(20 ILCS 1805/Art. III heading)

(20 ILCS 1805/11) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.11) Sec. 11. The Governor of the State is Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State. (Source: P.A. 85-1241.)

(20 ILCS 1805/12) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.12) Sec. 12. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-1241. Repealed by P.A. 99-557, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1805/13) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.13) Sec. 13. (Repealed). (Source: Laws 1957, p. 2141. Repealed by P.A. 99-557, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1805/13.5) Sec. 13.5. Illinois Patriot Law.(a) Short title. This Section may be cited as the Illinois Patriot Law. (b) The Department of Military Affairs shall establish by rule a recognition program to allow the Governor or the Adjutant General to recognize individuals or organizations who have contributed to the advancement of the Illinois National Guard. (Source: P.A. 98-248, eff. 8-9-13.)

(20 ILCS 1805/14) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.14) Sec. 14. The Commander-in-Chief shall appoint from the active officers of the Illinois National Guard, the Adjutant General, with the grade of Major General. The appointment of the Adjutant General shall be for a term expiring on the 3rd Monday in January, 1971, and in each odd-numbered year thereafter. The Adjutant General shall serve as both the Director of the Department of Military Affairs and as the Commander of the Illinois National Guard. (Source: P.A. 98-694, eff. 7-3-14; 99-557, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1805/15) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.15) Sec. 15. Assistant Adjutants General. (a) The Commander-in-Chief shall appoint from the active officers of the Illinois National Guard, a full-time Assistant Adjutant General for Army and a full-time Assistant Adjutant General for Air each with a grade not to exceed Major General. Each of the Assistant Adjutants General shall be appointed for a term coinciding with the term provided for the Adjutant General in Section 14, and shall serve with the compensation and responsibilities as designated in this Act.(a-5) (Blank). (b) The Commander-in-Chief may also appoint additional Assistant Adjutants General for Army and such additional Assistant Adjutants General for Air with the grades not to exceed those authorized for the positions in the Joint Force Headquarters of the Illinois National Guard. (Source: P.A. 99-557, eff. 1-1-17.)

(20 ILCS 1805/16) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.16) Sec. 16. Qualifications. The Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutants General shall have had 10 or more years of active commissioned service in a component of the U.S. Armed Forces, the active Illinois Army National Guard, or active Illinois Air National Guard, as appropriate, and have attained at least the grade of or equivalent to Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel, respectively. (Source: P.A. 91-100, eff. 1-1-00; 92-251, eff. 8-3-01.)

(20 ILCS 1805/17) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.17) Sec. 17. The Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutants General shall give their entire time to their military duties. For terms ending before December 31, 2019, the Adjutant General shall receive an annual salary as set by the Compensation Review Board, and each Assistant Adjutant General shall receive an annual salary as set by the Compensation Review Board. For terms beginning after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the annual salaries for the Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutants General shall be an amount equal to 15% more than the respective officer's annual salary as of December 31, 2018. The calculation of the 2018 salary base for this adjustment shall not include any cost of living adjustments, as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly, for the period beginning July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2019. Beginning July 1, 2019 and each July 1 thereafter, the Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutants General shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 100-1179, eff. 1-18-19.)

(20 ILCS 1805/18) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.18) Sec. 18. The term "military service" used herein as qualification for appointment of officers of the Illinois National Guard is defined to mean such military or naval service credited as cumulative years of service for pay purposes in accordance with the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations based thereon. (Source: P.A. 85-1241.)

(20 ILCS 1805/19) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.19) Sec. 19. No orders involving expenditure of public funds in the military service shall be given by an officer or other person except as provided by law, or in emergency of the public peace, when life and property are endangered, as provided in Section 28 hereof. (Source: Laws 1957, p. 2141.)