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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4944 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that, in determining the meaning of any statute or rule or interpretation by the various administrative agencies of this State, for purposes of determining eligibility for any veterans benefit available from the State, the words "honorable discharge" and "honorably discharged" include a discharge under other than honorable conditions due to post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, status as a survivor of sexual assault or harassment, LGBTQ-related issues, or mental health issues, but do not include a bad conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge.
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| | HB4944 | | LRB101 17852 CPF 67287 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning veterans.
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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 Statute on Statutes is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 1.43 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 70/1.43 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1.43. Honorably discharged; veterans benefits. In |
| 8 | | determining the meaning of any statute or rule or |
| 9 | | interpretation by the various administrative agencies of this |
| 10 | | State, for purposes of determining eligibility for any veterans |
| 11 | | benefit available from the State, the words "honorable |
| 12 | | discharge" and "honorably discharged" include a discharge |
| 13 | | under other than honorable conditions due to post-traumatic |
| 14 | | stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, status as a survivor |
| 15 | | of sexual assault or harassment, LGBTQ-related issues, or |
| 16 | | mental health issues, but do not include a bad conduct |
| 17 | | discharge or a dishonorable discharge.
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