Bill Text: IL SB0821 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Disabled Veterans Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility for certain services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0821 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB0821-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB0821 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
330 ILCS 65/1 from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 58
Amends the Disabled Veterans Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility for certain services.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning veterans.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Disabled Veterans Housing Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(330 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 58)
Sec. 1. Any veteran of the the military or naval service of
the United States who was a resident of this State at the time
he entered such service and who has been approved by the
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs for assistance under
Chapter 21 of Title 38, United States Code, as now or hereafter
amended, shall be entitled to receive assistance under this Act
for the purpose of acquiring within this State or without this
State, where due to service-connected disabilities and upon the
advice or recommendation of a duly recognized physician of the
Veterans Administration in order to protect the health of the
veteran, such veteran cannot reside in this State, a suitable
dwelling unit with special fixtures or movable facilities made
necessary by the veteran's permanent and total
service-connected disability.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 650.)