93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6130

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
330 ILCS 65/1   from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 58

    Amends the Disabled Veterans Housing Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning eligibility for certain services.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Disabled Veterans Housing Act is amended by
5 changing Section 1 as follows:
 
6     (330 ILCS 65/1)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 58)
7     Sec. 1. Eligibility for assistance. Any veteran of the
8 military or naval service of the United States who was a
9 resident of this State at the time he or she entered such
10 service and who has been approved by the Administrator of
11 Veterans' Affairs for assistance under Chapter 21 of Title 38,
12 United States Code, as now or hereafter amended, shall be
13 entitled to receive assistance under this Act for the purpose
14 of acquiring within this State or without this State, where due
15 to service-connected disabilities and upon the advice or
16 recommendation of a duly recognized physician of the Veterans
17 Administration in order to protect the health of the veteran,
18 such veteran cannot reside in this State, a suitable dwelling
19 unit with special fixtures or movable facilities made necessary
20 by the veteran's permanent and total service-connected
21 disability.
22 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 650.)