HB4998 EnrolledLRB102 23449 KTG 32621 b

1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
5by adding Section 1-75 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1305/1-75 new)
7    Sec. 1-75. Homeless services and supportive housing;
8veterans data. The Department's Bureau of Homeless Services
9and Supportive Housing within the Office of Family Support
10Services shall annually review and collect data on the number
11of military veterans receiving services or benefits under the
12Emergency and Transitional Housing Program, the Emergency Food
13Program, the Homeless Prevention Program, the Supporting
14Housing Program, and the Prince Home at Manteno administered
15by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Bureau may request
16and receive the cooperation of the Department of Veterans'
17Affairs and any other State agency that is relevant to the
18collection of the data required under this Section. The Bureau
19shall annually submit to the General Assembly a written report
20that details the number of military veterans served under each
21program no later than December 31, 2023 and every December 31
22thereafter.