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| | SB1102 Engrossed | | LRB103 05537 AWJ 50556 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 5-1189 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-1189. Shelby County rescue squad. The Shelby County |
| 8 | | Board may form, manage, fund, and operate a volunteer rescue |
| 9 | | squad to provide assistance within Shelby County to any public |
| 10 | | entity providing law enforcement, firefighting, emergency |
| 11 | | disaster response, or first responder services. The volunteer |
| 12 | | rescue squad may (i) locate missing persons, including |
| 13 | | drowning victims, (ii) perform a supporting, and not direct, |
| 14 | | role in fighting fires, and (iii) extricate persons from |
| 15 | | unsafe conditions. The Shelby County Board may provide |
| 16 | | benefits for rescue squad volunteers who suffer disease, |
| 17 | | injury, or death in the line of duty. |