Bill > HB5681

This bill appropriates funds for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, totaling $77,527,220, with $76,527,220 coming from Other State Funds and $1,000,000 from Federal Funds. These appropriations cover a wide range of operational costs, including personal services, retirement and social security contributions, group insurance, contractual services, travel, commodities, printing, equipment, electronic data processing, telecommunications, and auto equipment operations, funded through various sources like the Fire Prevention Fund and the Underground Storage Tank Fund. Additionally, the bill reappropriates funds for equipment and the renovation of the Fire Museum Building, and allocates specific amounts for programs such as the Fire Explorer and Cadet School, Small Equipment Grant Program, Minimum Basic Firefighter Training Program, Illinois Firefighter Peer Support Program, Community Risk Reduction Program, Firefighter Online Training Management System, and expenses related to the Fire Museum Building and artifacts. It also includes appropriations for the Medal of Honor Ceremony, scholarships, firefighter memorial maintenance, senior officer training, the Cornerstone Program, fire fighter training programs, online firefighter certification testing, leadership development, and the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Underground Storage Tank Program. Furthermore, the bill provides grants for the Chicago Fire Department Training Program, local governmental agencies participating in state training programs, the development of new fire districts, ILEAS/MABAS operations, Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Reimbursement, administrative costs for the City of Chicago's Underground Storage Tank Program, cancer screenings and exposure testing for firefighters through the Illinois Fire Service Institute, research activities by the Illinois Fire Service Institute, the Fire Station Rehabilitation and Construction Grant Program, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility outreach, and Fire Inspection Basics training courses.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5681&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104