70 ILCS 705/16.08b

Current through Public Act 103-1052
Section 70 ILCS 705/16.08b - Emergency medical technician licensure; training
(a) The board of trustees of a fire protection district may require that all firefighters hired on or after January 1, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 93-952) by any fire department within the district to be licensed as an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or paramedic under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
(b) The board of trustees of a fire protection district must, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, reimburse the mandatory training expenses of an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or paramedic employed by or under contract with the fire protection district, including the training expenses of a firefighter required to be licensed as an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or paramedic under subsection (a).

70 ILCS 705/16.08b

Amended by P.A. 103-0226,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by P.A. 098-0973,§ 20, eff. 8/15/2014.
Added by P.A. 093-0952, § 5, eff. 1/1/2005.