Bill Text: IL SB1500 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Military Code of Illinois. In a provision requiring the Adjutant General to order Illinois National Guard personnel into active service as required by the Commander-in-Chief to support non-emergency functions of the State, provides that the Adjutant General shall perform this duty subject to the availability of funds (rather than subject to the appropriation of funds by the General Assembly for this purpose). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1500 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB1500-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 22 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 1805/22) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.22)
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7 | Sec. 22. Adjutant General; duties. The Adjutant General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | shall be charged with carrying out the
policies of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Commander-in-Chief and shall issue orders in his name.
Orders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | of the Adjutant General shall be considered as emanating from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the
Commander-in-Chief.
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12 | (a) He shall be the immediate adviser of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Commander-in-Chief on all
matters relating to the militia and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | shall be charged with the planning,
development and execution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | of the program of the military forces
of the State. He shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | responsible for the preparation and execution of
plans, for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | organizing, supplying, equipping and mobilizing the Organized
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18 | Militia, for use in the national defense, and for State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | defense, and
emergencies.
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20 | (b) He shall hold major organization commanders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | responsible for the
training of their commands, and shall issue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | all orders and instructions for
the government of the militia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | and of the officers, warrant officers, and
enlisted personnel |
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1 | therein.
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2 | (c) He shall make such returns and reports as may be | ||||||
3 | prescribed by the
Commander-in-Chief or required by the laws or | ||||||
4 | regulations of the State or
of the United States.
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5 | (d) He shall, subject to the availability appropriation of | ||||||
6 | funds by the General Assembly for this purpose , order such | ||||||
7 | personnel of the Illinois National Guard into active service of | ||||||
8 | the State as are required by the Commander-in-Chief to support | ||||||
9 | non-emergency functions of the State, including but not limited | ||||||
10 | to National Guard involvement in training exercises conducted | ||||||
11 | in conjunction with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. | ||||||
12 | Illinois National Guard personnel placed on duty pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this item (d) shall be paid in accordance with the provisions | ||||||
14 | of Sections 48 and 49. | ||||||
15 | (e) The Adjutant General shall be the head of the
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16 | Department of Military Affairs of the Executive Branch of the | ||||||
17 | government of the State and shall be the Commander of the | ||||||
18 | Illinois National Guard.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 98-694, eff. 7-3-14.)
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20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
21 | becoming law.
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