Public Act 93-0597

HB2983 Enrolled                      LRB093 11108 MKM 11858 b

    AN ACT concerning veterans.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Department  of  Veterans Affairs Act is
amended by changing Section 2.07 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 2805/2.07) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.07)
    Sec. 2.07.  The  Department  shall  employ  and  maintain
sufficient  and  qualified  staff  at  the veterans' homes to
fulfill the requirements of this Act.  The  Department  shall
report  to  the  General Assembly, by January 1 and July 1 of
each year, the number of staff employed in  providing  direct
patient  care  at  their  veterans'  homes, the compliance or
noncompliance with  staffing  standards  established  by  the
United  States  Department of Veterans Affairs for such care,
and in the event of noncompliance with  such  standards,  the
number of staff required for compliance.
    All  contracts  between the State and outside contractors
to provide workers to staff and  service  the  Anna  Veterans
Home  shall be canceled in accordance with the terms of those
contracts.  Upon cancellation, each worker  or  staff  member
shall  be  offered  certified  employment  status  under  the
Illinois  Personnel  Code  with the State of Illinois. To the
extent it is reasonably practicable, the position offered  to
each  person  shall be at the same facility and shall consist
of the same duties and hours as previously existed under  the
canceled contract or contracts.
(Source: P.A. 88-160.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.