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Public Act 103-0895
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| SB1102 Enrolled | LRB103 05537 AWJ 50556 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
5-1189 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new) |
Sec. 5-1189. Shelby County rescue squad. The Shelby County |
Board may form, manage, fund, and operate a volunteer rescue |
squad to provide assistance within Shelby County to any public |
entity providing law enforcement, firefighting, emergency |
disaster response, or first responder services. The volunteer |
rescue squad may (i) locate missing persons, including |
drowning victims, (ii) perform a supporting, and not direct, |
role in fighting fires, and (iii) extricate persons from |
unsafe conditions. The Shelby County Board may provide |
benefits for rescue squad volunteers who suffer disease, |
injury, or death in the line of duty. |
