Public Act 094-0251
 
HB0415 Enrolled LRB094 05490 LJB 35537 b

    AN ACT concerning the military.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by
changing Section 28.6 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1805/28.6)
    Sec. 28.6. Policy.
    (a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National
Guard may be ordered to funeral honors duty in accordance with
this Article. That member shall receive an allowance of $100
$50 for any day on which a minimum of 2 hours of funeral honors
duty is performed. Members of the Illinois National Guard
ordered to funeral honors duty in accordance with this Article
are considered to be in the active service of the State for all
purposes except for pay, and the provisions of Sections 52, 53,
54, 55, and 56 of the Military Code of Illinois apply if a
member of the Illinois National Guard is injured or disabled in
the course of those duties.
    (b) The Adjutant General may provide support for other
authorized providers who volunteer to participate in a funeral
honors detail conducted on behalf of the Governor. This support
is limited to transportation, reimbursement for
transportation, expenses, materials, and training.
(Source: P.A. 92-76, eff. 1-1-02.)