily instructing

20    in the installation and repair of

21    fire extinguishing systems; and

22    3 persons with an interest in and knowledgeable

23    about fire prevention methods.

 
 
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1    In addition, the following shall serve as ex officio 
2members of the
Commission:  the Chicago Fire Commissioner, or 
3his designee; the
executive officer, or his designee of each of 
4the following
organizations:  the Illinois Fire Chiefs 
5Association, the Illinois Fire
Protection District 
6Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors
Association, the 
7Illinois Professional Firefighters Association, the
Illinois 
8Firemen's Association, the Associated Firefighters of 
9Illinois,
the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors
and 
10the Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois.

11    The Governor shall designate, at the time of appointment, 3 
12members
to serve terms expiring on the third Monday in January, 
131979; 3 members
to serve terms expiring the third Monday in 
14January, 1980; and 2 members
to serve terms expiring the third 
15Monday in January, 1981.  The
additional member appointed by the 
16Governor pursuant to this amendatory Act
of 1987 shall serve 
17for a term expiring the third Monday in January, 1990.  
18Thereafter,
all terms shall be for 3 years.  A member shall 
19serve until his or her
successor is appointed and qualified.  A 
20vacancy shall be filled for the
unexpired term.

21    The Governor shall designate one of the appointed members 
22to be
chairman of the Commission.

23    Members shall serve without compensation but shall be 
24reimbursed for
their actual reasonable expenses incurred in the 
25performance of their
duties.

26(Source: P.A. 85-718.)

 

 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. 
This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.