96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0818

 

Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
330 ILCS 105/1   from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 26

    Amends the Children of Deceased Veterans Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning education opportunities.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning veterans.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Children of Deceased Veterans Act is amended
5 by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
6     (330 ILCS 105/1)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 26)
7     Sec. 1. The The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs
8 shall provide, insofar as moneys are appropriated for those
9 purposes, for matriculation and tuition fees, board, room rent,
10 books and supplies for the use and benefit of children, not
11 under 10 and not over 18 years of age, except extension of time
12 may be granted for a child to complete high school but in no
13 event beyond the 19th birthday who have for 12 months
14 immediately preceding their application for these benefits had
15 their domicile in the State of Illinois, of World War I
16 veterans who were killed in action or who died between April 6,
17 1917, and July 2, 1921, and of World War II veterans who were
18 killed in action or died after December 6, 1941, and on or
19 before December 31, 1946, and of Korean conflict veterans who
20 were killed in action or died between June 27, 1950 and January
21 31, 1955, and of Vietnam conflict veterans who were killed in
22 action or died between January 1, 1961 and May 7, 1975, as a
23 result of service in the Armed Forces of the United States or

 

 

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1 from other causes of World War I, World War II, the Korean
2 conflict or the Vietnam conflict, who died, whether before or
3 after the cessation of hostilities, from service-connected
4 disability, and of any veterans who died during the induction
5 periods specified below or died of a service-connected
6 disability incurred during such induction periods, such
7 periods to be those beginning September 16, 1940, and ending
8 December 6, 1941, and beginning January 1, 1947 and ending June
9 26, 1950 and the period beginning February 1, 1955, and ending
10 on the day before the first day thereafter on which individuals
11 (other than individuals liable for induction by reason of prior
12 deferment) are no longer liable for induction for training and
13 service into the Armed Forces under the Universal Military
14 Training and Service Act, and beginning January 1, 1961 and
15 ending May 7, 1975 and of any veterans who are totally and
16 permanently disabled as a result of a service-connected
17 disability (or who died while a disability so evaluated was in
18 existence); which children are attending or may attend a state
19 or private educational institution of elementary or high school
20 grade or a business college, vocational training school, or
21 other educational institution in this State where courses of
22 instruction are provided in subjects which would tend to enable
23 such children to engage in any useful trade, occupation or
24 profession. As used in this Act "service-connected" means, with
25 respect to disability or death, that such disability was
26 incurred or aggravated, or that the death resulted from a

 

 

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1 disability incurred or aggravated, in the performance of active
2 duty or active duty for training in the military services. Such
3 children shall be admitted to state educational institutions
4 free of tuition. No more than $250.00 may be paid under this
5 Act for any one child for any one school year.
6 (Source: P.A. 94-106, eff. 7-1-05.)