Bill Text: IL HB3799 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Creates the State Flag Contest Act. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2020, the Secretary of State shall initiate a contest for a new design for the official Illinois State flag. Provides that the Secretary shall create a process for the submission, review, and selection of the new State flag. Provides that any person attending a public university in this State and any Illinois resident 21 years old or younger on the effective date of this Act is eligible to participate in the contest. Provides for the design of the flag. Creates the State Flag Selection Committee for the purpose of selecting a new Illinois State flag design. Provides that entries for a new State flag design shall be submitted to the Committee for selection in a manner designated by the Secretary. Provides that upon selection of the winning design, the Legislative Reference Bureau shall prepare for introduction in the General Assembly a bill to replace the current State flag design with the design selected by the Committee. Provides that the winning design shall become the official State flag of Illinois upon passage of the bill in both houses of the General Assembly and being signed into law by the Governor. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-12 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3799 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3799-Introduced.html


101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3799

Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act

Creates the State Flag Contest Act. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2020, the Secretary of State shall initiate a contest for a new design for the official Illinois State flag. Provides that the Secretary shall create a process for the submission, review, and selection of the new State flag. Provides that any person attending a public university in this State and any Illinois resident 21 years old or younger on the effective date of this Act is eligible to participate in the contest. Provides for the design of the flag. Creates the State Flag Selection Committee for the purpose of selecting a new Illinois State flag design. Provides that entries for a new State flag design shall be submitted to the Committee for selection in a manner designated by the Secretary. Provides that upon selection of the winning design, the Legislative Reference Bureau shall prepare for introduction in the General Assembly a bill to replace the current State flag design with the design selected by the Committee. Provides that the winning design shall become the official State flag of Illinois upon passage of the bill in both houses of the General Assembly and being signed into law by the Governor. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State
5Flag Contest Act.
6 Section 5. State flag contest.
7 (a) Beginning on or before January 1, 2020, the Secretary
8of State shall initiate a contest for a new design for the
9official Illinois State flag. Subject to the requirements of
10this Act, the Secretary shall create a process for the
11submission, review, and selection of the new State flag.
12 (b) Any person attending a public university in this State
13and any Illinois resident 21 years old or younger on the
14effective date of this Act is eligible to participate in the
15contest.
16 (c) The design of the flag may include elements that depict
17or represent Illinois official State symbols, prominent
18Illinois historical figures, Illinois' geographic and
19demographic diversity, Illinois landmarks, and important
20historical events. The design may not be identical or
21substantially identical to any other US state flag.
22 (d) There is created the State Flag Selection Committee for
23the purpose of selecting a new Illinois State flag design. The

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1committee shall consist of 11 persons appointed by the
2Secretary of State. No more than 5 appointees may be from the
3same political party. Appointees shall serve until the
4selection of a new State flag design under subsection (e).
5Appointees shall serve without compensation. The Secretary of
6State shall provide administrative and other support to the
7Committee.
8 (e) Entries for a new State flag design shall be submitted
9to the Committee for selection in a manner designated by the
10Secretary. Within 2 years after the effective date of this Act,
11the Committee, by a majority vote of at least 6 members, shall
12select the winning State flag design entry. Upon selection of
13the winning design, the Legislative Reference Bureau shall
14prepare for introduction in the General Assembly a bill to
15replace the current State flag design with the design selected
16by the Committee. The winning design shall become the official
17State flag of Illinois upon passage of the bill in both houses
18of the General Assembly and being signed into law by the
19Governor.
20 Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
212023.
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.
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