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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Department of Veterans Affairs Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/20)
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| 7 | | Sec. 20. Illinois Discharged Servicemember Task Force. The |
| 8 | | Illinois Discharged Servicemember Task Force is hereby created |
| 9 | | within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Task Force shall |
| 10 | | investigate the re-entry process for service members who return |
| 11 | | to civilian life after being engaged in an active theater. The |
| 12 | | investigation shall include the effects of post-traumatic |
| 13 | | stress disorder, homelessness, disabilities, and other issues |
| 14 | | the Task Force finds relevant to the re-entry process. For |
| 15 | | fiscal year 2012, the Task Force shall include the availability |
| 16 | | of prosthetics in its investigation. The Task Force shall |
| 17 | | include the following members: |
| 18 | | (a) a representative of the Department of Veterans |
| 19 | | Affairs, who shall chair the committee;
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| 20 | | (b) a representative from the Department of Military |
| 21 | | Affairs;
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| 22 | | (c) a representative from the Office of the Illinois |
| 23 | | Attorney General;
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| 1 | | (d) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 2 | | Speaker of the House;
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| 3 | | (e) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 4 | | House Minority Leader;
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| 5 | | (f) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 6 | | President of the Senate;
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| 7 | | (g) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 8 | | Senate Minority Leader;
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| 9 | | (h) 4 members chosen by the Department of Veterans |
| 10 | | Affairs, who shall represent statewide veterans' |
| 11 | | organizations or veterans' homeless shelters;
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| 12 | | (i) one member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | (j) a representative of the United States Department of |
| 15 | | Veterans Affairs shall be invited to participate.
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| 16 | | Vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by the initial |
| 17 | | appointing authority. Task Force members shall serve without |
| 18 | | compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses |
| 19 | | incurred in performing duties associated with the Task Force.
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| 20 | | By July 1, 2008 and by July 1 of each year thereafter, the |
| 21 | | Task Force shall present an annual report of its findings to |
| 22 | | the Governor, the Attorney General, the Director of Veterans' |
| 23 | | Affairs, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Secretary of the |
| 24 | | United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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| 25 | | If the Task Force becomes inactive because active theaters |
| 26 | | cease, the Director of Veterans Affairs may reactivate the Task |