093_HB1799

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning veterans.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Department of  Veterans  Affairs  Act  is
 5    amended by changing Section 2.02 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 2805/2.02) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.02)
 7        Sec.  2.02.   Admission preference.  Any widow or widower
 8    of  any  honorably   discharged   veteran   who   meets   the
 9    qualifications  specified  in  Section  2.01  and  who  was a
10    resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period  of
11    one  year  immediately  before making application, who has no
12    adequate means of support, and is unable to earn a living  is
13    entitled  to admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna
14    and Quincy should vacant beds exist.  Preference for  filling
15    vacant  beds  or  for filling vacant beds from a waiting list
16    shall be granted first to eligible veterans.
17    (Source: P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)