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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3405 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. John M. Cabello SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 3985/2001 | from Ch. 127, par. 3852-1 |
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Amends the Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois State Police shall serve as chair of the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor
Committee. Provides that, after expiration of the initial appointments, all members shall hold office for 2 years, with terms expiring on the second Monday in January immediately following the expiration of their terms and every 2 years thereafter. The Governor may remove a member for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or inability to serve.
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| | HB3405 | | LRB103 05822 DTM 50842 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of |
| 5 | | Honor Act is amended by changing Section 2001 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 3985/2001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3852-1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2001.
There is created the Law Enforcement Medal of |
| 8 | | Honor
Committee, referred to in this Article as the Committee. |
| 9 | | The Committee
shall consist of the Director of the Illinois |
| 10 | | State Police , who shall serve as chair, the
Superintendent of |
| 11 | | the Chicago Police Department, the Executive Director of
the |
| 12 | | Illinois Law Enforcement Training
Standards Board,
and the |
| 13 | | following persons appointed by the Governor: a sheriff, a |
| 14 | | chief of
police from other than Chicago, a representative of a |
| 15 | | statewide law
enforcement officer organization and a retired |
| 16 | | Illinois law enforcement
officer. Of the appointed members, |
| 17 | | the sheriff and police chief shall each
serve a 2-year term, |
| 18 | | and the organization representative and retired officer
shall |
| 19 | | each serve a one-year term. The Governor shall appoint initial
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| 20 | | members within 3 months of the effective date of this Act. |
| 21 | | Thereafter, all members shall hold office for 2 years, with |
| 22 | | terms expiring on the second Monday in January immediately |
| 23 | | following the expiration of their terms and every 2 years |