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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 854
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 854 on page 1, by
3 replacing lines 7 through 28 with the following:
4 "Sec. 2.01. Any honorably discharged veteran or honorably
5 discharged former member of the armed forces is entitled to
6 admission to an Illinois Veterans Home, if the applicant:
7 (a) (1) Has served in the armed forces of the United
8 States at least 1 day in the Spanish American War, World War
9 I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Viet Nam Campaign,
10 or the Persian Gulf Conflict between the dates recognized by
11 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or between any other
12 present or future dates recognized by the U.S. Department of
13 Veterans Affairs as a war period, or has served in a hostile
14 fire environment and has been awarded a campaign or
15 expeditionary medal signifying his or her service, for
16 purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care;
17 or
18 (2) Has (i) served on active duty in the armed forces
19 for one year for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care
20 only or (ii) served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces
21 of the United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory
22 service, is otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active
23 duty retirement benefits, and has been an Illinois resident
24 for at least one year before applying for admission for
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1 purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care only; and".