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