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Public Act 094-0703
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LRB094 03371 DRJ 33372 b |
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AN ACT concerning veterans.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is |
amended by changing Section 2.07 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2805/2.07) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)
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Sec. 2.07. The Department shall employ and maintain |
sufficient and
qualified staff at the veterans' homes to
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fulfill the requirements of this Act. The Department shall |
report to
the General Assembly, by January 1 and July 1 of each |
year, the number of
staff employed in providing direct patient |
care at their veterans' homes,
the compliance or noncompliance |
with staffing standards established by the
United States |
Department of Veterans Affairs for
such care, and in the event |
of
noncompliance with such standards, the number of staff |
required for compliance. For purposes of this Section, a nurse |
who has a license application pending with the State shall not |
be deemed unqualified by the Department if the nurse is in |
compliance with 225 ILCS 65/5-15(g) or 225 ILCS 5-15(i) of the |
Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
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All contracts between the State and outside contractors to |
provide workers
to
staff and service
the Anna
Veterans Home |
shall be canceled in accordance with the terms of those
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contracts. Upon
cancellation, each
worker or staff member shall |
be offered certified employment status under the
Illinois
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Personnel Code with the State of Illinois.
To the extent it is |
reasonably practicable, the position offered to each person
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shall be at the
same facility and
shall
consist of the same |
duties and hours as previously existed under the
canceled
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contract or contracts.
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(Source: P.A. 93-597, eff. 8-26-03.)
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