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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3837
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Rep. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Defines "catastrophic injury", with regard to law enforcement officers only, as any injury causing an officer to qualify for a disability pension under specified provisions of the Illinois Pension Code. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3837 |
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LRB094 07411 WGH 37573 b |
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| AN ACT concerning employment.
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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 Public Safety Employee Benefits Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
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| (820 ILCS 320/3)
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| Sec. 3. Definitions
Definition. For the purposes of this |
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| Act: , |
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| The
the term "firefighter"
includes, without limitation, a |
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| licensed emergency medical technician (EMT) who
is a sworn |
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| member of a public fire department.
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| With regard to law enforcement officers only, |
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| "catastrophic injury" means any injury causing an officer to |
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| qualify for a disability pension under Section 3-114.1 of the |
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| Illinois Pension Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-569, eff. 8-20-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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