HB3405 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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:

20 ILCS 3985/2001

from Ch. 127, par. 3852-1

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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Act is amended by changing Section 2001 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3985/2001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3852-1)

Sec. 2001. There is created the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee, referred to in this Article as the Committee. The Committee shall consist of the Director of the Illinois State Police , who shall serve as chair, the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, and the following persons appointed by the Governor: a sheriff, a chief of police from other than Chicago, a representative of a statewide law enforcement officer organization and a retired Illinois law enforcement officer. Of the appointed members, the sheriff and police chief shall each serve a 2-year term, and the organization representative and retired officer shall each serve a one-year term. The Governor shall appoint initial members within 3 months of the effective date of this Act. Thereafter, 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.

Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from funds appropriated to the Office of the Governor for such purpose.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)