Section 116.50  Definition of Eligible Veterans or Servicepersons

"Eligible veteran" or "serviceperson" means any veteran or serviceperson, including an Illinois National Guard Member, who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment:

a)         who has:

1)         been declared by the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be a Prisoner-of-War or to be Missing-in-Action; or

2)         been found by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have died as the result of a service-connected disability or is permanently disabled from service-connected causes with 100% disability; or is 100% permanently and totally disabled by service-connected causes due to unemployability; and

b)         who:

1)         at the time of entering service was an Illinois resident; or

2)         was an Illinois resident within six months after entering such service; or

3)         is a resident of Illinois at the time of application for the Scholarship and, at some point after entering such service, was a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years. [105 ILCS 5/30-14.2(a)]

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 17376, effective November 13, 2024)