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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3508 Introduced , by Rep. John Connor SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that by July 1, 2019, the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall develop a Transition Assistance Program for veterans who have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state. Provides that the program shall be designed to assist veterans in successfully transitioning from military to civilian life in Illinois and shall complement the transition program offered by the United States Department of Defense. Provides that the program shall include specified Illinois-specific transition assistance resources and information covering specified topics. Provides that the program shall provide information to noncitizens who are leaving military service in Illinois or who have already been discharged from military service in Illinois. Provides that the information shall detail how to become United States citizens, including where to acquire State legal assistance. Provides that the Illinois National Guard shall inform its members that it will assist noncitizen members in acquiring United States citizenship as soon as they are eligible. Provides that if a noncitizen member requests such assistance, then the Illinois National Guard shall assist the member in filing all forms and paperwork necessary to become a United States citizen. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3508 | | LRB101 08897 CPF 53987 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 38 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/38 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 38. Transition Assistance Program. |
| 8 | | (a) By July 1, 2019, the Department shall develop a |
| 9 | | Transition Assistance Program for veterans who have been |
| 10 | | discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the |
| 11 | | National Guard of any state. The program shall be designed to |
| 12 | | assist veterans in successfully transitioning from military |
| 13 | | life to civilian life in Illinois and shall complement the |
| 14 | | transition program offered by the United States Department of |
| 15 | | Defense. The program shall include, but shall not be limited |
| 16 | | to, provision of Illinois-specific transition assistance |
| 17 | | resources and information covering the following topics: |
| 18 | | (1) programs for and benefits of higher education for |
| 19 | | veterans; |
| 20 | | (2) vocational training; |
| 21 | | (3) starting or running small businesses; |
| 22 | | (4) health care programs and services; |
| 23 | | (5) mental health; |