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                                     LRB093 11108 MKM 16774 a

 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2983

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2983  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  5.  The  Department  of Veterans Affairs Act is
 5    amended by changing Section 2.07 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 2805/2.07) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)
 7        Sec. 2.07.  The  Department  shall  employ  and  maintain
 8    sufficient  and  qualified  staff  at  the veterans' homes to
 9    fulfill the requirements of this Act.  The  Department  shall
10    report  to  the  General Assembly, by January 1 and July 1 of
11    each year, the number of staff employed in  providing  direct
12    patient  care  at  their  veterans'  homes, the compliance or
13    noncompliance with  staffing  standards  established  by  the
14    United  States  Department of Veterans Affairs for such care,
15    and in the event of noncompliance with  such  standards,  the
16    number of staff required for compliance.
17        All  contracts  between the State and outside contractors
18    to provide workers to staff and  service  the  Anna  Veterans
19    Home  shall be canceled in accordance with the terms of those
20    contracts.  Upon cancellation, each worker  or  staff  member
21    shall  be  offered  certified  employment  status  under  the
22    Illinois  Personnel  Code  with the State of Illinois. To the
 
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 1    extent it is reasonably practicable, the position offered  to
 2    each  person  shall be at the same facility and shall consist
 3    of the same duties and hours as previously existed under  the
 4    canceled contract or contracts.
 5    (Source: P.A. 88-160.)

 6        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 7    becoming law.".