96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1455


 
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Jack D. Franks
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 2805/2.01
  from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01







    Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act.  Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning Illinois Veterans Homes.
















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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 changing Section 2.01 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 2805/2.01)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)



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    Sec. 2.01. Veterans Home admissions.

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    (a) Any honorably discharged veteran
is entitled to 
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admission to an Illinois
Veterans Home if the
the applicant 
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meets the requirements of this Section.
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    (b)

The veteran must:
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     (1) have served in the armed forces of the United States 
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    at least
1 day in World War II, the Korean
Conflict, the 
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    Viet Nam Campaign, or the Persian Gulf Conflict
between the 
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    dates recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
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    or
between any other present or future dates recognized by 
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    the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs as a war period, or 
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    have served in a hostile fire
environment and has been 
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    awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal
signifying his or 
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    her service,
for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or

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    nursing home care;
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        (2) have served and been honorably discharged or 
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    retired from the armed forces of the United States for a 
 


 






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    service connected disability or injury, for purposes of 
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    eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care;
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        (3) have served as an enlisted person at least 90 days 
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    on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, 
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    excluding service on active duty for training purposes 
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    only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, for 
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    purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home 
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    care;
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        (4) have served as an officer at least 90 days on 
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    active duty in the armed forces of the United States, 
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    excluding service on active duty for training purposes 
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    only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, for 
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    purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home 
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    care;
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        (5) have served on active duty in the armed forces of 
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    the United States for 24 months of continuous service or 
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    more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and 
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    enlisted after September 7, 1980, for purposes of 
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    eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care;
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        (6) have served as a reservist in the armed forces of 
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    the United States or the National Guard and the service 
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    included being called to federal active duty, excluding 
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    service on active duty for training purposes only, and who 
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    completed the term,
for purposes of eligibility for 
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    domiciliary or nursing home care;

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        (7) have been  discharged for reasons of hardship or 
 


 






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    released from active duty due to a reduction in the United 
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    States armed forces prior to the completion of the required 
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    period of service, regardless of the actual time served, 
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    for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home 
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    care; or

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        (8) have served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces 
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    of the
United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory 
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    service, be

otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active 
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    duty retirement
benefits, and have been an Illinois 
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    resident for at least one year
before applying for 
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    admission for purposes of eligibility
for domiciliary care 
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    only.

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    (c) The veteran must have service accredited to the State 
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of Illinois or
have been a resident of this State for one year 
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immediately
preceding the date of application.

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    (d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna 
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and
Quincy, the veteran must be disabled by disease, wounds, or 
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otherwise and because
of the disability be incapable of earning 
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a living.

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    (e) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at LaSalle 
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and Manteno
and for admission to the John Joseph Kelly 
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Veteran's Home,
the veteran must be disabled by disease, 
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wounds, or otherwise and, for purposes of eligibility
for 
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nursing home care, require nursing care because of the 
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disability.
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    (f) An individual who served during a time of conflict as 
 


 






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set forth in subsection (a)(1) of this Section has preference 
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over all other qualifying candidates, for purposes of 
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eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care at any 
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Illinois Veterans Home.


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(Source: P.A. 94-588, eff. 8-15-05.)