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Rep. David Harris
Filed: 2/22/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2570
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2570 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 28.7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 1805/28.7 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 28.7. Presentation of State flag. When a member of the |
| 8 | | Illinois National Guard dies while serving in duty or training |
| 9 | | statuses pursuant to Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States |
| 10 | | Code as approved by the member's service component, the |
| 11 | | Adjutant General, the Assistant Adjutant General for Army, or |
| 12 | | the Assistant Adjutant General for Air shall present one State |
| 13 | | flag of Illinois to the next of kin of the deceased Illinois |
| 14 | | National Guard member who receives the United States burial |
| 15 | | flag, or that person's designee, as soon as is practicable.
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