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HB1799 Engrossed LRB093 05185 LCB 05245 b
1 AN ACT concerning veterans.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
5 amended by changing Section 2.02 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 2805/2.02) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.02)
7 Sec. 2.02. Admission preference. Any widow or widower
8 of any honorably discharged veteran who meets the
9 qualifications specified in Section 2.01 and who was a
10 resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of
11 one year immediately before making application, who has no
12 adequate means of support, and is unable to earn a living is
13 entitled to admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna
14 and Quincy should vacant beds exist. Preference for filling
15 vacant beds or for filling vacant beds from a waiting list
16 shall be granted first to eligible veterans.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)