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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 2.01 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2805/2.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)
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| Sec. 2.01. Veterans Home admissions.
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| (a) Any honorably discharged veteran
is entitled to |
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| admission to an Illinois
Veterans Home , if the applicant meets |
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| the requirements of this Section. :
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| (b)
(a)
The Veteran must: |
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| (1) have
Has served in the armed forces of the United |
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| States at least
1 day in the Spanish American War, World |
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| War I, World War II, the Korean
Conflict, the Viet Nam |
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| Campaign, or the Persian Gulf Conflict
between the dates |
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| recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or
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| between any other present or future dates recognized by the |
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| U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs as a war period, or |
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| have
has served in a hostile fire
environment and has been |
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| awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal
signifying his or |
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| her service,
for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
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| nursing home care; or |
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| (2) have served and been honorably discharged or |
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| retired from the armed forces of the United States for a |
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| service connected disability or injury, for purposes of |
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| eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care; |
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| (3) have served as an enlisted person at least 90 days |
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| on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, |
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| excluding service on active duty for training purposes |
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| only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, for |
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| purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home |
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| care; |
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| (4) have served as an officer at least 90 days on |
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| active duty in the armed forces of the United States, |
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| excluding service on active duty for training purposes |
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| only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, for |
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| purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home |
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| care; |
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| (5) have served on active duty in the armed forces of |
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| the United States for 24 months of continuous service or |
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| more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and |
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| enlisted after September 7, 1980, for purposes of |
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| eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care; |
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| (6) have served as a reservist in the armed forces of |
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| the United States or the National Guard and the service |
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| included being called to federal active duty, excluding |
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| service on active duty for training purposes only, and who |
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| completed the term,
for purposes of eligibility for |
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| domiciliary or nursing home care;
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| (7) have been discharged for reasons of hardship or |
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| released from active duty due to a reduction in the United |
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| States armed forces prior to the completion of the required |
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| period of service, regardless of the actual time served, |
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| for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home |
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| care; or
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| (8) have
(2) Has (i) served on active duty in the armed |
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| forces for
one year for purposes of eligibility for |
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| domiciliary care only
or (ii) served in the National Guard |
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| or Reserve Forces of the
United States and completed 20 |
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| years of satisfactory service, be
is
otherwise eligible to |
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| receive reserve or active duty retirement
benefits, and |
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| have
has been an Illinois resident for at least one year
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| before applying for admission for purposes of eligibility
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| for domiciliary care only .
; and
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| (c) The veteran must have
(b) Has service accredited to the |
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| State of Illinois or
have
has been a resident of this State for |
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| one year immediately
preceding the date of application .
; and
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| (d)
(c) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at |
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| Anna and
Quincy, the veteran must be
is disabled by disease, |
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| wounds, or otherwise and because
of the disability be
is |
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| incapable of earning a living .
; or
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| (e)
(d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at |
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| LaSalle and Manteno
and for admission to the John Joseph Kelly |
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| Veteran's Home,
the veteran must be
is disabled by disease, |
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| wounds, or otherwise and, for purposes of eligibility
for |
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| nursing home care, require
requires nursing care because of the |
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| disability. |
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| (f) An individual who served during a time of conflict as |
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| set forth in subsection (a)(1) of this Section has preference |
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| over all other qualifying candidates, for purposes of |
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| eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care at any |
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| Illinois Veterans Home.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-634, eff. 8-19-99; 92-351, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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