SB1640 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1640

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. John M. Sullivan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2805/2.03a new

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that a veteran who is a resident of a state bordering the State of Illinois may be admitted to the Quincy Veterans Home and shall pay a monthly maintenance fee no less than the full cost of care established under the Act. Provides that preference for filling vacant beds or placement on any waiting list shall be granted first to all Illinois residents identified in this Act.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is amended by adding Section 2.03a as follows:

(20 ILCS 2805/2.03a new)

Sec. 2.03a. Quincy Veterans Home; out-of-state-resident. A veteran who is a resident of a state bordering the State of Illinois may be admitted to the Quincy Veterans Home. Any veteran admitted under this Section who is not an Illinois resident at the time of application shall pay a monthly maintenance fee no less than the full cost of care established in Section 2.03. Preference for filling vacant beds or placement on any waiting list shall be granted first to all Illinois residents identified in this Act.