Public Act 93-0433

HB3640 Enrolled                      LRB093 08551 RCE 08777 b

    AN ACT concerning boards and commissions.

    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
adding Section 25.6 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 1805/25.6 new)
    Sec. 25.6.  Illinois Military Flags Commission.
    (a)  The   Illinois   Military   Flags   Commission    is
established for the purpose of assisting the Adjutant General
with  his  or  her  responsibilities under Section 25 of this
Code.  The Commission shall advise the  Adjutant  General  on
how  to best collect, preserve, and present or display to the
public the colors, flags, guidons, and military  trophies  of
war   belonging   to   the  State  in  order  to  disseminate
information relating to the history of the Illinois  National
Guard.
    (b)  The  Commission consists of 15 members: the Adjutant
General, the State Historian, the Director  of  the  Illinois
State  Museum,  and the Director of the Historic Preservation
Agency, all ex officio; 4 members of  the  General  Assembly,
one  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the President of the
Senate, one by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one by  the
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  and one by the
Minority Leader  of  the  House  of  Representatives;  and  7
residents  of  the  State  appointed  by  the  Governor. When
appointing members  to  the  Commission,  the  Governor  must
endeavor  to  appoint  persons  in  a  manner  to maintain as
regionally  diverse  a  membership  as  possible.     Persons
appointed to the Commission should provide it with experience
in  areas  such as, but not limited to, knowledge of military
history, particularly of the  American  Civil  War,  and  the
education  of  citizens.  Any vacancy in the Commission shall
be filled by  an  appointment  in  the  same  manner  as  the
original  appointment.  Members of the Commission shall serve
without compensation,  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for  their
reasonable  expenses  incurred  in  the  performance of their
duties.
    (c)  This Section is repealed on January 1, 2006.

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