Bill Text: IL SB2931 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Changes the required grade for the position of Adjutant General from Major General to Lieutenant General. Provides that the Adjutant General shall serve as both the Director of the Department of Military Affairs and as the Commander of the Illinois National Guard; makes a conforming change. In the Section concerning the Department of Military Affairs' power to make grants from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, provides that the Department has the power to make grants to (1) members of the Illinois National Guard or Illinois residents who are members of the reserves of the armed forces of the United States who have been called to active duty as a result of an emergency declared by the President or Congress or as defined by administrative rule of the Department (rather than as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks) and (2) members of the Illinois National Guard who have been called to State Active Duty for 30 or more consecutive days of duty; makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2931 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2931-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2931
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2931 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 20 as follows:
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| 6 | (20 ILCS 1805/20) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.20)
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| 7 | Sec. 20.
There is hereby established in the
the Executive | ||||||
| 8 | Branch of the
State Government, a principal department which | ||||||
| 9 | shall be known as the
Department of Military Affairs. The
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| 10 | Department of Military Affairs shall consist of The Adjutant | ||||||
| 11 | General,
Chief of Staff; an
Assistant Adjutant General for | ||||||
| 12 | Army; an Assistant Adjutant General
for Air; and the number of | ||||||
| 13 | military and civilian employees required.
It is the channel of | ||||||
| 14 | communication between the Federal Government and the
State of | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois on all matters pertaining to the State military | ||||||
| 16 | forces. | ||||||
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 85-1241.)".
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