(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 1 heading) ARTICLE 1
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(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.)
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(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 2 heading) ARTICLE 2
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(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.)
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(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.)
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(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.)
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(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 3 heading) ARTICLE 3
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(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.)
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(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.)
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(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.)
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(20 ILCS 3985/Art. 4 heading) ARTICLE 4
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(20 ILCS 3985/4001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3854-1)
Sec. 4001.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 86-1230.)
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