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1    AN ACT concerning military service.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
5amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2805/20)
7    Sec. 20. Illinois Discharged Servicemember Task Force. The
8Illinois Discharged Servicemember Task Force is hereby created
9within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Task Force shall
10investigate the re-entry process for service members who return
11to civilian life after being engaged in an active theater. The
12investigation shall include the effects of post-traumatic
13stress disorder, homelessness, disabilities, and other issues
14the Task Force finds relevant to the re-entry process. For
15fiscal year 2012, the Task Force shall include the availability
16of prosthetics in its investigation. For fiscal year 2014, the
17Task Force shall include the needs of women veterans with
18respect to issues including, but not limited to, compensation,
19rehabilitation, outreach, health care, and issues facing women
20veterans in the community, and to offer recommendations on how
21best to alleviate these needs which shall be included in the
22Task Force Annual Report for 2014. The Task Force shall include
23the following members:

 

 

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1        (a) a representative of the Department of Veterans
2    Affairs, who shall chair the committee;
3        (b) a representative from the Department of Military
4    Affairs;
5        (c) a representative from the Office of the Illinois
6    Attorney General;
7        (d) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the
8    Speaker of the House;
9        (e) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the
10    House Minority Leader;
11        (f) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the
12    President of the Senate;
13        (g) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the
14    Senate Minority Leader;
15        (h) 4 members chosen by the Department of Veterans
16    Affairs, who shall represent statewide veterans'
17    organizations or veterans' homeless shelters;
18        (i) one member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
19    and
20        (j) a representative of the United States Department of
21    Veterans Affairs shall be invited to participate.
22Vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by the initial
23appointing authority. Task Force members shall serve without
24compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses
25incurred in performing duties associated with the Task Force.
26    By July 1, 2008 and by July 1 of each year thereafter, the

 

 

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1Task Force shall present an annual report of its findings to
2the Governor, the Attorney General, the Director of Veterans'
3Affairs, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Secretary of the
4United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
5    If the Task Force becomes inactive because active theaters
6cease, the Director of Veterans Affairs may reactivate the Task
7Force if active theaters are reestablished.
8(Source: P.A. 97-414, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.