Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL. House Sponsors: PANKAU Short description: 911-COMP OUTGE-FIRE PROTECT OR Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Requires an emergency telephone system board to compensate any public safety agency that provides personnel to answer calls or to maintain or operate an emergency telephone system during any system outage. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Allows fire protection districts to provide a recruitment and retention incentive benefit to members of the fire department. Allows the board of trustees of a fire protection district to make violations of ordinances subject to civil fines and injunctions. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 50 ILCS 750/15.4 50 ILCS 750/15.7 new 70 ILCS 705/6 70 ILCS 705/8.5 new Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 50/11.3 new 625 ILCS 5/7-504 new Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Requires a person who negligently damages underground utility facilities causing an emergency telephone system outage to compensate the public safety agency answering calls or maintaining or operating the emergency telephone system during the outage. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires any person who negligently causes a motor vehicle accident that causes an emergency telephone system outage to compensate the public safety agency answering calls or maintaining or operating the emergency telephone system during the outage. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0149 Last action date: JUL-24-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status