Public Act 0344 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1753 Enrolled LRB096 11241 RCE 21651 b

Public Act 096-0344

AN ACT concerning flags.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Flag Display Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(5 ILCS 465/4) (from Ch. 1, par. 3306)

Sec. 4. The flags used by any and all state institutions, as provided for in this act, shall be paid for out of the funds appropriated for the running expenses of said institutions, the same as other necessary supplies are bought and paid for, and the flags for use over court houses and public school buildings are hereby declared to be necessary supplies, and may be paid for out of the public funds of the respective counties or school districts. No State institution or agency may purchase any American flags except those manufactured in the United States of America.

(Source: Laws 1897, p. 229.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/11/2009