97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4007

 

Introduced 1/18/2012, by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2805/2.02b new

    Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that any natural father, natural mother, mother through adoption, father through adoption, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible for per diem payments by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately before making application is entitled to admission to any of the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. Further provides that preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible veterans. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
5amended by adding Section 2.02b as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2805/2.02b new)
7    Sec. 2.02b. Gold Star Family. Any natural father, natural
8mother, mother through adoption, father through adoption, or
9spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as
10a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible for per diem
11payments by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
12who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous
13period of one year immediately before making application is
14entitled to admission to any of the Illinois Veterans Homes
15should vacant beds exist. Preference for filling vacant beds or
16for filling vacant beds from a waiting list shall be granted
17first to eligible veterans.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.