Full Text of HB1815 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 38 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/38) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021) | 8 | | Sec. 38. Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force. | 9 | | (a) The Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force is | 10 | | created. The Task Force shall review and make recommendations | 11 | | regarding veterans' service-related ailments that are not | 12 | | recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, | 13 | | including exploring why certain service-related ailments are | 14 | | not recognized and determining what may be done to have them | 15 | | recognized. | 16 | | Additionally, the Task Force shall assess ways the State | 17 | | of Illinois can improve the rate at which disability | 18 | | compensation claims are approved by the federal government and | 19 | | correct the disparity between the U.S. Department of Veterans | 20 | | Affairs' approval of disability compensation for Illinois | 21 | | veterans and that which is approved for veterans in other | 22 | | states. | 23 | | (b) The Task Force shall have 15 members, comprised as |
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| 1 | | follows: | 2 | | (1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs or the | 3 | | Director's designee , who shall serve as chairperson . | 4 | | (2) 2 Members from the House of Representatives, | 5 | | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House and the | 6 | | House Minority Leader. | 7 | | (3) 2 Members of the Senate, appointed one each by the | 8 | | President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader. | 9 | | (4) One veteran, appointed by the Director of | 10 | | Veterans' Affairs. | 11 | | (5) One medical professional with experience working | 12 | | with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, appointed by | 13 | | the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | 14 | | (6) 4 representatives from a variety of veterans | 15 | | organizations representing geographic diversity in the | 16 | | State, appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. | 17 | | (7) 4 members, one of whom shall be appointed by the | 18 | | chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the House of | 19 | | Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed by the | 20 | | minority spokesperson of the Veterans' Affairs Committee | 21 | | of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be | 22 | | appointed by the chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee | 23 | | of the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by the | 24 | | minority spokesperson of the Veterans Affairs Committee of | 25 | | the Senate. Those appointed to the Task Force under this | 26 | | paragraph shall be members of different Illinois counties' |
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| 1 | | Veterans Assistance Commissions, Veteran Service Officers, | 2 | | and VITAS officials. | 3 | | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
| 4 | | may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing | 5 | | their duties. | 6 | | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months | 7 | | beginning on or before July 1, 2021 2019 , and at other times as | 8 | | determined by the Task Force. Task Force members shall select | 9 | | from amongst themselves a chairperson or co-chairpersons at | 10 | | the initial Task Force meeting. | 11 | | (d) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide | 12 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 13 | | (e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes | 14 | | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. | 15 | | The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and | 16 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by | 17 | | December 31, 2022 2020 . The Task Force is dissolved, and this | 18 | | Section is repealed, on December 31, 2023 2021 .
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 101-225, eff. 8-9-19.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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