20 ILCS 3985/ Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Act.

(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 1 heading) ARTICLE 1

(20 ILCS 3985/1001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3851-1)

Sec. 1001. This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 2 heading) ARTICLE 2

(20 ILCS 3985/2001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3852-1)

Sec. 2001. There is created the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee, referred to in this Article as the Committee. The Committee shall consist of the Director of the Illinois State Police, who shall serve as chair, the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, and the following persons appointed by the Governor: a sheriff, a chief of police from other than Chicago, a representative of a statewide law enforcement officer organization and a retired Illinois law enforcement officer. The Governor shall appoint initial members within 3 months of the effective date of this Act. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, the term of office of each Committee member is abolished on October 1, 2023. The terms of the Committee members appointed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be as follows: one of the members shall be appointed for a term of one year, one member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 2 members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. Thereafter, the Committee members shall hold office for 4 years. The Governor shall appoint these members within 3 months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from funds appropriated to the Office of the Governor for such purpose. The Illinois State Police shall provide administrative support to the Committee.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-189, eff. 1-1-24.)

(20 ILCS 3985/2002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3852-2)

Sec. 2002. The Committee shall:

(a) develop an annual award program, including the creation of all necessary procedures, the identification of the criteria for selecting the recipient or recipients and the providing of the manner by which the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor is to be awarded;

(b) work with various law enforcement organizations in the State in order to create a cooperative effort in the development and implementation of the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor program, including the selection of an appropriate date or occasion when the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor should be awarded;

(c) design, develop and procure a Law Enforcement Medal of Honor to be awarded to those individuals who have been selected to receive the award.

(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)

(20 ILCS 3985/2003) (from Ch. 127, par. 3852-3)

Sec. 2003. When developing the standards and criteria for the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Program, the Committee shall place an emphasis and priority upon consideration of those law enforcement officers who have been killed or seriously injured in the line of duty or who have displayed exceptional bravery or heroism while performing their duties as a law enforcement officer.

(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)

(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 3 heading) ARTICLE 3

(20 ILCS 3985/3001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3853-1)

Sec. 3001. There is created the Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Committee, referred to in this Article as the Committee. The Committee shall consist of the State Fire Marshal, the chief of the Chicago fire department and the following persons appointed by the Governor: 3 fire chiefs from other than Chicago, 3 representatives of statewide fire fighter organizations and 2 retired Illinois fire fighters. Of the appointed members, the fire chiefs shall each serve a 2-year term and the organization representatives and retired fire fighters shall each serve a one-year term. The Governor shall appoint initial members within 3 months of the effective date of this Act.

Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from funds appropriated to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for such purpose.

(Source: P.A. 100-67, eff. 8-11-17.)

(20 ILCS 3985/3002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3853-2)

Sec. 3002. The Committee shall:

(a) develop an annual award program, including the creation of all necessary procedures, the identification of the criteria for selecting the recipient or recipients and the providing of the manner by which the Fire Fighting Medal of Honor is to be awarded;

(b) work with various fire fighting organizations in the State in order to create a cooperative effort in the development and implementation of the Fire Fighting Medal of Honor program, including the selection of an appropriate date or occasion when the Fire Fighting Medal of Honor should be awarded;

(c) design, develop and procure a Fire Fighting Medal of Honor to be awarded to those individuals who have been selected to receive the award.

(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)

(20 ILCS 3985/3003) (from Ch. 127, par. 3853-3)

Sec. 3003. When developing the standards and criteria for the Fire Fighting Medal of Honor program, the Committee shall place an emphasis and priority upon consideration of those fire fighters who have been killed or seriously injured in the line of duty or who have displayed exceptional bravery or heroism while performing their duties as a fire fighter.

(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)

(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 4 heading) ARTICLE 4

(20 ILCS 3985/4001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3854-1)

Sec. 4001. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)