Chapter 50 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT

(50 ILCS 740/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 537) Sec. 7. Selection and approval of schools. The Office shall select and approve the fire training program at the University of Illinois and other schools within the State of Illinois for the purpose of providing basic training for trainees, …

(50 ILCS 740/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 538) Sec. 8. Rules and minimum standards for schools. The Office shall adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. Minimum courses of study, resources, facilities, apparatus, e…

(50 ILCS 740/9) (from Ch. 85, par. 539) Sec. 9. Training participation; funding. All local governmental agencies and individuals may elect to participate in the training programs under this Act, subject to the rules and regulations of the Office. The participation may be for cert…

(50 ILCS 741/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Regional Fire Protection Agency Act. (Source: P.A. 98-1095, eff. 8-26-14.)

(50 ILCS 741/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. The definitions in this Section apply throughout this Act unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Board" means the governing body of a Regional Fire Protection Agency. "Fire protection jurisdiction" means a fire protection district, …

(50 ILCS 741/15) Sec. 15. Elections and referenda. When a referendum is submitted under this Act for approval or rejection by the electors, the time and manner of conducting a referendum, including petition signature requirements, shall be in accordance with the general election …

(50 ILCS 741/20) Sec. 20. Notice to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be served notice as to any plans of 2 or more units of local government to combine fire protection or emergency medical services, or both, as follows: (1) Whenever…

(50 ILCS 741/25) Sec. 25. Creation of an Agency by petition and referendum. (a) Petition. A Regional Fire Protection Agency may exclusively be formed upon petition signed by the lesser of: (i) at least 8% of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubern…

(50 ILCS 741/30) Sec. 30. Judicial notice. All courts in this State shall take judicial notice of the existence of any Agency organized under this Act, and every such Agency shall constitute a body corporate that may sue or be sued in all courts. (Source: P.A. 98-1095, eff. 8-26-…

(50 ILCS 741/35) Sec. 35. Support. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, a Regional Fire Protection Agency may receive supplementary funding, fiscal support, or other revenue or property consideration from the State, including the Office of the State Fire Marshal, a county, …

(50 ILCS 741/40) Sec. 40. Enforcement of an intergovernmental agreement. In the event of a default of payment, the Agency shall be authorized to secure collection of promised contributions from the defaulting unit of local government by court order authorizing the interception of…

(50 ILCS 741/45) Sec. 45. Initial startup. (a) An Agency shall commence operations no later than 90 days after the date of the election unless an alternative date is agreed to by the terms of the intergovernmental agreement and shall operate for the purposes set forth in the inte…

(50 ILCS 741/5) Sec. 5. Purpose and creation. (a) Purpose. The General Assembly finds the consolidation of fire protection services on a regional basis provided by fire departments throughout the State of Illinois to be an economic benefit. Therefore, this Act establishes procedu…

(50 ILCS 741/50) Sec. 50. Levy of taxes; limitations; indebtedness. (a) To carry out the purposes for which an Agency is created, the Agency Board is empowered to take all actions authorized by law and authorized under this Act for the purpose of enforcing payment of any and all …

(50 ILCS 741/55) Sec. 55. Petition to dissolve a District; referendum. The Board of an Agency established by referendum may certify and submit the question of dissolution of the Agency to the electors of the Agency. The Board may draft a ballot title, give notice as required by t…

(50 ILCS 741/60) Sec. 60. Powers; exclusive. The powers provided by this Act for the creation of Regional Fire Protection Agencies do not prohibit a unit of local government from entering into an intergovernmental agreement to merge, consolidate, or otherwise cooperate with other…

(50 ILCS 741/65) Sec. 65. Home rule. A home rule municipality may not administer fire protection services or emergency medical services, or both, in geographic areas incorporated within the service area of an Agency in a manner that is inconsistent with the terms of an intergover…

(50 ILCS 741/7) Sec. 7. Application. This Act does not apply to any unit of local government that has entered into a consolidation agreement with one or more units of local government that includes the consolidation of the delivery of fire protection or emergency medical services…

(50 ILCS 741/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 98-1095, eff. 8-26-14.)

(50 ILCS 742/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Department Promotion Act. (Source: P.A. 93-411, eff. 8-4-03.)

(50 ILCS 742/10) Sec. 10. Applicability. (a) This Act shall apply to all positions in an affected department, except those specifically excluded in items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of the definition of "promotion" in Section 5 unless such positions are covered by a collectiv…

(50 ILCS 742/15) Sec. 15. Promotion process. (a) For the purpose of granting promotion to any rank to which this Act applies, the appointing authority shall from time to time, as necessary, administer a promotion process in accordance with this Act. (b) Eligibility requirements t…

(50 ILCS 742/20) Sec. 20. Promotion lists. (a) For the purpose of granting a promotion to any rank to which this Act applies, the appointing authority shall from time to time, as necessary, prepare a preliminary promotion list in accordance with this Act. The preliminary promotio…

(50 ILCS 742/25) Sec. 25. Monitoring. (a) All aspects of the promotion process, including without limitation the administration, scoring, and posting of scores for the written examination and subjective evaluation and the determination and posting of seniority and ascertained mer…

(50 ILCS 742/30) Sec. 30. Promotion examination components. Promotion examinations that include components consisting of written examinations, seniority points, ascertained merit, or subjective evaluations shall be administered as provided in Sections 35, 40, 45 and 50. The weigh…

