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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5601 Introduced , by Rep. Michael Unes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 330 ILCS 65/3 | from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 60 |
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Amends the Disabled Veterans Housing Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans'
Affairs shall adopt general rules for determining
the question of whether an applicant was a resident of this State at the
time he or she entered the service or was discharged while being a resident of this State (rather than whether an applicant was a resident of this State at the
time he entered the service), and shall prescribe by rule the nature of the
proof to be submitted to establish the fact of residence.
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| | HB5601 | | LRB098 16897 RPM 51972 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning military service.
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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 Disabled Veterans Housing Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (330 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 60)
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| 7 | | Sec. 3.
Application for assistance under this Act shall be |
| 8 | | made by the
veteran to the Illinois Department of Veterans' |
| 9 | | Affairs and shall be
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that |
| 10 | | the
veteran has been approved by the Administrator of Veterans' |
| 11 | | Affairs for
assistance in acquiring a suitable dwelling unit or |
| 12 | | in remodeling a dwelling
not adapted to the requirements of his |
| 13 | | disability. The application shall
contain such information as |
| 14 | | will enable the Illinois Department of Veterans'
Affairs to |
| 15 | | determine the amount of assistance
to which the veteran is |
| 16 | | entitled. The Illinois Department of Veterans'
Affairs shall |
| 17 | | adopt general rules for determining
the question of whether an |
| 18 | | applicant was a resident of this State at the
time he or she |
| 19 | | entered the service or was discharged while being a resident of |
| 20 | | this State, and shall prescribe by rule the nature of the
proof |
| 21 | | to be submitted to establish the fact of residence. The |
| 22 | | Illinois
Department of Veterans' Affairs shall adopt |
| 23 | | guidelines for determining types
of remodeling and adaptations |