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| Public Act 103-0063 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Public Employee Disability Act is amended | ||||
by adding Section 2 as follows: | ||||
(5 ILCS 345/2 new) | ||||
Sec. 2. Illness disability benefit. | ||||
(a) As used in this Section: | ||||
"Eligible employee" means any full-time law enforcement | ||||
officer or full-time firefighter, including a full-time | ||||
paramedic or a firefighter who performs paramedic duties, who | ||||
is employed by any unit of local government, including any | ||||
home rule unit. | ||||
"Illness" means any illness, disease, or condition the | ||||
presence of which in a community results in the declaration of | ||||
a disaster or emergency by a State, county, or municipal | ||||
official. | ||||
(b) Whenever an eligible employee suffers an illness in | ||||
the line of duty which causes the employee to be unable to | ||||
perform the employee's duties, the employee shall continue to | ||||
be paid by the employing public entity on the same basis as the | ||||
employee was paid before the illness, with no deduction from | ||||
the employee's sick leave credits, compensatory time for | ||||
overtime accumulations or vacation, or service credits in a | ||
public pension fund during the time the employee is unable to | ||
perform the employee's duties due to the result of the | ||
illness, but not longer than one year in relation to the same | ||
illness. | ||
(c) At any time during the period for which continuing | ||
compensation is required by this Act, the employing public | ||
entity may order at the expense of that entity physical or | ||
medical examinations of the ill person to determine the degree | ||
of disability. | ||
(d) During this period of disability, the ill person shall | ||
not be employed in any other manner, with or without a monetary | ||
compensation. Any person who is employed in violation of this | ||
subsection forfeits the continuing compensation provided by | ||
this Act from the time such employment begins. Any salary | ||
compensation due to the ill person from workers' compensation | ||
or any salary due to the employee from any type of insurance | ||
which may be carried by the employing public entity shall | ||
revert to that entity during the time for which continuing | ||
compensation is paid to the employee under this Act. Any | ||
person with a disability receiving compensation under the | ||
provisions of this Act shall not be entitled to any benefits | ||
for which the employee would qualify because of the employee's | ||
disability under the provisions of the Illinois Pension Code. | ||
(e) Pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of | ||
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, this Act | ||
specifically denies and limits the exercise by home rule units | ||
of any power which is inconsistent herewith, and all existing | ||
laws and ordinances which are inconsistent herewith are hereby | ||
superseded. This Act does not preempt the concurrent exercise | ||
by home rule units of powers consistent herewith. | ||
This Act does not apply to any home rule unit with a | ||
population of over 1,000,000.
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