820 ILCS 320/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. (Source: P.A. 90-535, eff. 11-14-97.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 820 ILCS 320 — Public Safety Employee Benefits Act.
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Definition
Definition. For the purposes of this Act, the term "firefighter" includes, without limitation, a licensed emergency medical technician (EMT) who is a sworn member of a public fire department, a paramedic employed by a unit of local government, or an EMT, emergency medical technician-intermediate (EMT-I), or advanced em…
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Declaration of State interest
Declaration of State interest. The General Assembly determines and declares that the provisions of this Act fulfill an important State interest. (Source: P.A. 90-535, eff. 11-14-97.)
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Required health coverage benefits
Required health coverage benefits. (a) An employer who employs a full-time law enforcement, correctional or correctional probation officer, or firefighter, who, on or after the effective date of this Act suffers a catastrophic injury or is killed in the line of duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's health…
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Required educational benefits
Required educational benefits. If a firefighter, law enforcement, or correctional or correctional probation officer is accidentally or unlawfully and intentionally killed as specified in subsection (b) of Section 10 on or after July 1, 1980, the State shall waive certain educational expenses which children of the decea…
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Reporting forms
Reporting forms. (a) A person who qualified for benefits under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 10 of this Act (hereinafter referred to as "PSEBA recipient") shall be required to file a form with his or her employer as prescribed in this Section. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) sha…
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Home rule
Home rule. An employer, including a home rule unit, that employs a full-time law enforcement, correctional or correctional probation officer, or firefighter may not provide benefits to persons covered under this Act in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of this Act. This Act is a limitation under subsection (i…
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(Amendatory provisions; text omitted)
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-535, eff. 11-14-97; text omitted.)
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 90-535, eff. 11-14-97.)