Section 20 ILCS 3985/2002 - DutiesThe 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.