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Rep. Kay Hatcher
Filed: 3/11/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3276
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3276 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 1. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 31 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/31 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 31. Women Veterans Task Force. |
| 8 | | (a) Findings and purpose. Far too often the sacrifices of |
| 9 | | women veterans are overlooked. This frequently leads to women |
| 10 | | veterans being left out of veterans' organizations. In |
| 11 | | addition, most veterans services are targeted to men. The |
| 12 | | purpose of this Section is to establish a task force to examine |
| 13 | | the needs of women veterans with respect to issues including, |
| 14 | | but not limited to, compensation, rehabilitation, outreach, |
| 15 | | breast and cervical cancer screenings, health care, and issues |
| 16 | | facing women veterans in the community, and to offer solutions |
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| 1 | | on how best to alleviate these needs. |
| 2 | | (b) Composition of Task Force. The Department of Veterans' |
| 3 | | Affairs shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. |
| 4 | | The Task Force shall be comprised of women veterans appointed |
| 5 | | as follows: |
| 6 | | (1) Five members appointed by the Governor. |
| 7 | | (2) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 8 | | Representatives. |
| 9 | | (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 10 | | House of Representatives. |
| 11 | | (4) One member appointed by the President of the |
| 12 | | Senate. |
| 13 | | (5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 14 | | Senate. |
| 15 | | (c) Vacancies. Vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled |
| 16 | | by the initial appointing authority. |
| 17 | | (d) Compensation. Members of the Task Force shall serve |
| 18 | | without compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary |
| 19 | | expenses incurred in performing duties associated with the Task |
| 20 | | Force. |
| 21 | | (e) Duties. The Task Force shall examine the needs of women |
| 22 | | veterans with respect to issues including, but not limited to, |
| 23 | | compensation, rehabilitation, outreach, breast and cervical |
| 24 | | cancer screenings, health care, and issues facing women |
| 25 | | veterans in the community, and offer solutions on how best to |
| 26 | | meet these needs. |
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| 1 | | (f) Reporting. By July 1, 2012, the Task Force shall |
| 2 | | present a report of its findings to the Governor, the Director |
| 3 | | of Veterans' Affairs, and the Secretary of the United States |
| 4 | | Department of Veterans Affairs. |
| 5 | | (g) Repeal. This Section is repealed on July 1, 2012.
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| 6 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 7 | | becoming law.".
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