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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.".