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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0518
Introduced 1/27/2005, by Rep. Thomas Holbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 1805/28.6 |
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20 ILCS 1805/28.9 |
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Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that on or after July 1, 2006, if the Adjutant General determines that Illinois
National Guard personnel are not available to perform military funeral
honors, the Adjutant General may authorize another appropriate organization to provide one or more of its members to perform those honors and, subject to appropriations for that purpose, shall authorize the payment of a $100 stipend to the organization. Provides that the Code does not establish any entitlement to military funeral
honors if the Adjutant General determines that such other appropriate personnel are not available to perform those
honors or if adequate appropriated funds are not available. Effective July 1, 2006.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0518 |
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LRB094 06124 DRJ 36188 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by |
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| changing Sections 28.6 and 28.9 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1805/28.6)
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| Sec. 28.6. Policy.
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| (a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National
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| Guard may be ordered to funeral honors duty in accordance
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| this Article. That member shall receive an allowance
of $50 for |
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| any day on which a minimum of 2 hours of funeral
honors duty is |
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| performed. Members of the Illinois National
Guard ordered to |
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| funeral honors duty in accordance with
this Article are |
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| considered to be in the active service of
the State for all |
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| purposes except for pay, and the
provisions of Sections 52, 53, |
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| 54, 55, and 56 of the
Military Code of Illinois apply if a |
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| member of the
Illinois National Guard is injured or disabled in
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| the course of those duties.
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| (b) The Adjutant General may provide support for other
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| authorized providers who volunteer to participate in a
funeral |
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| honors detail conducted on behalf of the Governor.
This support |
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| is limited to transportation, reimbursement
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| transportation, expenses, materials, and training.
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| (c) On or after July 1, 2006, if the Adjutant General |
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| determines that Illinois
National Guard personnel are not |
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| available to perform military funeral
honors in accordance with |
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| this Article, the Adjutant General may authorize another |
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| appropriate organization to provide one or more of its members |
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| to perform those honors and, subject to appropriations for that |
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| purpose, shall authorize the payment of a $100 stipend to the |
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| organization.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-76, eff. 1-1-02.)
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