2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH › 20 ILCS 3985/ - Law Enforcement and Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Act. › Article 2 - Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee

(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.)