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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 15 and by adding Section 20.5 as follows:
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| 6 | (20 ILCS 1805/15) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.15)
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| 7 | Sec. 15. Assistant Adjutants General.
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| 8 | (a) The Commander-in-Chief shall appoint from the active | ||||||
| 9 | officers
of the Illinois National Guard, an Assistant Adjutant | ||||||
| 10 | General for Army
and an Assistant Adjutant General for Air each | ||||||
| 11 | with a grade not to exceed Major
General. Each of the Assistant | ||||||
| 12 | Adjutants General shall be appointed for
a term coinciding with | ||||||
| 13 | the term provided for the Adjutant General in Section 14, and | ||||||
| 14 | shall serve with the compensation and responsibilities as | ||||||
| 15 | designated in this Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (a-5) The Commander-in-Chief shall appoint from the active | ||||||
| 17 | officers
of the Illinois National Guard an Assistant Adjutant | ||||||
| 18 | General to serve as head of the Division of Family Affairs | ||||||
| 19 | within the Department of Military Affairs, with a grade not to | ||||||
| 20 | exceed Major General. The Assistant Adjutant General shall be | ||||||
| 21 | appointed for
a term coinciding with the term provided for the | ||||||
| 22 | Adjutant General in Section 14, and shall serve with the | ||||||
| 23 | compensation and responsibilities as designated in this Code. | ||||||
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| 1 | (b) The Commander-in-Chief may also appoint additional | ||||||
| 2 | Assistant Adjutants General for Army and such additional | ||||||
| 3 | Assistant Adjutants General for Air with the grades not to | ||||||
| 4 | exceed those authorized for the positions in the Joint Force | ||||||
| 5 | Headquarters of the Illinois National Guard.
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| 6 | (Source: P.A. 94-842, eff. 1-1-07.)
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 1805/20.5 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 20.5. Division of Family Affairs. The Division of | ||||||
| 9 | Family Affairs is created as a Division within the Department | ||||||
| 10 | of Military Affairs. The head of the Division shall serve as an | ||||||
| 11 | Assistant Adjutant General. The Division shall assist family | ||||||
| 12 | members of military members who are mobilized or in service | ||||||
| 13 | abroad. This assistance shall include, but need not be limited | ||||||
| 14 | to, advocacy to help such family members access all available | ||||||
| 15 | State services that are provided through the Department or any | ||||||
| 16 | other State agency. | ||||||
| 17 | Section 10. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is | ||||||
| 18 | amended by adding Section 1.2 as follows: | ||||||
| 19 | (20 ILCS 2805/1.2 new) | ||||||
| 20 | Sec. 1.2. Division of Women Veterans Affairs. The Division | ||||||
| 21 | of Women Veterans Affairs is created as a Division within the | ||||||
| 22 | Department. The head of the Division shall serve as an | ||||||
| 23 | Assistant Director of Veterans' Affairs. The Division shall | ||||||
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| 1 | serve as an advocate for women veterans, in recognition of the | ||||||
| 2 | unique issues facing women veterans. The Division shall assess | ||||||
| 3 | the needs of women veterans with respect to issues including, | ||||||
| 4 | but not limited to, compensation, rehabilitation, outreach, | ||||||
| 5 | health care, and issues facing women veterans in the community. | ||||||
| 6 | The Division shall review the Department's programs, | ||||||
| 7 | activities, research projects, and other initiatives designed | ||||||
| 8 | to meet the needs of women veterans and shall make | ||||||
| 9 | recommendations to the Director of Veterans' Affairs | ||||||
| 10 | concerning ways to improve, modify, and effect change in | ||||||
| 11 | programs and services for women veterans.
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| 12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 13 | becoming law.
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