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91_HB4450

 
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 1        AN  ACT  establishing   the   Illinois   Military   Flags
 2    Commission.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The Military Code of Illinois is  amended  by
 6    adding Section 25.5 as follows:

 7        (20 ILCS 1805/25.5 new)
 8        Sec. 25.5.  Illinois Military Flags Commission.
 9        (a)  The    Illinois   Military   Flags   Commission   is
10    established for the purpose of assisting the Adjutant General
11    with his or her responsibilities under  Section  25  of  this
12    Code.   The  Commission  shall advise the Adjutant General on
13    how to best collect, preserve, and present or display to  the
14    public  the  colors, flags, guidons, and military trophies of
15    war  belonging  to  the  State  in   order   to   disseminate
16    information  relating to the history of the Illinois National
17    Guard.
18        (b)  The Commission consists of 15 members: the  Adjutant
19    General,  the  State  Historian, the Director of the Illinois
20    State Museum, and the Director of the  Historic  Preservation
21    Agency,  all  ex  officio; 4 members of the General Assembly,
22    one of whom shall  be  appointed  by  the  President  of  the
23    Senate,  one by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one by the
24    Speaker of the House  of  Representatives,  and  one  by  the
25    Minority  Leader  of  the  House  of  Representatives;  and 7
26    residents of  the  State  appointed  by  the  Governor.  When
27    appointing  members  to  the  Commission,  the  Governor must
28    endeavor to appoint  persons  in  a  manner  to  maintain  as
29    regionally   diverse  a  membership  as  possible.    Persons
30    appointed to the Commission should provide it with experience
31    in areas such as, but not limited to, knowledge  of  military
 
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 1    history,  particularly  of  the  American  Civil War, and the
 2    education of citizens.  Any vacancy in the  Commission  shall
 3    be  filled  by  an  appointment  in  the  same  manner as the
 4    original appointment. Members of the Commission  shall  serve
 5    without  compensation,  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for their
 6    reasonable expenses incurred  in  the  performance  of  their
 7    duties.
 8        (c)  This Section is repealed on January 1, 2003.

 9        Section  99.  Effective  date. This Act takes effect upon
10    becoming law.

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