| ||||
| Public Act 102-0269 | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
AN ACT concerning State government.
| ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||
Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 3 as follows:
| ||||
(20 ILCS 2905/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 3)
| ||||
Sec. 3.
There is created the Illinois Fire Advisory | ||||
Commission which
shall advise the Office in the exercise of | ||||
its powers and duties. The
Commission shall be appointed by | ||||
the Governor as follows: | ||||
3 professional, full-time fulltime paid firefighters; | ||||
one volunteer firefighter; | ||||
one Fire Protection Engineer who is registered in
| ||||
Illinois; | ||||
one person who is a representative of the fire insurance | ||||
Fire
Insurance industry in Illinois; | ||||
one person who is a representative of a
registered United | ||||
States Department of Labor
apprenticeship program primarily | ||||
instructing
in the installation and repair of
fire | ||||
extinguishing systems; | ||||
one a licensed operating or stationary engineer who
has an | ||||
associate degree in facilities engineering
technology and has | ||||
knowledge of the operation and
maintenance maintennce of fire | ||||
alarm and fire
extinguishing systems primarily for the life | ||
safety of
occupants in a variety of commercial or residential
| ||
structures; and | ||
3 persons with an interest in and knowledgeable
about fire | ||
prevention methods.
| ||
In addition, the following shall serve as ex officio | ||
members of the
Commission: the Chicago Fire Commissioner, or | ||
his or her designee; the
executive officer, or his or her | ||
designee, of each of the following
organizations: the Illinois | ||
Fire Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire
Protection District | ||
Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors
Association, the | ||
Illinois Professional Firefighters Association, the
Illinois | ||
Firemen's Association, the Associated Firefighters of | ||
Illinois,
the Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors, | ||
the Illinois Chapter of the International Association of Arson | ||
Investigators, the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) | ||
Illinois,
and the Fire Service Institute, University of | ||
Illinois.
| ||
The Governor shall designate, at the time of appointment, | ||
3 members
to serve terms expiring on the third Monday in | ||
January, 1979; 3 members
to serve terms expiring the third | ||
Monday in January, 1980; and 2 members
to serve terms expiring | ||
the third Monday in January, 1981. The
additional member | ||
appointed by the Governor pursuant to Public Act 85-718 this | ||
amendatory Act
of 1987 shall serve for a term expiring the | ||
third Monday in January, 1990. Thereafter,
all terms shall be | ||
for 3 years. A member shall serve until his or her
successor is | ||
appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall be filled for the
| ||
unexpired term.
| ||
The Governor shall designate one of the appointed members | ||
to be chairperson
chairman of the Commission.
| ||
Members shall serve without compensation but shall be | ||
reimbursed for
their actual reasonable expenses incurred in | ||
the performance of their
duties.
| ||
(Source: P.A. 101-234, eff. 8-9-19; revised 9-12-19.)
| ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
| ||