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1 AN ACT concerning the Illinois State flag.


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 
5Illinois Flag Commission Act.

6 Section 5. Illinois Flag Commission.

7 (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established.

8 (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new 
9State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General 
10Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be 
11replaced with a redesigned State flag.

12 (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members:

13  (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's 
14 designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission;

15  (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor;

16  (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the 
17 Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member 
18 of the General Assembly;

19  (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
20 Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a 
21 current member of the General Assembly;

22  (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
23 Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member 
 
 
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1 of the General Assembly;

2  (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
3 House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be 
4 a current member of the General Assembly;

5  (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the 
6 Superintendent's designee; and

7  (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State 
8 Museum or the Chairperson's designee.

9 (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the 
10Commission shall:

11  (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles 
12 for the redesign of the State flag;

13  (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed 
14 designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for 
15 the assessment of those proposed designs;

16  (3) create a publicly accessibly website that 
17 provides:

18   (A) historical information about the State flag;

19   (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to 
20 be used to redesign the State flag;

21   (C) an online suggestion box through which 
22 residents can offer design ideas for the State flag; 
23 and

24   (D) a survey function through which residents can 
25 vote on potential State flag designs;

26  (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the 
 
 
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1 design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois 
2 schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning 
3 the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag;

4  (5) select, on or before September 1, 2024, a group of 
5 no more than 10 proposed flag designs that:

6   (A) represent the State; and

7   (B) adhere to the guiding principles established 
8 by the Commission under subparagraph (1);

9  (6) develop a review and selection process for 
10 proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of 
11 children and young people in the State;

12  (7) on or before December 3, 2024, submit to the 
13 General Assembly a written report that describes:

14   (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the 
15 Commission;

16   (B) the process used by the Commission to review 
17 the proposed flag designs submitted to it;

18   (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag 
19 designs selected by the Commission;

20   (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised 
21 or new State flag; and

22   (E) the Commission's recommendations to the 
23 General Assembly concerning whether the current State 
24 flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or 
25 new State flag.

26 (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to 
 
 
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1the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date 
2of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the 
3first meeting of the Commission by no later than September 1, 
42023. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall convene at 
5the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority of all the 
6appointed members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum 
7for the transaction of business, and all recommendations of 
8the Commission shall require approval of a majority of the 
9members of the Commission. Meetings of the Commission are 
10subject to the Open Meetings Act.

11 (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
12compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to 
13the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a 
14per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover 
15reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by 
16Commission members as a result of their duties under this 
17Section.

18 (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide 
19administrative support to the Commission.


20 Section 10. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, 
212026.


22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
23becoming law.