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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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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 35 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2805/35  new)
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    Sec. 35. Illinois Jobs for Veterans Task Force. The 
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Illinois Jobs for Veterans Task Force is hereby created within 
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the Governor's Office. The Task Force shall review and prepare 
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a report on the training received by active military service 
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members to determine if the training applies towards or 
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satisfies any State  professional licensure requirements.
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    The Task Force shall include the following members:
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        (a) a representative from the Governor's Office, who 
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    shall serve as the chairperson of the Task Force;
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        (b) a representative from the Department of Military 
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    Affairs;
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        (c) a representative from the Department of Veterans' 
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    Affairs;
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        (d) a representative from the Department of Financial 
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    and Professional Regulation; and
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        (e) a representative from the Department of Public 
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    Health.
 


 






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    Appointments to the Task Force shall be made no later than 
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90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
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96th General Assembly. Vacancies in the Task Force shall be 
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filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Members 
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of the Task Force shall serve without compensation.
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    A final report delineating the findings of the Task Force 
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must be submitted to the General Assembly by July 1, 2010.
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    This Section is repealed on January 1, 2011. 
 

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