Public Act 094-0448
 
HB0756 Enrolled LRB094 06231 RSP 36301 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
amended by adding Section 7 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2805/7 new)
    Sec. 7. Veterans' Memorial Commission. The Veterans'
Memorial Commission is created within the Department. The
Commission shall gather information on memorial preservation
and management and advise State and local governments and other
entities in the creation, custody, care, and upkeep of
veterans' memorials. The Commission shall conduct studies and
make reports regarding the various laws and rules affecting
veteran's memorials to determine whether consolidation or
other changes in the laws or rules are needed to facilitate
memorial preservation and to raise awareness of issues
affecting veterans' memorials. The Commission shall be
composed of 12 members as follows: 2 members appointed by the
President of the Senate, 2 members appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate, 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, 2 members appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives, one representative of
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 3 representatives of
different veterans service organizations appointed by the
Director of the Department. Members shall serve 2-year terms,
without compensation.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/4/2005