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-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0225 [HB0120 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB0120-Senate_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 | Additionally, the Task Force shall assess ways the State of | ||||||
16 | Illinois can improve the rate at which disability compensation |
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1 | claims are approved by the federal government and correct the | ||||||
2 | disparity between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' | ||||||
3 | approval of disability compensation for Illinois veterans and | ||||||
4 | that which is approved for veterans in other states. | ||||||
5 | (b) The Task Force shall have 15 members, comprised as | ||||||
6 | follows: | ||||||
7 | (1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's | ||||||
8 | designee, who shall serve as chairperson. | ||||||
9 | (2) 2 Members from the House of Representatives, | ||||||
10 | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House and the | ||||||
11 | House Minority Leader. | ||||||
12 | (3) 2 Members of the Senate, appointed one each by the | ||||||
13 | President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader. | ||||||
14 | (4) One veteran, appointed by the Director of Veterans' | ||||||
15 | Affairs. | ||||||
16 | (5) One medical professional with experience working | ||||||
17 | with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, appointed by | ||||||
18 | the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | ||||||
19 | (6) 4 representatives from a variety of veterans | ||||||
20 | organizations representing geographic diversity in the | ||||||
21 | State, appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | ||||||
22 | (7) 4 members appointed by the chair of the Veterans' | ||||||
23 | Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives and the | ||||||
24 | chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee in the Senate. | ||||||
25 | Those appointed to the Task Force under this paragraph | ||||||
26 | shall be members of different Illinois counties' Veterans |
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1 | Assistance Commissions, Veteran Service Officers, and | ||||||
2 | VITAS officials. | ||||||
3 | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
may | ||||||
4 | be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their | ||||||
5 | duties. | ||||||
6 | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months | ||||||
7 | beginning July 1, 2019, and at other times as determined by the | ||||||
8 | Task Force. | ||||||
9 | (d) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide | ||||||
10 | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
11 | (e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes | ||||||
12 | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. | ||||||
13 | The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and | ||||||
14 | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by | ||||||
15 | December 31, 2020. The Task Force is dissolved, and this | ||||||
16 | Section is repealed, on December 31, 2021.
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.".
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