Bill Text: IL HB3908 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act. Provides that a firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family leave that may be used: (1) for the birth of a child in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age, a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age, or a newly adopted or placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; and (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that the paid family leave requirements shall be provided to a firefighter regardless of the employer's leave policies and shall be provided to a firefighter who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Provides that a firefighter may voluntarily waive his or her right to paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-4)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB3908 Detail]

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3908 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act. Provides that a firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family leave that may be used: (1) for the birth of a child in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age, a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age, or a newly adopted or placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; and (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that the paid family leave requirements shall be provided to a firefighter regardless of the employer's leave policies and shall be provided to a firefighter who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Provides that a firefighter may voluntarily waive his or her right to paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning employment.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, "firefighter"
has the meaning set forth in Section 4-106 of the Illinois
Pension Code. "Firefighter" includes an individual eligible to
participate in a fund established under under Article 4 of the
Illinois Pension Code, an individual who is not eligible to
participate in a fund established under Article 4 who is
employed on a full-time basis as a firefighter or paramedic,
and a firefighter paramedic who is employed by a municipality
or fire protection district to perform duties as a paramedic,
emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical
technician basic (EMT-B), emergency medical
technician-intermediate (EMT-I), or advanced emergency medical
technician (A-EMT).
Section 10. Paid family leave.
(a) A firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family
leave that may be used for the following:
(1) for the birth of a child and to care for a newborn

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child;
(2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of
age, a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age, or
a newly adopted or placed foster child older than 18 years
of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a
mental or physical disability; and
(3) to care for a family member with a serious health
condition.
(b) An employer shall reasonably accommodate additional
physical recovery time for a firefighter returning from leave
used for the purpose described in paragraph (1) of subsection
(a), including light-duty assignments or an agreed to
reassignment of duties until the firefighter is able to return
to full duties.
Section 15. Limitations. The paid family leave
requirements established by this Act shall be provided to a
firefighter who has been employed by an employer for at least
one year, regardless of the employer's leave policies.
Section 20. Waiver. A firefighter may voluntarily waive
the paid family leave requirement established by this Act by
returning to work before the 6 weeks of leave have elapsed or
by declining, in writing, to accept the paid family leave.
Section 25. Rules. The Department of Labor may adopt any

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rules necessary to implement this Act.