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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3818 Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Military Affairs has the authority to make grants from the Military Affairs Trust Fund for the purpose of incentivizing recruitment into the Illinois National Guard. Provides that the Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (JEEP) is established for the purpose of increasing recruitment through peer-to-peer referrals, fostering esprit de corps, and promoting cross-component cooperation between the Illinois Army National Guard and the Illinois Air National Guard. Permits the Department to provide grants under the JEEP program to current members of the Illinois National Guard who are not assigned as recruiters, are in good standing, and serve as JEEP lead generators by supporting or facilitating the enlistment or accession of soldiers or airmen into the Illinois National Guard. Requires the State Treasurer to accept and deposit into the Military Affairs Trust Fund all gifts, grants, transfers, appropriations, and other funds from any lawful public or private source that are designated for deposit into the Fund. Requires the Department to establish eligibility criteria, grant conditions, and administrative requirements for the JEEP program by rule. |
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| | SB3818 | | LRB104 20724 KTG 34227 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 22-9.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 1805/22-9.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22-9.2. Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (JEEP). |
| 8 | | (a) The Department of Military Affairs has the authority |
| 9 | | to make grants from the Military Affairs Trust Fund for the |
| 10 | | purpose of incentivizing recruitment into the Illinois |
| 11 | | National Guard. The Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program |
| 12 | | (JEEP) is established for the purpose of increasing |
| 13 | | recruitment through peer-to-peer referrals, fostering esprit |
| 14 | | de corps, and promoting cross-component cooperation between |
| 15 | | the Illinois Army National Guard and the Illinois Air National |
| 16 | | Guard. Under the JEEP program, the Department of Military |
| 17 | | Affairs may provide grants to current members of the Illinois |
| 18 | | National Guard who are not assigned as recruiters, are in good |
| 19 | | standing, and serve as JEEP lead generators by supporting or |
| 20 | | facilitating the enlistment or accession of soldiers or airmen |
| 21 | | into the Illinois National Guard. |
| 22 | | (b) In addition to amounts transferred into the Military |
| 23 | | Affairs Trust Fund by appropriation, the State Treasurer shall |