Public Act 103-0513
 
SB1818 EnrolledLRB103 30675 JDS 57137 b

    AN ACT concerning the Illinois State flag.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Illinois Flag Commission Act.
 
    Section 5. Illinois Flag Commission.
    (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established.
    (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new
State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General
Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be
replaced with a redesigned State flag.
    (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members:
        (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's
    designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission;
        (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor;
        (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the
    Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member
    of the General Assembly;
        (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a
    current member of the General Assembly;
        (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member
    of the General Assembly;
        (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be
    a current member of the General Assembly;
        (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the
    Superintendent's designee; and
        (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State
    Museum or the Chairperson's designee.
    (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the
Commission shall:
        (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles
    for the redesign of the State flag;
        (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed
    designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for
    the assessment of those proposed designs;
        (3) create a publicly accessibly website that
    provides:
            (A) historical information about the State flag;
            (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to
        be used to redesign the State flag;
            (C) an online suggestion box through which
        residents can offer design ideas for the State flag;
        and
            (D) a survey function through which residents can
        vote on potential State flag designs;
        (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the
    design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois
    schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning
    the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag;
        (5) select, on or before September 1, 2024, a group of
    no more than 10 proposed flag designs that:
            (A) represent the State; and
            (B) adhere to the guiding principles established
        by the Commission under subparagraph (1);
        (6) develop a review and selection process for
    proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of
    children and young people in the State;
        (7) on or before December 3, 2024, submit to the
    General Assembly a written report that describes:
            (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the
        Commission;
            (B) the process used by the Commission to review
        the proposed flag designs submitted to it;
            (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag
        designs selected by the Commission;
            (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised
        or new State flag; and
            (E) the Commission's recommendations to the
        General Assembly concerning whether the current State
        flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or
        new State flag.
    (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to
the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the
first meeting of the Commission by no later than September 1,
2023. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall convene at
the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority of all the
appointed members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, and all recommendations of
the Commission shall require approval of a majority of the
members of the Commission. Meetings of the Commission are
subject to the Open Meetings Act.
    (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to
the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a
per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover
reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by
Commission members as a result of their duties under this
Section.
    (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide
administrative support to the Commission.
 
    Section 10. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1,
2026.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/7/2023