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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2837
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2837 on page 5, by | ||||||
| 3 | replacing line 20 with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "(c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | ||||||
| 5 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ||||||
| 6 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | ||||||
| 7 | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, | ||||||
| 8 | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State in | ||||||
| 9 | identifying these veterans and delivering these vital services | ||||||
| 10 | and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to issue | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Disabled Person | ||||||
| 12 | Identification Cards with the word "veteran" appearing on the | ||||||
| 13 | face of the cards. This authorization is predicated on the | ||||||
| 14 | unique status of veterans. The Secretary may not issue any | ||||||
| 15 | other identification card which identifies an occupation, | ||||||
| 16 | status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique characteristics of | ||||||
| 17 | the identification card holder which is unrelated to the | ||||||
| 18 | purpose of the identification card. | ||||||
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| 1 | (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary of | ||||||
| 2 | State shall designate a space on"; and | ||||||
| 3 | on page 7, by replacing line 21 with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "(b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | ||||||
| 5 | or renewal identification card"; and
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| 6 | on page 8, by inserting below line 3 the following: | ||||||
| 7 | "The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | ||||||
| 8 | confirm the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged | ||||||
| 9 | veteran before the Secretary may issue the identification | ||||||
| 10 | card."; and | ||||||
| 11 | on page 28, by replacing line 9 with the following: | ||||||
| 12 | "(e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | ||||||
| 13 | or renewal driver's license"; and | ||||||
| 14 | on page 28, by inserting below line 17 the following: | ||||||
| 15 | "The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | ||||||
| 16 | confirm the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged | ||||||
| 17 | veteran before the Secretary may issue the driver's license."; | ||||||
| 18 | and | ||||||
| 19 | on page 33, by replacing line 19 with the following: | ||||||
| 20 | "(e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | ||||||
| 21 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ||||||
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| 1 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | ||||||
| 2 | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, | ||||||
| 3 | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State in | ||||||
| 4 | identifying these veterans and delivering these vital services | ||||||
| 5 | and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to issue | ||||||
| 6 | drivers' licenses with the word "veteran" appearing on the face | ||||||
| 7 | of the licenses. This authorization is predicated on the unique | ||||||
| 8 | status of veterans. The Secretary may not issue any other | ||||||
| 9 | driver's license which identifies an occupation, status, | ||||||
| 10 | affiliation, hobby, or other unique characteristics of the | ||||||
| 11 | license holder which is unrelated to the purpose of the | ||||||
| 12 | driver's license. | ||||||
| 13 | (e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary of | ||||||
| 14 | State shall designate a space on".
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