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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 Military Code of Illinois is amended by |
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| changing Sections 22, 27, 52, and 55 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1805/22) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.22)
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| Sec. 22. Adjutant General; duties. The Adjutant General |
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| shall be charged with carrying out the
policies of the |
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| Commander-in-Chief and shall issue orders in his name.
Orders |
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| of the The Adjutant General shall be considered as emanating |
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| from the
Commander-in-Chief.
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| (a) He shall be the immediate adviser of the |
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| Commander-in-Chief on all
matters relating to the militia and |
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| shall be charged with the planning,
development and execution |
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| of the program of the military forces
of the State. He shall be |
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| responsible for the preparation and execution of
plans, for |
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| organizing, supplying, equipping and mobilizing the Organized
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| Militia, for use in the national defense, and for State |
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| defense, and
emergencies.
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| (b) He shall hold major organization commanders |
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| responsible for the
training of their commands, and shall issue |
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| all orders and instructions for
the government of the militia |
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| and of the officers, warrant officers, and
enlisted personnel |
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| therein.
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| (c) He shall make such returns and reports as may be |
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| prescribed by the
Commander-in-Chief or required by the laws or |
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| regulations of the State or
of the United States.
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| (d) He shall, subject to the appropriation of funds by the |
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| General Assembly for this purpose, order such personnel of the |
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| Illinois National Guard into active service of the State as are |
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| required by the Commander-in-Chief to support non-emergency |
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| functions of the State, including but not limited to National |
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| Guard involvement in training exercises conducted in |
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| conjunction with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. |
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| Illinois National Guard personnel placed on duty pursuant to |
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| this item (d) shall be paid in accordance with the provisions |
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| of Sections 48 and 49. |
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| (e) (d) The Adjutant General shall be the head of the
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| Department of Military Affairs of the Executive Branch of the |
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| government of the State.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-1241.)
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| (20 ILCS 1805/27) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.27)
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| Sec. 27. Military installations; supervision, safety, |
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| health, and security. The Adjutant General shall be responsible |
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| for and have supervision
of all military installations, |
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| facilities, armories, grounds, buildings,
property, and |
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| equipment of the Illinois Army and Air National Guard. The |
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| Adjutant General may make rules governing the safety, health, |
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| and security of the personnel, facilities, property, and |
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| equipment on those military installations in conformity with |
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| rules and regulations in effect on federal military |
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| installations.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-1241.)
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| (20 ILCS 1805/52) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.52)
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| Sec. 52. Injured or disabled personnel; treatment; |
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| compensation. Officers, warrant officers, or enlisted |
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| personnel of the Illinois National Guard who may be injured in |
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| any way, including without limitation through illness, while on |
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| duty and lawfully performing the same, are entitled to be |
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| treated by an officer of the medical or dental department |
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| detailed by the Adjutant General, or at the nearest appropriate |
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| medical treatment facility if such an officer is not detailed. |
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| Officers, warrant officers, or enlisted personnel of the
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| Illinois National Guard who may be wounded or
disabled in any |
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| way, while on duty and lawfully performing the same, so
as to |
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| prevent their working at their profession, trade, or other
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| occupation from which they gain their living, are entitled to |
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| be treated
by an officer of the medical or dental department |
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| detailed by the The
Adjutant General, or at the nearest |
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| appropriate medical treatment facility if such an officer is |
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| not detailed, and, as long as the Illinois National Guard has |
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| not
been called into federal service, are entitled to all |
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| privileges due
them as State employees under the "Workers' |
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| Compensation Act", approved
July 9, 1951, as now or hereafter |
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| amended, and the "Workers'
Occupational Diseases Act", |
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| approved July 9, 1951, as now or hereafter
amended. For |
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| purposes of this Section, injured, wounded, or disabled "while |
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| on duty and lawfully performing the same" means incurring an |
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| injury, wound, or disability while in a State military status |
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| pursuant to orders of the Commander-in-Chief, except when the |
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| injury, wound, or disability is caused by the officer's, |
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| warrant officer's, or enlisted personnel's own misconduct.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-1241.)
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| (20 ILCS 1805/55) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.55)
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| Sec. 55. Medical and hospital charges paid by State. |
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| Necessary medical treatment and hospital charges incurred in |
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| cases stated in Sections 52
and 53 hereof, and for beds in open |
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| or general wards shall be paid by the
State on proper vouchers |
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| made out by the attending medical or dental
officers and |
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| approved by the The Adjutant General.
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| (Source: Laws 1957, p. 2141.)
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