WRK OCC DISEASES-PARKINSON'S Senate SponsorsSen. Linda Holmes and Michael Noland 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 310/1from Ch. 48, par. 172.36Amends the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic that results directly or indirectly from Parkinson's disease resulting in any disability to the employee shall be rebuttably presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employee's firefighting, EMT, or paramedic employment and shall be rebuttably presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employment, except as otherwise specified. Effective immediately. 2/11/2010SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 2/11/2010SenateFirst Reading 2/11/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2010SenateAssigned to Labor 2/24/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 3/8/2010SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die