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| Public Act 103-0513 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning the Illinois State flag.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Illinois Flag Commission Act. | ||||
Section 5. Illinois Flag Commission.
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(a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established.
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(b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new | ||||
State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General | ||||
Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be | ||||
replaced with a redesigned State flag.
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(c) The Commission shall consist of the following members:
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(1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's | ||||
designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission;
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(2) 3 members appointed by the Governor;
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(3) 4 members appointed by the President of the | ||||
Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | ||||
of the General Assembly;
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(4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||
Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a | ||||
current member of the General Assembly;
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(5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | ||||
of the General Assembly;
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(6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||
House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be | ||
a current member of the General Assembly;
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(7) the State Superintendent of Education or the | ||
Superintendent's designee; and
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(8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State | ||
Museum or the Chairperson's designee.
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(d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the | ||
Commission shall:
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(1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles | ||
for the redesign of the State flag;
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(2) establish a process for the submission of proposed | ||
designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for | ||
the assessment of those proposed designs;
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(3) create a publicly accessibly website that | ||
provides:
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(A) historical information about the State flag;
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(B) a timeline and explanation of the process to | ||
be used to redesign the State flag;
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(C) an online suggestion box through which | ||
residents can offer design ideas for the State flag; | ||
and
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(D) a survey function through which residents can | ||
vote on potential State flag designs;
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(4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the | ||
design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois | ||
schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning | ||
the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag;
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(5) select, on or before September 1, 2024, a group of | ||
no more than 10 proposed flag designs that:
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(A) represent the State; and
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(B) adhere to the guiding principles established | ||
by the Commission under subparagraph (1);
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(6) develop a review and selection process for | ||
proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of | ||
children and young people in the State;
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(7) on or before December 3, 2024, submit to the | ||
General Assembly a written report that describes:
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(A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the | ||
Commission;
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(B) the process used by the Commission to review | ||
the proposed flag designs submitted to it;
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(C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag | ||
designs selected by the Commission;
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(D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised | ||
or new State flag; and
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(E) the Commission's recommendations to the | ||
General Assembly concerning whether the current State | ||
flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or | ||
new State flag.
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(e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to | ||
the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the | ||
first meeting of the Commission by no later than September 1, | ||
2023. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall convene at | ||
the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority of all the | ||
appointed members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum | ||
for the transaction of business, and all recommendations of | ||
the Commission shall require approval of a majority of the | ||
members of the Commission. Meetings of the Commission are | ||
subject to the Open Meetings Act.
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(f) Members of the Commission shall serve without | ||
compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to | ||
the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a | ||
per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover | ||
reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by | ||
Commission members as a result of their duties under this | ||
Section.
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(g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide | ||
administrative support to the Commission.
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Section 10. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||
2026.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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