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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3216 Introduced 2/10/2020, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months
beginning January 1, 2021 (rather than beginning July 1, 2019). Requires the Task Force to submit the report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2022 (rather than December 31, 2020). Dissolves the Task Force and repeals provisions on December 31, 2023 (rather than December 31, 2021). Effective immediately.
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| | SB3216 | | LRB101 20402 CPF 69951 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning veterans' affairs.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is |
5 | | amended by changing Section 38 as follows:
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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7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2021) |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 of |
17 | | Illinois can improve the rate at which disability compensation |
18 | | claims are approved by the federal government and correct the |
19 | | disparity between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' |
20 | | approval of disability compensation for Illinois veterans and |
21 | | that which is approved for veterans in other states. |
22 | | (b) The Task Force shall have 15 members, comprised as |
23 | | follows: |