Public Act 0828 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4757 Enrolled LRB103 38553 KTG 68689 b

Public Act 103-0828

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is amended by adding Section 40 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2805/40 new)

Sec. 40. Notice of veterans and service members' benefits, services, and protections. The Department shall create, and the Department of Labor shall make available, at no cost, a veterans and service members' benefits, services, and protections poster. Such a poster shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the following:

(1) Free veterans' benefits and services provided by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and other veterans service organizations;

(2) Tax benefits;

(3) Illinois veteran driver's license and non-driver veteran identification card;

(4) Illinois protections for survivors of sexual violence in the military; and

(5) Contact information for the following:

(i) The United States Department of Veterans Affairs;

(ii) The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; and

(iii) The Veterans Crisis Line.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2025.