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HB 5017 - Public Act 93-0952 - Amends Section 4a of the Fire Protection District Act - Effective 1/1/05.

HB 5017 - Provides that nominations for members of the board of trustees of a fire protection district shall be made by a petition signed by at least 25 voters or 5% of the voters, whichever is less, residing within the district and shall be filed with the secretary of the board. Establishes the form for nominating petitions. (70 ILCS 705/16.086)

Adds Section 16.08b to the Fire Protection District Act to provide that a fire protection district may require that all firefighters hired by any fire department within the district must be licensed as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. (70 ILCS 705/16.08b)

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, upon the request of the chief of a fire department or the board of trustees of a fire protection district (now, upon the request of the chief of a volunteer fire department), the Department shall conduct fingerprint-based criminal history records checks of certain state and federal databases (rather than criminal background investigations) concerning prospective firefighters and report any conviction information about those persons (now, any record of conviction maintained by the Department must be reported) to the requesting chief or board of trustees. Authorizes the Department to charge a fee to the requesting chief or board of trustees for conducting the criminal history records checks. Requires that the fee be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and not exceed the cost. (20 ILCS 2605/2605-330)

For language in PA #93-0952, link to the Public Act on site at the Illinois General Assembly.

The State Board of Elections mailed the "Candidate's Guide for 2005" and the "Local Election Officials Handbook for 2005" to all fire protection district secretaries on October 14, 2004. If you need assistance or have questions, you may access the Illinois State Board of Elections for additional information.

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