HB3150 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 09948 JLS 30167 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3150

Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 405/406.5 new

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an individual is not disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits by reason of being entitled to disability benefits related to the person's military service when the military service disability is determined to be greater than 20%. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning employment.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by adding Section 406.5 as follows:

(820 ILCS 405/406.5 new)

Sec. 406.5. Military service disability; benefit eligibility. An individual otherwise eligible for benefits shall not be disqualified from receiving benefits by reason of being entitled to disability benefits related to the person's military service when the service-related disability is determined to be 20% or greater.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.