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| (a) a representative of the Department of Veterans |
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| Affairs, who shall chair the committee;
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| (b) a representative from the Department of Military |
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| Affairs;
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| (c) a representative from the Office of the Illinois |
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| Attorney General;
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| (d) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
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| Speaker of the House;
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| (e) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
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| House Minority Leader;
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| (f) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
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| President of the Senate;
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| (g) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
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| Senate Minority Leader;
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| (h) 4 members chosen by the Department of Veterans |
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| Affairs, who shall represent statewide veterans' |
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| organizations or veterans' homeless shelters;
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| (i) one member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; |
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| and
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| (j) a representative of the United States Department of |
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| Veterans Affairs shall be invited to participate.
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| Vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by the initial |
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| appointing authority. Task Force members shall serve without |
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| compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses |
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| incurred in performing duties associated with the Task Force.
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| By July 1, 2008 and by July 1 of each year thereafter, the |
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| Task Force shall present an annual report of its findings to |
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| the Governor, the Attorney General, the Director of Veterans' |
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| Affairs, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Secretary of the |
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| United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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| If the Task Force becomes inactive because active theaters |
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| cease, the Director of Veterans Affairs may reactivate the Task |
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| Force if active theaters are reestablished.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.".
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