HB5017 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB093 18662 MKM 44389 b

93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5017

Introduced 02/05/04, by Kevin A. McCarthy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 705/16.08b new

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a fire protection district may require that all firefighters hired by any fire department within the district must be licensed as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) Act.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning fire protection districts.

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

Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by adding Section 16.08b as follows:

(70 ILCS 705/16.08b new)

Sec. 16.08b. Emergency medical technician licensure. The board of trustees of a fire protection district may require that all firefighters hired by any fire department within the district must be licensed as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) Act.