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1    AN ACT concerning veterans.
  
 
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 adding Section 6 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2805/6 new)
7    Sec. 6. Veterans' Disability Compensation Task Force.
8    (a) The Veterans' Disability Compensation Task Force is 
9created to assess ways the State of Illinois can improve the 
10rate at which disability compensation claims are approved by 
11the federal government and correct the disparity between the 
12U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' approval of disability 
13compensation for Illinois veterans and that which is approved 
14for veterans in other states.
15    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the chair and minority 
16spokesperson of the Veterans' Affairs Committee in the House of 
17Representatives, the chair and minority spokesperson of the 
18Veterans Affairs Committee in the Senate, and 15 members 
19appointed by the chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee in 
20the House of Representatives and the chair of the Veterans 
21Affairs Committee in the Senate. Those appointed to the Task 
22Force shall be members of different Illinois counties' Veterans 
23Assistance Commissions, Veteran Service Officers, and VITAS 
 
 
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1officials.
2    (c) Task Force members shall serve without compensation but 
3may be reimbursed for any travel expenses incurred in attending 
4meetings.  Within 60 days of the effective date of this 
5amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Task Force 
6shall meet, and thereafter shall meet at least quarterly.
7    (d) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide 
8administrative and other support to the Task Force.
9    (e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes 
10its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. 
11The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and any 
12recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or 
13before July 1, 2020.
14    (f) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2021. 
 

15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.