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| Public Act 093-0976 |
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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 Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||
changing Section 22-9 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1805/22-9)
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Sec. 22-9. Power to make grants from the Illinois Military
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Family Relief Fund. Subject to appropriation, the Department of | ||||
Military
Affairs shall have the power to make grants from the | ||||
Illinois Military
Family Relief Fund, a special fund created in | ||||
the State treasury, to single persons who are members of the | ||||
Illinois National Guard or Illinois residents who are members | ||||
of the reserves of the armed forces of the United States and | ||||
who have been called to active duty as a result of the | ||||
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to families
of persons | ||||
who are members of the Illinois National Guard or Illinois | ||||
residents
who are members of the reserves of the armed forces | ||||
of the United States and
who have been called to active duty as | ||||
a result of the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks. The | ||||
Department of Military Affairs shall establish
eligibility | ||||
criteria for the grants by rule.
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In addition to amounts transferred into the Fund under | ||||
Section 510 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act, the State Treasurer | ||||
shall accept and deposit into the
Fund all gifts, grants,
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transfers, appropriations, and other amounts
from any legal | ||||
source, public or private, that are
designated for deposit into | ||||
the Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 92-886, eff. 2-7-03; 93-506, eff. 8-11-03.)
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Section 10. The Survivors Compensation Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 4 as follows: | ||||
(330 ILCS 100/4 new) | ||
Sec. 4. Compensation in connection with deceased veterans | ||
of the Global War on Terrorism. | ||
(a) The widow or widower, child or children, mother, | ||
father, persons standing in loco parentis, brothers and | ||
sisters, in the order named, of any deceased person if (i) that | ||
person was a resident of Illinois for at least 12 months | ||
immediately preceding entry into military service and (ii) that | ||
person's death was service-connected as a result of hostile | ||
action on or after September 11, 2001 and prior to such time as | ||
Congress declares such persons ineligible for the Global War on
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Terrorism Expeditionary Medal or the Global War on Terrorism | ||
Service Medal shall be paid $3,000. | ||
(b) If a preceding beneficiary fails to file a claim of | ||
compensation after the official notice of death, the Department | ||
of Veterans' Affairs may accept applications from succeeding | ||
beneficiaries, and such beneficiaries may then proceed to | ||
qualify upon submission of satisfactory proof of eligibility. | ||
(c) No right or claim to compensation under this Section | ||
may be assigned. | ||
(d) The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs has | ||
complete charge and control of the general scheme of payments | ||
authorized by this Section and shall adopt general rules for | ||
the making of those payments, for the ascertainment and | ||
selection of proper beneficiaries and the amount to which those | ||
beneficiaries are entitled, and for procedure. | ||
(e) If the person to whom compensation is payable under | ||
this Section is under legal disability, the compensation shall | ||
be paid to the person legally vested with the care of the | ||
legally disabled person under the laws of his or her state of | ||
residence. If no such person has been so designated for the | ||
legally disabled person, payment shall be made to the chief | ||
officer of any hospital or institution under the supervision or | ||
control of any state or of the Veterans Administration of the | ||
United States in which the legally disabled person is placed, | ||
if the officer is authorized to accept moneys for the benefit | ||
of the incompetent. Any payments so made shall be held or used | ||
solely for the benefit of the legally disabled person. | ||
As used in this Section, a person "under legal disability" | ||
means any person found to be so disabled by a court of | ||
competent jurisdiction of any state or the District of Columbia | ||
or by any adjudication officer of the Veterans Administration | ||
of the United States.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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