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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Flag Display Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 465/20 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 20. Honor and Remember Flag. |
| 8 | | (a) The Honor and Remember Flag is designated as the symbol |
| 9 | | of our State's concern and commitment to honoring and |
| 10 | | remembering all members of the United States Armed Forces who |
| 11 | | have lost their lives while serving our country in the line of |
| 12 | | duty and their families. |
| 13 | | (b) The Honor and Remember Flag may be displayed at the |
| 14 | | State Capitol Building, other appropriate State-owned |
| 15 | | buildings and facilities, each circuit court building, and each |
| 16 | | city and town hall on the following days: |
| 17 | | (1) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May; |
| 18 | | (2) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; |
| 19 | | (3) Flag Day, June 14; |
| 20 | | (4) Independence Day, July 4; |
| 21 | | (5) National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday |
| 22 | | of September; |
| 23 | | (6) Gold Star Mother's Day, the last Sunday of |
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| 1 | | September; |
| 2 | | (7) Veterans Day, November 11; |
| 3 | | (8) a day on which a member of the United States Armed |
| 4 | | Forces who is a resident of this State loses his or her |
| 5 | | life in the line of duty; and |
| 6 | | (9) any day at a State military memorial or State |
| 7 | | veteran cemetery on which a United States flag is |
| 8 | | displayed. |
| 9 | | (c) When displayed, the Honor and Remember Flag shall be
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| 10 | | displayed in a manner designed to ensure visibility to the
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| 11 | | public, but shall not be flown above or take precedence over |
| 12 | | the United States national flag, the Illinois State flag, or a |
| 13 | | POW/MIA flag. An Honor and Remember Flag displayed under this |
| 14 | | Section must be manufactured in the United States. |
| 15 | | (d) This Section shall not be construed so as to require |
| 16 | | any employee to report to work solely for the purpose of |
| 17 | | providing for the display of the Honor and Remember Flag. |
| 18 | | (e) The head of each Department, agency, or other |
| 19 | | governmental entity responsible for a location at which an |
| 20 | | Honor and Remember Flag is displayed under this Section may use |
| 21 | | public funds to procure and display Honor and Remember Flags. |
| 22 | | (f) The head of each Department, agency, or other |
| 23 | | governmental entity responsible for a location at which an |
| 24 | | Honor and Remember Flag is displayed under this Section may |
| 25 | | adopt rules as necessary to carry-out the requirements of this |
| 26 | | Section.
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