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92_HB3211
LRB9206291TAtmA
1 AN ACT concerning veterans.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
5 amended by changing Section 2.07 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 2805/2.07) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)
7 Sec. 2.07. The Department shall employ and maintain
8 sufficient and qualified staff at the veterans' homes to
9 fulfill the requirements of this Act. The Department shall
10 report to the General Assembly, by January 1 and July 1 of
11 each year, the number of staff employed in providing direct
12 patient care at their veterans' homes, the compliance or
13 noncompliance with staffing standards established by the
14 United States Department of Veterans Affairs for such care,
15 and in the event of noncompliance with such standards, the
16 number of staff required for compliance.
17 All contracts between the State and outside contractors
18 to provide workers to staff and service the Anna Veterans
19 Home shall be canceled upon the effective date of this
20 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. Upon
21 cancellation, each worker or staff member shall be offered
22 employment with the State of Illinois at the then-prevailing
23 State wage rate for like employment. The position offered to
24 each person shall be at the same facility, and to the extent
25 as may be practical, shall consist of the same duties and
26 hours as previously existed under the canceled contract or
27 contracts.
28 (Source: P.A. 88-160.)
29 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
30 becoming law.