Bill Title: Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides statements in a preamble concerning assisting Gold Star families. Provides for the Court of Claims to establish a Gold Star Families Assistance Program to access needs and provide information including a toll free helpline, regarding filing and claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Defines "Gold Star Family" as the family members of an individual who was killed in the line of duty and who was employed or serving in a capacity defined in the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Provides that the Court of Claims will report annually to the Governor, both houses of the General Assembly, and Department of Veterans' Affairs information concerning the number of Line of Duty Compensation Act claims filed, approved, and pending.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0541 [SB1493 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Antonio Munoz [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terry Link [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Randall Hultgren [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
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Senator Kwame Raoul [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kirk Dillard [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ira Silverstein [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dale Righter [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator William Haine [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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