Bill Amendment: IL HB3865 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: VET AFF-SERVICES DISCLOSURE
Status: 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0386 [HB3865 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3865-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: VET AFF-SERVICES DISCLOSURE
Status: 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0386 [HB3865 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3865-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3865
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3865 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
5 | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2WWW as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 2WWW. Deceptive practices targeting veterans and | ||||||
8 | military members. | ||||||
9 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
10 | "Veteran or military benefits services" means any services | ||||||
11 | offered or provided to a veteran, military member, or family | ||||||
12 | member who is entitled to receive benefits under federal, | ||||||
13 | State, or local law, policy, or practice as a result of, at | ||||||
14 | least in part, qualifying military service. Such services | ||||||
15 | include assistance in obtaining benefits, increasing benefits, | ||||||
16 | or appealing a decision related to obtaining or increasing |
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1 | benefits. | ||||||
2 | "Veteran's services disclosure" means providing, in upper | ||||||
3 | case type in size at least as large as the type size of the | ||||||
4 | written communication or by voice-over, the following | ||||||
5 | statement: "VETERAN AND MILITARY BENEFITS SERVICES ARE | ||||||
6 | AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS, | ||||||
7 | THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND FEDERALLY | ||||||
8 | CHARTERED VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. TO LEARN MORE, | ||||||
9 | CONTACT THESE ORGANIZATIONS OR THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S | ||||||
10 | OFFICE AT 1-800-382-3000.". | ||||||
11 | (b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this | ||||||
12 | Act for any person providing veteran or military benefits | ||||||
13 | services to: | ||||||
14 | (1) Fail in any advertising to conspicuously disclose | ||||||
15 | a veteran's services disclosure when veteran or military | ||||||
16 | benefits services are provided in exchange for a benefit | ||||||
17 | or thing of value. | ||||||
18 | (2) Fail to obtain, or to obtain a pending application | ||||||
19 | for, all veteran or military benefits services | ||||||
20 | qualifications, certifications, and accreditations | ||||||
21 | required under State or federal law. | ||||||
22 | (3) Fail, when acting as a fiduciary for a veteran | ||||||
23 | receiving benefits, to meet the responsibilities of | ||||||
24 | fiduciaries under 38 CFR 13.140. | ||||||
25 | (4) Fail, when providing representation before the | ||||||
26 | United States Department of Veterans Affairs, to meet the |
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1 | standards of conduct under 38 CFR 14.632. | ||||||
2 | (5) Charge fees or expenses in violation of 38 CFR | ||||||
3 | 14.636 or 14.637. ".
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