(20 ILCS 1805/Art. XVI-A heading)
(20 ILCS 1805/91.1) Sec. 91.1. State-sponsored life insurance program. (a) The General Assembly finds:(1) It is desirable for members of the Illinois
National Guard to have access to low-cost life insurance in addition to the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance program currently offered to all service members.
(2) The U.S. Congress has provided in 37 U.S.C. 707
that the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, may allow a member of the National Guard to make allotments from his or her pay for the payment of premiums under a group life insurance program sponsored by the military department of the state in which such member holds his or her National Guard membership or by the National Guard Association of such state.
(3) The U.S. Secretary of Defense has provided by
regulation in Section 3-209 of the Department of Defense Directive 5500.07-R that offering group life insurance programs sponsored by a state military department, to the same extent and similar manner as the offering of the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance program, is not an endorsement of a non-federal entity in violation of said regulation.
It is hereby the policy of the State of Illinois that members of the Illinois National Guard should be provided with the opportunity to purchase the Illinois National Guard State-Sponsored Life Insurance Program products as provided for in this Section and that the members be allowed to make an allotment for the payment of premiums using the U.S. Defense Finance and Accounting Service military pay allotment procedures in force at the time the allotment is requested.(b) It is hereby established that the National Guard Association of Illinois shall be the designated provider of State-sponsored life insurance products offered through insurers licensed to transact insurance business in Illinois for military members and dependents of the Illinois National Guard. The life insurance products provided by the National Guard Association of Illinois through its membership in the Militia Insurance Trust shall be known as the Illinois National Guard State-Sponsored Life Insurance Program.(c) The Department of Military Affairs, through the Adjutant General, is hereby designated as the official departmental sponsor of the Illinois National Guard State-Sponsored Life Insurance Program, shall allow, facilitate, and coordinate all efforts to make the Program available to all members of the Illinois National Guard, and shall allow, facilitate, and coordinate requested allotments with the appropriate United States Property and Fiscal Office. (Source: P.A. 98-1024, eff. 8-22-14.)
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.