(20 ILCS 1805/28.6)

Sec. 28.6. Policy.

(a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard may be ordered to funeral honors duty in accordance with this Article. Members of the Illinois National Guard ordered to funeral honors duty in accordance with this Article are considered to be in the active service of the State for all purposes except for pay, and the provisions of Sections 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56 of the Military Code of Illinois apply if a member of the Illinois National Guard is injured or becomes a person with a disability in the course of those duties.

(b) The Adjutant General may provide support for other authorized providers who volunteer to participate in a funeral honors detail conducted on behalf of the Governor. This support is limited to transportation and training.

(c) On or after July 1, 2006, if the Adjutant General determines that Illinois National Guard personnel are not available to perform military funeral honors in accordance with this Article, the Adjutant General may authorize another appropriate organization to provide one or more of its members to perform those honors and, subject to appropriations for that purpose, shall authorize the payment of a $100 stipend to the organization.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-557, eff. 1-1-17.)