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Public Act 103-0220
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| SB1611 Enrolled | LRB103 27270 AWJ 53641 b |
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AN ACT concerning 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Firefighter Training Leave of Absence Act.
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Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
"Agency" means any branch, department, board, committee, |
or commission of State government. "Agency" does not include a |
unit of local government, school district, or board of |
election commissioners. |
"State employee" means a permanent, full-time employee who |
has been employed by an agency for a period of 6 months or more |
and is a member of any fire department or fire protection |
district recognized by the State Fire Marshal.
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Section 10. Leave of absence for firefighter training. |
(a) A State employee shall be granted leave from his or her |
State employment for firefighter training as follows:
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(1) on one occasion, for up to 200 hours, to |
participate in training necessary to obtain Basic |
Operations Firefighter certification from the State Fire |
Marshal while attending a State Fire Marshal-approved fire |
academy; and
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(2) special or advanced training annually, not to |
exceed 80 hours, after obtaining Basic Operations |
Firefighter certification from the State Fire Marshal for |
courses that will lead to additional certification by the |
State Fire Marshal.
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(b) The maximum leaves of absence under this Act for any |
calendar year may not exceed 200 hours. During a leave of |
absence, the employee's seniority and other benefits shall |
continue to accrue.
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(c) During a leave of absence for basic, special, or |
advanced training, the State employee shall continue to |
receive his or her regular compensation as a State employee. |
If the State employee receives compensation for basic, |
special, or advanced training, the State employee shall |
receive his or her regular compensation as a State employee |
minus the amount of his or her compensation for basic, |
special, or advanced training.
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(d) A State employee who wishes to obtain a leave of |
absence under this Act shall request in advance for the leave |
of absence and may take the leave of absence only after |
obtaining approval from the State employee's agency.
A leave |
of absence may not be denied to a State employee who requests |
leave under this Section and who has provided notification of |
the leave at least 14 calendar days prior to the requested |
leave date. A State employee who provides less than 14 |
calendar days' notice of the leave may be denied leave if the |
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State employee's agency demonstrates that the leave would |
create a health or safety hazard in the workplace. If the leave |
is denied, written notification must be provided to the |
employee within 24 hours after the employee's request for |
leave. Once the leave has been approved, approval for the |
leave may not be rescinded.
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Section 15. Rules. The Department of Central Management |
Services and the Comptroller shall adopt joint rules to |
develop procedures for the implementation of this Act.
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