Full Text of SB0083 101st General Assembly
SB0083ham001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit Adopted in House on Nov 14, 2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 83
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 83 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Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 38 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/38) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021) | 8 | | Sec. 38.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 |
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| 1 | | Illinois can improve the rate at which disability compensation | 2 | | claims are approved by the federal government and correct the | 3 | | disparity between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' | 4 | | approval of disability compensation for Illinois veterans and | 5 | | that which is approved for veterans in other states. | 6 | | (b) The Task Force shall have 15 members, comprised as | 7 | | follows: | 8 | | (1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's | 9 | | designee, who shall serve as chairperson. | 10 | | (2) 2 Members from the House of Representatives, | 11 | | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House and the | 12 | | House Minority Leader. | 13 | | (3) 2 Members of the Senate, appointed one each by the | 14 | | President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader. | 15 | | (4) One veteran, appointed by the Director of Veterans' | 16 | | Affairs. | 17 | | (5) One medical professional with experience working | 18 | | with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, appointed by | 19 | | the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | 20 | | (6) 4 representatives from a variety of veterans | 21 | | organizations representing geographic diversity in the | 22 | | State, appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | 23 | | (7) 4 members, one of whom shall be appointed by the | 24 | | chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the House of | 25 | | Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the | 26 | | minority spokesperson of the Veterans' Affairs Committee |
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| 1 | | of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be | 2 | | appointed by the chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee of | 3 | | the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by the | 4 | | minority spokesperson of the Veterans Affairs Committee of | 5 | | the Senate. Those appointed to the Task Force under this | 6 | | paragraph shall be members of different Illinois counties' | 7 | | Veterans Assistance Commissions, Veteran Service Officers, | 8 | | and VITAS officials. | 9 | | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
may | 10 | | be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their | 11 | | duties. | 12 | | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months | 13 | | beginning January 1, 2020 July 1, 2019 , and at other times as | 14 | | determined by the Task Force. | 15 | | (d) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide | 16 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 17 | | (e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes | 18 | | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. | 19 | | The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and | 20 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by | 21 | | December 31, 2020. The Task Force is dissolved, and this | 22 | | Section is repealed, on December 31, 2021.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 101-225, eff. 8-9-19.)
| 24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 | | becoming law.".
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