Public Act 094-0251
 		





HB0415 Enrolled
LRB094 05490 LJB 35537 b






    AN ACT concerning the military.

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


 
    Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended  by 
changing Section 28.6 as follows:
 



    (20 ILCS 1805/28.6)



    Sec. 28.6. Policy. 

    (a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National

Guard may be ordered to funeral honors duty in accordance
with 
this Article.  That member shall receive an allowance
of $100

$50 for any day on which a minimum of 2 hours of funeral
honors 
duty is performed.  Members of the Illinois National
Guard 
ordered to funeral honors duty in accordance with
this Article 
are considered to be in the active service of
the State for all 
purposes except for pay, and the
provisions of Sections 52, 53, 
54, 55, and 56 of the
Military Code of Illinois apply if a 
member of the
Illinois National Guard is injured or disabled in

the course of those duties.

    (b) The Adjutant General may provide support for other

authorized providers who volunteer to participate in a
funeral 
honors detail conducted on behalf of the Governor.
This support 
is limited to transportation, reimbursement
for 
transportation, expenses, materials, and training.

(Source: P.A. 92-76, eff. 1-1-02.)