Section 130.20  Definitions

"Act" means the State Finance Act [30 ILCS 105].

"Armed Forces of the United States" means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and the Reserve Forces, or the Illinois National Guard. Service in the Merchant Marine or civilian service is not service in the Armed Forces for the purposes of this Part.

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.

"Disabled Veteran" means a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who, by reason of service connected disability, is rated as 100% disabled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and for whom the Department has received Notice of Approval from the VA as being approved for the Special Adapted Housing Grant and for whom the Department has received annual notice that the veteran is receiving the Tax Exemption for Specially Adapted Housing.

"Resident of this State" means a person who is domiciled in Illinois as shown by documentation such as an Illinois driver's license or voter registration.

"Tax Exempt Disabled Veteran List" means the annually verified list maintained by the Department of veterans who are rated as 100% service connected disabled by the VA, and for whom the Department has received a Notice of Approval from the VA as being approved for the Special Adapted Housing Grant, and for whom the Department has received annual notice that the veteran is receiving the Tax Exemption for Specially Adapted Housing.

"Widow/widower" means the surviving spouse of a qualified disabled veteran who was in receipt of a Special Adapted Housing Grant.