Full Text of HB3961 101st General Assembly
HB3961eng 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 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Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 38 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/38) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021) | 8 | | Sec. 38. Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force. | 9 | | (a) The Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force is | 10 | | created. The Task Force shall review and make recommendations | 11 | | regarding veterans' service-related ailments that are not | 12 | | recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, | 13 | | including exploring why certain service-related ailments are | 14 | | not recognized and determining what may be done to have them | 15 | | recognized. | 16 | | Additionally, the Task Force shall assess ways the State of | 17 | | Illinois can improve the rate at which disability compensation | 18 | | claims are approved by the federal government and correct the | 19 | | disparity between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' | 20 | | approval of disability compensation for Illinois veterans and | 21 | | that which is approved for veterans in other states. | 22 | | (b) The Task Force shall have 15 members, comprised as | 23 | | follows: |
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| 1 | | (1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's | 2 | | designee , who shall serve as chairperson . | 3 | | (2) 2 Members from the House of Representatives, | 4 | | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House and the | 5 | | House Minority Leader. | 6 | | (3) 2 Members of the Senate, appointed one each by the | 7 | | President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader. | 8 | | (4) One veteran, appointed by the Director of Veterans' | 9 | | Affairs. | 10 | | (5) One medical professional with experience working | 11 | | with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, appointed by | 12 | | the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | 13 | | (6) 4 representatives from a variety of veterans | 14 | | organizations representing geographic diversity in the | 15 | | State, appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | 16 | | (7) 4 members, one of whom shall be appointed by the | 17 | | chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the House of | 18 | | Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the | 19 | | minority spokesperson of the Veterans' Affairs Committee | 20 | | of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be | 21 | | appointed by the chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee of | 22 | | the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by the | 23 | | minority spokesperson of the Veterans Affairs Committee of | 24 | | the Senate. Those appointed to the Task Force under this | 25 | | paragraph shall be members of different Illinois counties' | 26 | | Veterans Assistance Commissions, Veteran Service Officers, |
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| 1 | | and VITAS officials. | 2 | | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
may | 3 | | be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their | 4 | | duties. | 5 | | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months | 6 | | beginning on or before June 1, 2020 July 1, 2019 , and at other | 7 | | times as determined by the Task Force. Task Force members shall | 8 | | select from amongst themselves a chairperson or | 9 | | co-chairpersons at the initial Task Force meeting. | 10 | | (d) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide | 11 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 12 | | (e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes | 13 | | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. | 14 | | The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and | 15 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by | 16 | | December 31, 2020. The Task Force is dissolved, and this | 17 | | Section is repealed, on December 31, 2021.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 101-225, eff. 8-9-19.)
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law.
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