Bill Text: IL HB4442 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. In the provision concerning Gold Star Family members, includes mothers through adoption and fathers through adoption.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0927 [HB4442 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB4442-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 097-0927 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2.02a as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2805/2.02a) | ||||
Sec. 2.02a. Gold Star Family. Any natural father, natural | ||||
mother, mother through adoption, father through adoption, or | ||||
spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as | ||||
a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible by the United States | ||||
Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State | ||||
of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately | ||||
before making application is entitled to admission to any of | ||||
the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. | ||||
Preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds | ||||
from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible | ||||
veterans.
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(Source: P.A. 97-302, eff. 1-1-12.)
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