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Public Act 097-0927
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| HB4442 Enrolled | LRB097 18548 RPM 63780 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is |
amended by changing Section 2.02a as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2805/2.02a) |
Sec. 2.02a. Gold Star Family. Any natural father, natural |
mother, mother through adoption, father through adoption, or |
spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as |
a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible by the United States |
Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State |
of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately |
before making application is entitled to admission to any of |
the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. |
Preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds |
from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible |
veterans.
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(Source: P.A. 97-302, eff. 1-1-12.)
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