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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2844
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends
the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires the Department to establish an advisory council for each veterans home. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2844 |
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LRB093 20820 EFG 46744 b |
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| AN ACT concerning veterans home advisory councils.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is |
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| amended by adding Section 2.08 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2805/2.08 new) |
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| Sec. 2.08. Veterans Home Advisory Councils. |
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| (a) The Department shall establish a Veterans Home Advisory |
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| Council for each Illinois Veterans Home. Each council shall |
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| consist of 13 members as follows: |
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| (1) Four members, one each appointed by the President |
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| of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the |
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority |
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| Leader of the House of Representatives, to serve at the |
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| pleasure of the appointing authority.
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| (2) Four members appointed by the Governor for terms of |
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| 4 years. These persons shall be veterans, dependents of |
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| veterans, or persons having special expertise in the area |
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| of veterans' rights or benefits.
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| (3) Four members selected by the residents of the |
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| veterans home for terms of 4 years.
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| (4) The Director of the Department, ex officio, or his |
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| or her designee.
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| (b) Members of the councils shall serve without |
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| compensation or reimbursement. Members of a council shall |
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| select one of their number to serve as chairperson. Each |
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| council shall meet at least quarterly, and at the call of the |
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| chair. |
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| (c) The Department shall provide meeting space and clerical |
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| and administrative support services for each of the councils.
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| (d) A Veterans Home Advisory Council shall give advice on |
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| the level and appropriateness of the care provided by the |