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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
55-12022 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new)
7    Sec. 5-12022. Building permit fee for veterans with a
8disability.
9    (a) A veteran with a disability or the veteran's caregiver
10shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements
11to the residence of the veteran with a disability if the
12improvements are required to accommodate a disability of the
13veteran. Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of
14any person to submit to the county applications, forms, or
15other paperwork to obtain a building permit. A veteran or
16caregiver must provide proof of veteran status and attest to
17the fact that the improvements to the residence are required
18to accommodate the veteran's disability. Proof of veteran
19status is to be construed liberally, and veteran status shall
20include service in the Armed Forces of the United States,
21National Guard, or the reserves of the Armed Forces of the
22United States.
23    (b) What constitutes proof of veteran status shall be

 

 

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1determined by the county. The Illinois Department of Veterans'
2Affairs may not adjudicate any dispute arising under paragraph
3(a).
4    (c) A home rule county may not regulate building permit
5fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section
6is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article
7VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by
8home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the
9State.
 
10    Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
11110-17 as follows:
 
12    (60 ILCS 1/110-17 new)
13    Sec. 110-17. Building permit fee for veterans with a
14disability. A veteran with a disability or the veteran's
15caregiver shall not be charged any building permit fee for
16improvements to the residence of the veteran with a disability
17if the improvements are required to accommodate a disability
18of the veteran. Nothing in this Section changes the obligation
19of any person to submit to the township applications, forms,
20or other paperwork to obtain a building permit. A veteran or
21caregiver must provide proof of veteran status and attest to
22the fact that the improvements to the residence are required
23to accommodate the veteran's disability. Proof of veteran
24status is to be construed liberally, and veteran status shall

 

 

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1include service in the Armed Forces of the United States,
2National Guard, or the reserves of the Armed Forces of the
3United States. What constitutes proof of veteran status shall
4be determined by the township. The Illinois Department of
5Veterans' Affairs may not adjudicate any dispute arising under
6this paragraph.
 
7    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
8adding Section 11-13-28 as follows:
 
9    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new)
10    Sec. 11-13-28. Building permit fee for veterans with a
11disability.
12    (a) A veteran with a disability or the veteran's caregiver
13shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements
14to the residence of the veteran with a disability if the
15improvements are required to accommodate a disability of the
16veteran. Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of
17any person to submit to the municipality applications, forms,
18or other paperwork to obtain a building permit. A veteran or
19caregiver must provide proof of veteran status and attest to
20the fact that the improvements to the residence are required
21to accommodate the veteran's disability. Proof of veteran
22status is to be construed liberally, and veteran status shall
23include service in the Armed Forces of the United States,
24National Guard, or the reserves of the Armed Forces of the

 

 

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1United States.
2    (b) What constitutes proof of veteran status shall be
3determined by the municipality. The Illinois Department of
4Veterans' Affairs may not adjudicate any dispute arising under
5paragraph (a).
6    (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate building
7permit fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
8Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
9Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
10exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
11by the State.