Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB3352

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3352

Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2805/4

from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 69

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires all service officers and any supervisors, including the field manager, within the field division to be currently serving reservists or national guardsmen in good standing or honorably discharged veterans from service in the Armed Forces of the United States, active or reserve component. Removes a requirement that service officers and supervisors serve during a time of hostilities with a foreign country and meet one or more listed conditions.

A BILL FOR

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 4 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2805/4) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 69)

Sec. 4. A service officer shall be assigned to each field office. All service officers and any supervisors, including the field manager, within the field division must be currently serving reservists or national guardsmen in good standing or an honorably discharged veterans veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States, active or reserve components. They must have served during a time of hostilities with a foreign country, and must meet one or more of the following conditions:

(i) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months.

(ii) The veteran served for the duration of hostilities regardless of the length of engagement.

(iii) The veteran was discharged on the basis of hardship.

(iv) The veteran was released from active duty because of a service-connected disability and was discharged under honorable conditions.

As used in this Section, "time of hostilities with a foreign country" means any period of time in the past, present, or future during which a declaration of war by the United States Congress has been or is in effect or during which an emergency condition has been or is in effect that is recognized by the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential executive order and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.

(Source: P.A. 102-467, eff. 1-1-22.)