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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5653 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Reenacts a provision concerning the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force repealed by Public Act 102-417. Changes the name of the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force to the Veterans' Services Task Force. Changes the frequency of Task Force meetings to at least twice a year and at any other times the Task Force deems necessary. Requires the Task Force to submit its report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025. Repeals the provisions creating the Task Force on December 31, 2026. Effective immediately. |
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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, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is |
5 | | amended by reenacting and changing Section 38 as follows:
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6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/38) |
7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023) |
8 | | Sec. 38. Veterans' Services Service-Related Ailments Task |
9 | | Force. |
10 | | (a) The Veterans' Services Service-Related Ailments Task |
11 | | Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make |
12 | | recommendations regarding veterans' service-related ailments |
13 | | that are not recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans |
14 | | Affairs, including exploring why certain service-related |
15 | | ailments are not recognized and determining what may be done |
16 | | to have them recognized. |
17 | | Additionally, the Task Force shall assess ways the State |
18 | | of Illinois can improve the rate at which disability |
19 | | compensation claims are approved by the federal government and |
20 | | correct the disparity between the U.S. Department of Veterans |
21 | | Affairs' approval of disability compensation for Illinois |
22 | | veterans and that which is approved for veterans in other |
23 | | states. |