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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3255 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Lance Yednock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 2805/4 | from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 69 |
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Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that all service officers and any supervisors, including the field manager, within the field division must be an honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
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| | HB3255 | | LRB102 15155 RAM 20510 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/4) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 69)
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| 7 | | Sec. 4. A service officer shall be assigned to each field |
| 8 | | office. All service officers and any supervisors, including |
| 9 | | the field manager, within the field division He
must be an |
| 10 | | honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces
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| 11 | | of the United States. They He must have served during
a time of |
| 12 | | hostilities with a foreign country, and must meet
one or more |
| 13 | | of the following conditions:
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| 14 | | (i) The veteran served a total of at least 6 months.
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| 15 | | (ii) The veteran served for the duration of |
| 16 | | hostilities regardless of the
length of engagement.
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| 17 | | (iii) The veteran was discharged on the basis of |
| 18 | | hardship.
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| 19 | | (iv) The veteran was released from active duty because |
| 20 | | of a service-connected service
connected disability and |
| 21 | | was discharged under honorable conditions.
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| 22 | | As used in this Section, "time of hostilities with a |
| 23 | | foreign country" means
any period of time in the past, |