96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2536


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Raymond Poe
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 3405/27 new










    Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act. Provides that every veteran who is a resident of Illinois and a former prisoner of war is exempt from all admission fees in museums that receive State funds. Effective immediately.
















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HB2536

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    AN ACT concerning former prisoners of war.

 
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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 Historic Preservation Agency Act is amended  
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by adding Section 27 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 3405/27  new)
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    Sec. 27. Former POWs; free admission. Every veteran who is 
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a resident of Illinois and a former prisoner of war is exempt 
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from all admission fees in museums that receive State funds. 
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For the purposes of this Section, a former prisoner of war is a 
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veteran who was taken and held prisoner by a hostile foreign 
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force while participating in an armed conflict as a member of 
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the United States armed forces. Any identification card or 
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other form of identification issued by the Veterans' 
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Administration or other governmental agency that indicates the 
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card-holder's former prisoner of war status is sufficient to 
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accord the card-holder the fee-exempt admission privileges 
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under this Section.
 

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