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.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
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 4 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2805/4)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 69)
7    Sec. 4. A service officer shall be assigned to each field 
8office. All service officers and any supervisors, including 
9the field manager, within the field division must be currently 
10serving reservists or national guardsmen in good standing or 
11an honorably discharged veterans veteran from service in the 
12Armed Forces of the United States, active or reserve 
13components. They must have served during a time of hostilities 
14with a foreign country, and must meet one or more of the 
15following conditions:
16        (i) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months.
17        (ii) The veteran served for the duration of 
18    hostilities regardless of the length of engagement.
19        (iii) The veteran was discharged on the basis of 
20    hardship.
21        (iv) The veteran was released from active duty because 
22    of a service-connected disability and was discharged under 
23    honorable conditions.
 
 
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1    As used in this Section, "time of hostilities with a 
2foreign country" means any period of time in the past, 
3present, or future during which a declaration of war by the 
4United States Congress has been or is in effect or during which 
5an emergency condition has been or is in effect that is 
6recognized by the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a 
7Presidential executive order and in which the armed forces 
8expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are 
9awarded according to Presidential executive order.
10(Source: P.A. 102-467, eff. 1-1-22.)