Bill Text: IL HB4442 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 2.02a as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2805/2.02a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2.02a. Gold Star Family. Any natural father, natural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | mother, mother through adoption, father through adoption, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible by the United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | before making application is entitled to admission to any of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | veterans.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 97-302, eff. 1-1-12.)
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