98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1062
 
Introduced , by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2805/40 new

     Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Illinois Disabled Service Member Task Force within the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate the feasibility of establishing (1) a uniform, State-wide standard, specific to veterans, for determining the qualifications for who may be considered disabled and (2) a means by which State agencies that provide services and benefits to disabled persons and that have varied standards for qualifying as a disabled person may use the uniform, State-wide standard in providing services and benefits to disabled veterans. Sets forth provisions concerning Task Force members, reimbursement, and reporting of the Task Force's findings. Repeals the provision concerning the Task Force on February 1, 2014.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning military service.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 40 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2805/40 new)
7    Sec. 40. Illinois Disabled Service Member Task Force. The 
8Illinois Disabled Service Member Task Force is hereby created 
9within the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Task Force 
10shall investigate the feasibility of establishing (1) a 
11uniform, State-wide standard, specific to veterans, for 
12determining the qualifications for who may be considered 
13disabled and (2) a means by which State agencies that provide 
14services and benefits to disabled persons and that have varied 
15standards for qualifying as a disabled person may use the 
16uniform, State-wide standard in providing services and 
17benefits to disabled veterans. The Task Force shall be 
18comprised of not more than 10 members and shall include the 
19following:
20        (a) one representative of the Department of Veterans'
     
21    Affairs, who shall chair the task force;
22        (b) one veteran appointed by the Director of
     Veterans' 
23    Affairs; and
 
 
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1        (c) four members of the General Assembly, appointed
     one 
2    each by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of 
3    the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
4    and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
5    Task Force members shall serve without compensation, but 
6may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in performing 
7duties associated with the Task Force. By January 1, 2014, the 
8Task Force shall present a report of its findings to the 
9General Assembly. This Section is repealed on February 1, 2014.