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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 changing Section 2.07 as follows:
 


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    (20 ILCS 2805/2.07)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)


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    Sec. 2.07. The Department shall employ and maintain 
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sufficient and
qualified staff at the veterans' homes (i) to 
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fill all beds, subject to appropriation, and (ii) to
fulfill 
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the requirements of this Act.  The Department shall report to

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the General Assembly, by January 1 and July 1 of each year, the 
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number of
staff employed in providing direct patient care at 
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their veterans' homes,
the compliance or noncompliance with 
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staffing standards established by the
United States Department 
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of Veterans Affairs for
such care, and in the event of

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noncompliance with such standards, the number of staff required 
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for compliance. For purposes of this Section, a nurse who has a 
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license application pending with the State shall not be deemed 
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unqualified by the Department if the nurse is in compliance 
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with Section 50-15 of the Nurse Practice Act.


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    All contracts between the State and outside contractors to 
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provide workers
to
staff and service
the Anna
Veterans Home 
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shall be canceled in accordance with the terms of those

 


 






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contracts.  Upon
cancellation, each
worker or staff member shall 
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be offered certified employment status under the
Illinois

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Personnel Code with the State of Illinois.
To the extent it is 
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reasonably practicable, the position offered to each person

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shall be at the
same facility and
shall
consist of the same 
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duties and hours as previously existed under the
canceled

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contract or contracts.

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(Source: P.A. 94-703, eff. 6-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 
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95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2009.