(50 ILCS 742/35) Sec. 35. Written examinations. (a) The appointing authority may not condition eligibility to take the written examination on the candidate's score on any of the previous components of the examination. The written examination for a particular rank shall consist of…

(50 ILCS 742/40) Sec. 40. Seniority points. (a) Seniority points shall be based only upon service with the affected department and shall be calculated as of the date of the written examination. The weight of this component and its computation shall be determined by the appointing…

(50 ILCS 742/45) Sec. 45. Ascertained merit. (a) The promotion test may include points for ascertained merit. Ascertained merit points may be awarded for education, training, and certification in subjects and skills related to the fire service. The basis for granting ascertained …

(50 ILCS 742/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Affected department" or "department" means a full-time municipal fire department that is subject to a collective bargaining agreement or the fire department operated by a full-time fire protection district. The terms do not inclu…

(50 ILCS 742/50) Sec. 50. Subjective evaluation. (a) A promotion test may include subjective evaluation components. Subjective evaluations may include an oral interview, tactical evaluation, performance evaluation, or other component based on subjective evaluation of the examinee…

(50 ILCS 742/55) Sec. 55. Veterans' preference. A person on a preliminary promotion list who is eligible for veteran's preference under any law or agreement applicable to an affected department may file a written application for that preference within 10 days after the initial po…

(50 ILCS 742/60) Sec. 60. Right to review. Any affected person or party who believes that an error has been made with respect to eligibility to take an examination, examination result, placement or position on a promotion list, or veteran's preference shall be entitled to a revie…

(50 ILCS 742/65) Sec. 65. Violations. (a) A person who knowingly divulges or receives test questions or answers before a written examination, or otherwise knowingly violates or subverts any requirement of this Act commits a violation of this Act and may be subject to charges for …

(50 ILCS 742/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-411, eff. 8-4-03; text omitted.)

(50 ILCS 742/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 93-411, eff. 8-4-03.)

(50 ILCS 745/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 2501) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Firemen's Disciplinary Act". (Source: P.A. 83-783.)

(50 ILCS 745/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 2502) Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, unless clearly required otherwise, the terms defined in this Section have the meaning ascribed herein: (a) "Fireman" means a person who is a "firefighter" or "fireman" as defined in Sectio…

(50 ILCS 745/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 2503) Sec. 3. Whenever a fireman is subjected to an interrogation within the meaning of this Act, the interrogation shall be conducted pursuant to Sections 3.1 through 3.11 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 83-783.)

(50 ILCS 745/3.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 2504) Sec. 3.1. The interrogation shall take place at the facility to which the investigating officer is assigned, or at the facility which has jurisdiction over the place where the incident under investigation allegedly occurred, as designate…

(50 ILCS 745/3.10) (from Ch. 85, par. 2513) Sec. 3.10. Admissions or confessions obtained during the course of any interrogation not conducted in accordance with this Act may not be utilized in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding against the fireman. (Source: P.A. 83-783.)

(50 ILCS 745/3.11) (from Ch. 85, par. 2514) Sec. 3.11. In the course of any interrogation no fireman shall be required to submit to a polygraph test, or any other test questioning by means of any chemical substance, except with the fireman's express written consent. Refusal to su…

(50 ILCS 745/3.2) (from Ch. 85, par. 2505) Sec. 3.2. No fireman shall be subjected to questioning in relation to an allegation of misconduct without first being informed in writing of the allegations and whether the allegations, if proven, involve minor infractions or may result …

(50 ILCS 745/3.3) (from Ch. 85, par. 2506) Sec. 3.3. All interrogations shall be conducted at a reasonable time of day. Whenever the nature of the alleged incident and operational requirements permit, interrogations shall be conducted during the time when the fireman is on duty. …

(50 ILCS 745/3.4) (from Ch. 85, par. 2507) Sec. 3.4. The fireman under investigation shall be informed of the name, rank and unit or command of the officer in charge of the investigation, the interrogators, and all persons present during any interrogation except at a public admin…

(50 ILCS 745/3.5) (from Ch. 85, par. 2508) Sec. 3.5. Interrogation sessions shall be of reasonable duration and shall permit the fireman interrogated reasonable periods for rest and personal necessities. (Source: P.A. 83-783.)

(50 ILCS 745/3.6) (from Ch. 85, par. 2509) Sec. 3.6. The fireman being interrogated shall not be subjected to professional or personal abuse, including offensive language. (Source: P.A. 83-783.)

(50 ILCS 745/3.7) (from Ch. 85, par. 2510) Sec. 3.7. A complete record of any interrogation shall be made, and a complete transcript or copy shall be made available to the fireman under investigation without charge and without undue delay. Such record may be electronically record…

(50 ILCS 745/3.8) (from Ch. 85, par. 2511) Sec. 3.8. No fireman shall be interrogated without first being advised in writing that admissions made in the course of the interrogation may be used as evidence of misconduct or as the basis for charges seeking suspension, removal, or d…

(50 ILCS 745/3.9) (from Ch. 85, par. 2512) Sec. 3.9. The fireman under investigation shall have the right to be represented by counsel of his or her choosing and may request counsel at any time before or during interrogation. When such request for counsel is made, no interrogatio…

(50 ILCS 745/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 2515) Sec. 4. The rights of firemen in disciplinary procedures set forth under this Act shall not diminish the rights and privileges of firemen that are guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the Stat…