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| Public Act 102-0484 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning veterans.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Military Veterans Assistance Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 9 as follows:
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(330 ILCS 45/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 3089)
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Sec. 9. Veterans Assistance Commission. | ||||
(a) In counties having 2 or more posts, camps, chapters or | ||||
detachments
of military veterans organizations as may be | ||||
recognized by law, a central
assistance committee may be | ||||
organized to be known as the Veterans
Assistance Commission of | ||||
such county, composed of delegates and alternates from a | ||||
majority of such posts, camps, units, and chapters or ship
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selected annually as determined by each post, ship, camp, or
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chapter. When so organized a commission shall be clothed with | ||||
all the
powers and charged with all the duties theretofore | ||||
devolving upon the
different posts and chapters as provided in | ||||
Section 2.
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(1) Beginning on January 1, 2017, and every January 1 | ||||
thereafter, all Veterans Assistance Commissions shall | ||||
publish a notice to each post, camp, unit, chapter, ship, | ||||
or detachment of a military veterans organization within | ||||
their respective county calling on them to select | ||||
delegates and alternates for that county's Veterans | ||
Assistance Commission by the methods provided in this | ||
subsection. The Veterans Assistance Commissions shall | ||
allow each post, camp, unit, chapter, ship, or detachment | ||
of a military veterans organization 60 days to respond. | ||
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), posts, camps, | ||
units, chapters, ships, or detachments of a military | ||
veterans organization shall be permitted to select one | ||
delegate and one alternate. | ||
(3) In counties with 5 or more posts, camps, units, | ||
chapters, ships, or detachments of the same military | ||
veterans organization, all the constituent posts, camps, | ||
units, chapters, ships, or detachments of such military | ||
organizations shall be permitted to select a single | ||
delegate and single alternate to represent that military | ||
veterans organization instead of each constituent post, | ||
camp, unit, chapter, ship, or detachment selecting one | ||
delegate and one alternate. For the purposes of meeting | ||
the majority requirement of this subsection, when the | ||
constituent groups of a military veterans organization | ||
choose to select a single delegate and single alternate, | ||
the single delegate and single alternate shall represent | ||
the aggregate percentage of the constituent groups. | ||
(4) If a post, camp, unit, chapter, ship, or | ||
detachment of a military veterans organization serves more | ||
than one county, then it shall be permitted to select one | ||
delegate and one alternate for the Veterans Assistance | ||
Commission in each county in which at least 25% of its | ||
members reside. | ||
(b) The Commission superintendent and the president or | ||
chairman of the
county board, or some other county officer | ||
appointed by him, shall have
general oversight of the | ||
distribution of all moneys and supplies
appropriated by the | ||
county for the benefit of military veterans and
their | ||
families, subject to such rules, regulations, administrative
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procedures or audit reviews as are necessary as approved by | ||
the county
board to carry out the spirit and intent of this | ||
Act. No warrant authorized
under this Act may be issued for the | ||
payment of money without the
presentation of an itemized | ||
statement or claim, approved by the
superintendent of the | ||
Commission.
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If general assistance funds are allocated to a county for | ||
assistance to
military veterans and their families as provided | ||
in the Illinois
Public Aid Code, the administration of such | ||
funds and of county tax funds
levied for such purpose as | ||
provided in Section 5-2006 of the Counties Code
shall be | ||
subject to the supervision of the Department of Human
Services | ||
in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Public Aid | ||
Code. The
superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission | ||
must comply with the
procedures and regulations adopted by the | ||
Veterans Assistance Commission
and the regulations of the | ||
Department of Human Services. To further
the intent of this | ||
Act of assisting military veterans, this Act is to be
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construed so that the Veterans Assistance Commission shall | ||
provide needed
services to eligible veterans.
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(Source: P.A. 99-853, eff. 8-19-16.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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