Bill Text: IL SB0818 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Children of Deceased Veterans Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning education opportunities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0818 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB0818-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB0818 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
330 ILCS 105/1 from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 26
Amends the Children of Deceased Veterans Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning education opportunities.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning veterans.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Children of Deceased Veterans Act is amended
by changing Section 1 as follows:
(330 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 26)
Sec. 1. The The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs
shall provide, insofar as moneys are appropriated for those
purposes, for matriculation and tuition fees, board, room rent,
books and supplies for the use and benefit of children, not
under 10 and not over 18 years of age, except extension of time
may be granted for a child to complete high school but in no
event beyond the 19th birthday who have for 12 months
immediately preceding their application for these benefits had
their domicile in the State of Illinois, of World War I
veterans who were killed in action or who died between April 6,
1917, and July 2, 1921, and of World War II veterans who were
killed in action or died after December 6, 1941, and on or
before December 31, 1946, and of Korean conflict veterans who
were killed in action or died between June 27, 1950 and January
31, 1955, and of Vietnam conflict veterans who were killed in
action or died between January 1, 1961 and May 7, 1975, as a
result of service in the Armed Forces of the United States or

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from other causes of World War I, World War II, the Korean
conflict or the Vietnam conflict, who died, whether before or
after the cessation of hostilities, from service-connected
disability, and of any veterans who died during the induction
periods specified below or died of a service-connected
disability incurred during such induction periods, such
periods to be those beginning September 16, 1940, and ending
December 6, 1941, and beginning January 1, 1947 and ending June
26, 1950 and the period beginning February 1, 1955, and ending
on the day before the first day thereafter on which individuals
(other than individuals liable for induction by reason of prior
deferment) are no longer liable for induction for training and
service into the Armed Forces under the Universal Military
Training and Service Act, and beginning January 1, 1961 and
ending May 7, 1975 and of any veterans who are totally and
permanently disabled as a result of a service-connected
disability (or who died while a disability so evaluated was in
existence); which children are attending or may attend a state
or private educational institution of elementary or high school
grade or a business college, vocational training school, or
other educational institution in this State where courses of
instruction are provided in subjects which would tend to enable
such children to engage in any useful trade, occupation or
profession. As used in this Act "service-connected" means, with
respect to disability or death, that such disability was
incurred or aggravated, or that the death resulted from a

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disability incurred or aggravated, in the performance of active
duty or active duty for training in the military services. Such
children shall be admitted to state educational institutions
free of tuition. No more than $250.00 may be paid under this
Act for any one child for any one school year.
(Source: P.A. 94-106, eff. 7-1-05.)