Bill Amendment: IL HB0120 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
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Bill Title: GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0225 [HB0120 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0120-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0225 [HB0120 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0120-House_Amendment_001.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 120
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 120 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by adding Section 38 as follows:
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| 6 | (20 ILCS 2805/38 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 38. Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force is | ||||||
| 9 | created. The Task Force shall review and make recommendations | ||||||
| 10 | regarding veterans' service-related ailments that are not | ||||||
| 11 | recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, | ||||||
| 12 | including exploring why certain service-related ailments are | ||||||
| 13 | not recognized and determining what may be done to have them | ||||||
| 14 | recognized. | ||||||
| 15 | (b) The Task Force shall have 11 members, comprised as | ||||||
| 16 | follows: | ||||||
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| 1 | (1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's | ||||||
| 2 | designee, who shall serve as chairperson. | ||||||
| 3 | (2) 2 Members from the House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 4 | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House and the | ||||||
| 5 | House Minority Leader. | ||||||
| 6 | (3) 2 Members of the Senate, appointed one each by the | ||||||
| 7 | President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader. | ||||||
| 8 | (4) One veteran, appointed by the Director of Veterans' | ||||||
| 9 | Affairs. | ||||||
| 10 | (5) One medical professional with experience working | ||||||
| 11 | with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, appointed by | ||||||
| 12 | the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | ||||||
| 13 | (6) 4 representatives from a variety of veterans | ||||||
| 14 | organizations representing geographic diversity in the | ||||||
| 15 | State, appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | ||||||
| 16 | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
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| 17 | be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their | ||||||
| 18 | duties. | ||||||
| 19 | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months | ||||||
| 20 | beginning July 1, 2019, and at other times as determined by the | ||||||
| 21 | Task Force. | ||||||
| 22 | (d) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide | ||||||
| 23 | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
| 24 | (e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes | ||||||
| 25 | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. | ||||||
| 26 | The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and | ||||||
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| 1 | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by | ||||||
| 2 | December 31, 2019. The Task Force is dissolved, and this | ||||||
| 3 | Section is repealed, on December 31, 2020.
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| 4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 5 | becoming law.".
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