NATIONAL GUARD RETIREMENT RANK House SponsorsRep. Kevin A. McCarthy-Karen A. Yarbrough-Linda Chapa LaVia, Richard T. Bradley and Joseph M. Lyons Senate Sponsors(Sen. M. Maggie Crotty) 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 1815/13.1 new Amends the State Guard Act. Provides for the Department of Military Affairs to issue an honorary retirement rank to a National Guard member who retires with at least 10 years of service in the Illinois National Guard and who has at least 20 qualifying years of total military service, including time served in the Illinois National Guard. The honorary retirement rank issued to a member shall be the next higher rank than the federally recognized rank that the member held at retirement. Provides that honorary retirement ranks may not be higher than ranks of Major General (officers), Sergeant Major or Chief Master Sergeant (enlisted Army or Air Force), or Chief Warrant Officer Four (warrant officers).Fiscal Note (Dept. of Military Affairs) The Department estimates it would take at least 60 hours of staff time to write and process the required rules regarding the wearing of the honorary retirement rank. This is a cost of $2,800. Additionally, cost will be incurred for the design, paper, and printing of the certificate of retirement at the honorary retirement rank. It is estimated an initial cost of $2,000 will be incurred for all of the prior year eligible individuals with an annual cost of $100 for future years as additional individuals retire. 2/9/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy 2/9/2005HouseFirst Reading 2/9/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/10/2005HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 3/2/2005HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 3/10/2005HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/24/2006HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 3, 2006 1/24/2006HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 2/1/2006HouseDo Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-001-000 2/1/2006HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/6/2006HouseFiscal Note Filed 2/7/2006HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 2/7/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 2/8/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-050-001 2/8/2006HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 2/8/2006HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley 2/8/2006HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons 2/8/2006HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 2/8/2006HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 2/8/2006HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 2/8/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-050-001 2/9/2006SenateArrive in Senate 2/9/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading February 14, 2006 2/22/2006SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 2/23/2006SenateFirst Reading 2/23/2006SenateReferred to Rules 3/1/2006SenateAssigned to State Government 3/8/2006SenateTo Subcommittee 3/25/2006SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die