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Full Text of SB2769  103rd General Assembly

SB2769eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
5of 1984 is amended by adding Section 10-7 as follows:
 
6    (25 ILCS 130/10-7 new)
7    Sec. 10-7. Veteran Internship Pilot Program.
8    (a) The Commission on Government Forecasting and
9Accountability shall create a Veteran Internship Pilot Program
10for the purpose of providing internships for honorably
11discharged veterans to participate in the General Assembly's
12legislative staff internship program implemented under Section
1310-3.
14    (b) Subject to appropriation, beginning on July 1, 2024,
15the Commission shall implement the pilot program. The
16Commission shall operate the pilot program for a 2-year
17period. At the end of that 2-year period, the Commission shall
18evaluate the pilot program and submit a report to the General
19Assembly with its findings, including, but not limited to:
20        (1) the number of pilot program participants;
21        (2) the number of applicants to the pilot program; and
22        (3) the effectiveness of universities in recruiting
23    veterans to participate in the pilot program.

 

 

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1    (c) The Commission shall establish qualifications for
2participation in the pilot program, including that a
3participant must be honorably discharged from the United
4States Armed Forces and have completed at least 60 hours of
5college credit.
6    (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.