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LRB096 18075 KTG 33450 b |
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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 36 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2805/36 new) |
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| Sec. 36. Mobile assistance units. |
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| (a) Subject to appropriations, the Department shall |
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| establish a program to make grants to entities for providing |
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| mental health and preventive health services, as well as |
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| assistance in obtaining other available services, using mobile |
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| units as provided in this Section. The Department shall issue |
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| requests for proposals to provide these services. |
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| (b) The services provided under the program shall target |
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| homeless veterans and other veterans facing obstacles to |
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| obtaining needed care or services, including those residing in |
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| rural and medically underserved areas. The mobile assistance |
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| units shall travel to various locations to provide services, |
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| including local veterans organization facilities and |
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| facilities serving the homeless. |
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| (c) Services provided through the mobile assistance units |
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| may include, but need not be limited to, the following: |
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| (1) Mental health screenings. |