HB1716 Engrossed

LRB094 03371 DRJ 33372 b






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    AN ACT concerning veterans.

 
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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 
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amended  by changing Section 2.07 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 2805/2.07)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)



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    Sec. 2.07. The Department shall employ and maintain 
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sufficient and
qualified staff at the veterans' homes to

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fulfill the requirements of this Act.  The Department shall 
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report to
the General Assembly, by January 1 and July 1 of each 
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year, the number of
staff employed in providing direct patient 
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care at their veterans' homes,
the compliance or noncompliance 
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with staffing standards established by the
United States 
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Department of Veterans Affairs for
such care, and in the event 
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of
noncompliance with such standards, the number of staff 
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required for compliance. For purposes of this Section, a nurse 
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who has a license application pending with the State shall not 
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be deemed unqualified by the Department if the nurse is in 
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compliance with 225 ILCS 65/5-15(g) or 225 ILCS 5-15(i) of the 
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Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.


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    All contracts between the State and outside contractors to 
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provide workers
to
staff and service
the Anna
Veterans Home 
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shall be canceled in accordance with the terms of those

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contracts.  Upon
cancellation, each
worker or staff member shall 
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be offered certified employment status under the
Illinois

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Personnel Code with the State of Illinois.
To the extent it is 
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reasonably practicable, the position offered to each person

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shall be at the
same facility and
shall
consist of the same 
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duties and hours as previously existed under the
canceled

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contract or contracts.

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(Source: P.A. 93-597, eff. 8-26-03.)