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91_SB1207
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1 AN ACT concerning the Great Lakes Veteran's Home,
2 amending named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
6 amended by changing Section 2.01 and 2.04 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2805/2.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)
8 Sec. 2.01. Any honorably discharged veteran is entitled
9 to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home, if the applicant:
10 (a) (1) Has served in the armed forces of the United
11 States at least 1 day in the Spanish American War, World War
12 I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Viet Nam Campaign,
13 or the Persian Gulf Conflict between the dates recognized by
14 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or between any other
15 present or future dates recognized by the U.S. Department of
16 Veterans Affairs as a war period for purposes of eligibility
17 for domiciliary or nursing home care; or
18 (2) Has served on active duty in the armed forces for
19 one year for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care
20 only; and
21 (b) Has service accredited to the State of Illinois or
22 has been a resident of this State for one year immediately
23 preceding the date of application; and
24 (c) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna
25 and Quincy, is disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise and
26 because of the disability is incapable of earning a living;
27 or
28 (d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at
29 LaSalle and Manteno and for admission to the Great Lakes
30 Veteran's Home, is disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise
31 and, for purposes of eligibility for nursing home care,
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1 requires nursing care because of the disability.
2 (Source: P.A. 88-160; 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)
3 (20 ILCS 2805/2.04) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.04)
4 Sec. 2.04. There shall be established in the State
5 Treasury special funds known as (i) the LaSalle Veterans Home
6 Fund, (ii) the Anna Veterans Home Fund, (iii) the Manteno
7 Veterans Home Fund, and (iv) the Quincy Veterans Home Fund,
8 and (v) the Great Lakes Home Fund. All moneys monies received
9 by an Illinois Veterans Home from Medicare and from
10 maintenance charges to veterans, spouses, and surviving
11 spouses residing at that Home shall be paid into that Home's
12 Fund. All moneys monies received from the U.S. Department of
13 Veterans Affairs for patient care shall be transmitted to the
14 Treasurer of the State for deposit in the Veterans Home Fund
15 for the Home in which the veteran resides. Appropriations
16 shall be made from a Fund only for the needs of the Home,
17 including capital improvements, building rehabilitation, and
18 repairs.
19 The administrator of each Veteran's Home shall establish
20 a locally-held member's benefits fund. Revenues accruing to
21 an Illinois Veterans Home, including any donations, grants
22 for the operation of the Home, interest on residents' trust
23 fund accounts established under this Section, profits from
24 commissary stores, and funds received from any individual or
25 other source, shall be deposited into that Home's benefit
26 fund. Interest on residents' trust fund accounts shall be
27 transferred at least semi-annually to the benefits fund.
28 Expenditures from the benefit funds shall be solely for the
29 special comfort, pleasure, and amusement of residents.
30 Contributors of unsolicited private donations may specify the
31 purpose for which the private donations are to be used.
32 Upon request of the Department, the State's Attorney of
33 the county in which a resident or living former resident of
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1 an Illinois Veterans Home who is liable under this Act for
2 payment of sums representing maintenance charges resides
3 shall file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction
4 against any such person who fails or refuses to pay such
5 sums. The court may order the payment of sums due to
6 maintenance charges for such period or periods of time as the
7 circumstances require.
8 Upon the death of a person who is or has been a resident
9 of an Illinois Veterans Home who is liable for maintenance
10 charges and who is possessed of property, the Department may
11 present a claim for such sum or for the balance due in case
12 less than the rate prescribed under this Act has been paid.
13 The claim shall be allowed and paid as other lawful claims
14 against the estate.
15 The administrator of each Veteran's Home shall establish
16 a locally-held trust fund to maintain moneys held for
17 residents. Whenever the Department finds it necessary to
18 preserve order, preserve health, or enforce discipline, the
19 resident shall deposit in a trust account at the Home such
20 monies from any source of income as may be determined
21 necessary, and disbursement of these funds to the resident
22 shall be made only by direction of the administrator.
23 If a resident of an Illinois Veterans Home has a
24 dependent child, spouse, or parent the administrator may
25 require that all monies received be deposited in a trust
26 account with dependency contributions being made at the
27 direction of the administrator. The balance retained in the
28 trust account shall be disbursed to the resident at the time
29 of discharge from the Home or to his or her heirs or legal
30 representative at the time of the resident's death, subject
31 to Department regulations or order of the court.
32 The Director of Central Management Services, with the
33 consent of the Director of Veterans' Affairs, is authorized
34 and empowered to lease or let any real property held by the
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1 Department of Veterans' Affairs for an Illinois Veterans Home
2 to entities or persons upon terms and conditions which are
3 considered to be in the best interest of that Home. The real
4 property must not be needed for any direct or immediate
5 purpose of the Home. In any leasing or letting, primary
6 consideration shall be given to the use of real property for
7 agricultural purposes, and all moneys received shall be
8 transmitted to the Treasurer of the State for deposit in the
9 appropriate Veterans Home Fund.
10 (Source: P.A. 88-160; 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)
11 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
12 Section 5.490 as follows:
13 (30 ILCS 105/5.490 new)
14 Sec. 5.490. Great Lakes Home Fund.