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91_SB0866
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1 AN ACT concerning qualifications for firefighters and
2 paramedics, amending named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
6 adding Sections 10-1-38.2 and 10-2.1-16.1 as follows:
7 (65 ILCS 5/10-1-38.2 new)
8 Sec. 10-1-38.2. Firefighters and paramedics; minimum
9 qualifications.
10 (a) Any person hired, or assigned pursuant to a contract
11 for services, by a municipality on or after the effective
12 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly to
13 perform duties, on either a full-time or part-time basis,
14 that involve (i) controlling and extinguishing fire, (ii)
15 providing emergency medical services, or (iii) a combination
16 of those duties must meet the minimum hiring standards and
17 qualifications for service provided in Section 10-1-7 plus
18 any additional standards required of firefighters appointed
19 from a register of eligibles.
20 (b) A home rule unit may not prescribe hiring standards
21 and qualifications for firefighters and paramedics that are
22 inconsistent with provisions of this Section 10-1-38.2. This
23 Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
24 Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
25 exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
26 by the State.
27 (c) This Section 10-1-38.2 does not apply to any
28 municipality with a population of more than 1,000,000.
29 (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-16.1 new)
30 Sec. 10-2.1-16.1. Firefighters and paramedics; minimum
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1 qualifications.
2 (a) Any person hired, or assigned pursuant to a contract
3 for services, by a municipality on or after the effective
4 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly to
5 perform duties, on either a full-time or part-time basis,
6 that involve (i) controlling and extinguishing fire, (ii)
7 providing emergency medical services, or (iii) a combination
8 of those duties must meet the minimum hiring standards and
9 qualifications for service provided in Section 10-2.1-6 plus
10 any additional standards required of firefighters appointed
11 from a register of eligibles.
12 (b) A home rule unit may not prescribe hiring standards
13 and qualifications for firefighters and paramedics that are
14 inconsistent with provisions of this Section 10-2.1-16.1.
15 This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section
16 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
17 concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and
18 functions exercised by the State.
19 (c) This Section 10-2.1-16.1 does not apply to any
20 municipality with a population of more than 1,000,000.
21 Section 15. The Fire Protection District Act is amended
22 by adding Section 16.13e as follows:
23 (70 ILCS 705/16.13e new)
24 Sec. 16.13e. Firefighters and paramedics; minimum
25 qualifications. Any person hired, or assigned pursuant to a
26 contract for services, by a fire protection district on or
27 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st
28 General Assembly to perform duties, on either a full-time or
29 part-time basis, that involve (i) controlling and
30 extinguishing fire, (ii) providing emergency medical
31 services, or (iii) a combination of those duties must meet
32 the minimum hiring standards and qualifications for service
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1 provided in Section 16.06 plus any additional standards
2 required of firefighters appointed from a register of
3 eligibles.
4 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
5 Section 8.23 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 805/8.23 new)
7 Sec. 8.23. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
8 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
9 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
10 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.