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HB1371 Engrossed |
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LRB094 08497 AJO 38704 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Guard Act is amended by adding Section |
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| 13.1 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1815/13.1 new) |
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| Sec. 13.1. Retirement of members; honorary retirement |
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| rank.
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| (a) A member of the Illinois National Guard who served in |
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| the Guard for a period of at least 10 years (including any |
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| combination of service in a commissioned, enlisted, or warrant |
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| status) and who is retiring from the Guard with at least 20 |
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| qualifying years of total military service (including active |
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| duty or service in the Reserve Components of the United States |
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| Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard), may be |
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| retired from the Guard with an honorary retirement rank that is |
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| the next higher rank than the federally recognized rank that |
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| the member held at the time of retirement, but in no case shall |
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| the honorary rank be higher than the grade of Major General |
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| (officers), Sergeant Major or Chief Master Sergeant (enlisted |
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| Army or Air Force, respectively) or Chief Warrant Officer Four |
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| (warrant officers). |
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| (b) A certificate of retirement at the honorary retirement |
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| rank shall be issued to a member upon the member's request at |
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| the time of retirement. The certificate shall be issued by the |
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| Department of Military Affairs, and may be revoked by the |
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| Adjutant General if the member misuses the honorary rank. A |
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| certificate may be issued to a retiree who meets the criteria |
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| in subsection (a), but who retired prior to the effective date |
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| of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, if the |
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| member submits a written request that is approved by the |
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| Adjutant General or his or her designee.
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