Bill Text: IL SB2293 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home if he or she has served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory service, is otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active duty retirement benefits, and has been an Illinois resident for at least one year before applying for admission for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care or nursing home care (currently, only domiciliary care). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2293 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2293-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2293 Introduced 10/29/2019, by Sen. Jil Tracy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2805/2.01 from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home if he or she has served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory service, is otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active duty retirement benefits, and has been an Illinois resident for at least one year before applying for admission for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care or nursing home care (currently, only domiciliary care). Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is
amended by changing Section 2.01 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2805/2.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)
Sec. 2.01. Veterans Home admissions.
(a) Any honorably discharged veteran is entitled to
admission to an Illinois Veterans Home if the applicant meets
the requirements of this Section.
(b) The veteran must:
(1) have served in the armed forces of the United
States at least 1 day in World War II, the Korean Conflict,
the Viet Nam Campaign, or the Persian Gulf Conflict between
the dates recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs or between any other present or future dates
recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a
war period, or have served in a hostile fire environment
and has been awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal
signifying his or her service, for purposes of eligibility
for domiciliary or nursing home care;
(2) have served and been honorably discharged or
retired from the armed forces of the United States for a

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service connected disability or injury, for purposes of
eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care;
(3) have served as an enlisted person at least 90 days
on active duty in the armed forces of the United States,
excluding service on active duty for training purposes
only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, for
purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home
care;
(4) have served as an officer at least 90 days on
active duty in the armed forces of the United States,
excluding service on active duty for training purposes
only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, for
purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home
care;
(5) have served on active duty in the armed forces of
the United States for 24 months of continuous service or
more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and
enlisted after September 7, 1980, for purposes of
eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care;
(6) have served as a reservist in the armed forces of
the United States or the National Guard and the service
included being called to federal active duty, excluding
service on active duty for training purposes only, and who
completed the term, for purposes of eligibility for
domiciliary or nursing home care;
(7) have been discharged for reasons of hardship or

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released from active duty due to a reduction in the United
States armed forces prior to the completion of the required
period of service, regardless of the actual time served,
for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home
care; or
(8) have served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces
of the United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory
service, be otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active
duty retirement benefits, and have been an Illinois
resident for at least one year before applying for
admission for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care
or nursing home care only.
(c) The veteran must have service accredited to the State
of Illinois or have been a resident of this State for one year
immediately preceding the date of application.
(d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna
and Quincy, the veteran must have developed a disability by
disease, wounds, or otherwise and because of the disability be
incapable of earning a living.
(e) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at
Chicago, LaSalle, and Manteno, the veteran must have developed
a disability by disease, wounds, or otherwise and, for purposes
of eligibility for nursing home care, require nursing care
because of the disability.
(f) An individual who served during a time of conflict as
set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Section

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has preference over all other qualifying candidates, for
purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care at
any Illinois Veterans Home.
(g) A veteran or spouse, once admitted to an Illinois
Veterans Home facility, is considered a resident for
interfacility purposes.
(h) A non-veteran spouse shall only have the same priority
for admission to a Veterans Home as a veteran if the
non-veteran spouse and his or her veteran spouse are admitted
at the same time to live together at the Veterans Home.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-314, eff. 8-7-15;
99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-392, eff. 8-25-17; 100-942, eff.
1-1-19.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.