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Public Act 094-0178
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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 State Fire Marshal Act is amended by |
changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2905/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 1)
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Sec. 1. There is hereby created the Office of the State |
Fire
Marshal, hereinafter referred to as the Office.
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The Office shall be under an executive director who shall |
be
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the |
Senate.
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The executive director of the Office shall be known as the |
State Fire
Marshal and shall receive an annual salary as set by |
the Governor from time
to time or as set by
the
Compensation |
Review Board, whichever is greater.
If set by the Governor, the |
annual salary may not exceed 85% of the annual
salary of the |
Governor.
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The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall have a division |
that
Division of Fire
Prevention which shall assume the duties |
of the Division of Fire
Prevention, Department of Law |
Enforcement, and a division that
Division of Personnel
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Standards and Education which shall assume the duties of |
Illinois Fire
Protection Personnel Standards and Education |
Commission. Each division
Division
shall be headed by a |
division manager who
deputy State Fire Marshal. The deputy |
State Fire
Marshals shall be employed by the Fire Marshal, |
subject to the Personnel
Code, and shall be responsible to the |
Fire Marshal.
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(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
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(20 ILCS 2905/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 2)
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Sec. 2. The Office shall have the following powers and |
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duties:
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1. To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have |
been vested
by law in the Department of State Police as the |
successor of the
Department of Public Safety, State Fire |
Marshal, deputy State Fire
Marshal, inspectors, officers and |
employees of the State Fire Marshal,
including arson |
investigation.
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2. To keep a record, as may be required by law, of all |
fires
occurring in the State, together with all facts, |
statistics and
circumstances, including the origin of fires.
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3. To exercise the rights, powers and duties which have |
been vested
in the Department of State Police by the "Boiler |
and Pressure Vessel
Safety Act", approved August 7, 1951, as |
amended.
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4. To administer the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act.
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5. To aid in the establishment and maintenance of the |
training facilities
and programs of the Illinois Fire Service |
Institute.
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6. To disburse Federal grants for fire protection purposes |
to units of
local government.
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7. To pay to or in behalf of the City of Chicago for the |
maintenance,
expenses, facilities and structures directly |
incident to the Chicago Fire
Department training program. Such |
payments may be made either as
reimbursements for expenditures |
previously made by the City, or as payments at the time
the |
City has incurred an obligation which is then due and payable |
for such
expenditures. Payments for the Chicago Fire Department |
training program
shall be made only for those expenditures |
which are not claimable by the
City under "An Act relating to |
fire protection training", certified November
9, 1971, as |
amended.
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8. To administer General Revenue Fund grants to areas not |
located in a
fire protection district or in a municipality |
which provides fire
protection services, to defray
the |
organizational expenses of forming a fire protection district.
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9. In cooperation with the Illinois Environmental |
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Protection Agency,
to administer the Illinois Leaking |
Underground Storage Tank program in
accordance with Section 4 |
of this Act and Section 22.12 of the
Environmental Protection |
Act.
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10. To expend state and federal funds as appropriated by |
the General Assembly.
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11. To provide technical assistance, to areas not located |
in a fire
protection district or in a municipality which |
provides fire protection
service, to form a fire protection |
district, to join an existing district,
or to establish a |
municipal fire department, whichever is applicable.
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12. To exercise such other powers and duties as may be
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vested in the Office by law.
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(Source: P.A. 86-761.)
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