(20 ILCS 1815/4-5) Sec. 4-5. Equipping. (a) As permitted by federal law and regulation, the State Guard may use the federal military property and personnel of the Illinois National Guard and shall reimburse the appropriate federal authority for such use from State funds. (b) The State Guard may use federal property of the Illinois National Guard only to the extent that its members are trained to use it properly and safely and, if necessary, under the training and supervision of members of the Illinois National Guard detailed by the Adjutant General. (c) In accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code, the State may, at its expense and subject to the availability of State funds, procure and provide such other materials, as needed, for the State Guard. (d) State Guard commanders shall be held responsible and accountable for all military property issued to them in a manner similar to that enforced against commanders of the Illinois National Guard under property accountability regulations or
instructions of the United States Army and Air Force. (e) In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Adjutant General, members of the State Guard shall be held responsible and may be held financially liable for any damage, destruction, or loss, including loss of accountability, of military property under their control in a manner similar to that enforced against members of the Illinois National Guard under applicable regulations or instructions of the United States Army and Air Force.
(Source: P.A. 100-1030, eff. 8-22-18.) |