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Rep. Mark L. Walker
Filed: 4/13/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3865
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3865 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
| 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2WWW as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2WWW. Deceptive practices targeting veterans and |
| 8 | | military members. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
| 10 | | "Veteran or military benefits services" means any services |
| 11 | | offered or provided to a veteran, military member, or family |
| 12 | | member who is entitled to receive benefits under federal, |
| 13 | | State, or local law, policy, or practice as a result of, at |
| 14 | | least in part, qualifying military service. Such services |
| 15 | | include assistance in obtaining benefits, increasing benefits, |
| 16 | | or appealing a decision related to obtaining or increasing |
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| 1 | | benefits. |
| 2 | | "Veteran's services disclosure" means providing, in upper |
| 3 | | case type in size at least as large as the type size of the |
| 4 | | written communication or by voice-over, the following |
| 5 | | statement: "VETERAN AND MILITARY BENEFITS SERVICES ARE |
| 6 | | AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS, |
| 7 | | THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND FEDERALLY |
| 8 | | CHARTERED VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. TO LEARN MORE, |
| 9 | | CONTACT THESE ORGANIZATIONS OR THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S |
| 10 | | OFFICE AT 1-800-382-3000.". |
| 11 | | (b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this |
| 12 | | Act for any person providing veteran or military benefits |
| 13 | | services to: |
| 14 | | (1) Fail in any advertising to conspicuously disclose |
| 15 | | a veteran's services disclosure when veteran or military |
| 16 | | benefits services are provided in exchange for a benefit |
| 17 | | or thing of value. |
| 18 | | (2) Fail to obtain, or to obtain a pending application |
| 19 | | for, all veteran or military benefits services |
| 20 | | qualifications, certifications, and accreditations |
| 21 | | required under State or federal law. |
| 22 | | (3) Fail, when acting as a fiduciary for a veteran |
| 23 | | receiving benefits, to meet the responsibilities of |
| 24 | | fiduciaries under 38 CFR 13.140. |
| 25 | | (4) Fail, when providing representation before the |
| 26 | | United States Department of Veterans Affairs, to meet the |