Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-620) Sec. 2705-620. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 103-563, eff. 11-17-23. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-25.)

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-621) Sec. 2705-621. Type II Noise Suppression Program. On or before July 1, 2025, the Department may, subject to appropriation, create and implement a Type II Noise Suppression Program as defined by 23 CFR 772.5 to provide noise abatement on existing highways i…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-625) Sec. 2705-625. Safety improvements to State roads for pedestrians and cyclists. The Department shall develop a policy which ensures the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on roadways within this State. The policy shall provide that improvements will be mad…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-626) Sec. 2705-626. Studies; surveys; local government construction projects. Unless prohibited by any State or federal statutory confidentiality restrictions, upon request by a unit of local government, the Department shall make available any study or survey c…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-627) Sec. 2705-627. Local government portal. The Department shall establish an online portal that allows units of local government to submit forms electronically to the Department. The online portal shall provide a tracking feature for the submission as well as…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-630) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2705-630. Transit to Trails Grant Program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Secretary shall establish the Transit to Trails Grant Program to award grants to eligible enti…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-90) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.31) Sec. 2705-90. Criminal history record information from Illinois State Police. Whenever the Department is authorized or required by law to consider some aspect of criminal history record information for the purpose of carrying out it…

(20 ILCS 2715/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Act. (Source: P.A. 94-997, eff. 1-1-08.)

(20 ILCS 2715/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Oversight Board" means the Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Board established under this Act. (b) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Transportation. (c) "Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Statist…

(20 ILCS 2715/15) Sec. 15. Oversight Board. (a) There is created within the Department a Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Board, consisting of 15 members, which shall independently exercise its powers, duties, and responsibilities. The Board shall have the authority…

(20 ILCS 2715/20) Sec. 20. Chairpersons. From the membership of the Board, the Governor shall designate the chair and vice chair, who shall serve at the discretion of the Governor. Chairpersons shall serve in that capacity for a term not to exceed 2 years. (Source: P.A. 94-997, e…

(20 ILCS 2715/25) Sec. 25. Funding. Funding to implement this Act shall be appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department. (Source: P.A. 94-997, eff. 1-1-08.)

(20 ILCS 2715/30) Sec. 30. Compensation. Members of the Oversight Board shall serve without compensation. Members may be reimbursed by the Department for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with their duties. (Source: P.A. 94-997, eff. 1-1-08.)

(20 ILCS 2715/35) Sec. 35. Staffing. The Secretary of the Department shall employ or assign, in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Personnel Code, the administrative, professional, clerical, and other personnel required and may organize his or her staff as may be appr…

(20 ILCS 2715/40) Sec. 40. Powers and Duties of the Oversight Board. The Oversight Board shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: (a) To operate purely as an advisory body. Any changes to rules and policy promoted by the Oversight Board are only recommendati…

(20 ILCS 2715/5) Sec. 5. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this Act is to identify and address bias-based policing through the monitoring, review, and improvement of the collection of racial profiling information collected under the Illinois Traffic Stop Statistical Study. Thro…

(20 ILCS 2715/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-997, eff. 1-1-08; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 2715/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2007, except that the Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Act takes effect January 1, 2008. (Source: P.A. 94-997, eff. 1-1-08.)

(20 ILCS 2805/0.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 65.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Act (formerly the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act). (Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)

(20 ILCS 2805/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 66) Sec. 1. There is created the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (formerly the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs). The Department is the successor agency to the Illinois Veterans' Commission. (Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15…

(20 ILCS 2805/1.2) Sec. 1.2. Division of Women Veterans Affairs. Subject to appropriations for this purpose, the Division of Women Veterans Affairs is created as a Division within the Department. The Division shall serve as an advocate for women veterans, in recognition of the un…

(20 ILCS 2805/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. "Veterans Home", unless the context indicates otherwise, means any or all of the Illinois Veterans Homes operated and maintained by the Department. "Veterans Hom…

(20 ILCS 2805/10) Sec. 10. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-752, eff. 8-14-98. Repealed by P.A. 97-297, eff. 1-1-12.)

(20 ILCS 2805/15) Sec. 15. Veterans advisory council. (a) A veterans advisory council shall be established in the State of Illinois. The council shall consist of at least 21 members as follows: (1) Four members of the General Assembly, appointed one each by the President of the S…

(20 ILCS 2805/16) Sec. 16. SkillBridge program. Subject to appropriation for this purpose, the Department shall serve as the State's principal assistance organization under the United States Department of Defense's SkillBridge program for employers and transitioning service membe…

(20 ILCS 2805/2) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67) Sec. 2. Powers and duties. The Department shall have the following powers and duties: To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or his or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be reasonably necessary or reasonab…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01) Sec. 2.01. Veterans Home admissions. (a) Any honorably discharged veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home if the applicant meets the requirements of this Section. (b) The veteran must: (1) have served in the…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.01a) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01a) Sec. 2.01a. Members benefits fund; personal property. The Department shall direct the expenditure of all money which has been or may be received by any officer of an Illinois Veterans Home including profit on sales from commiss…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.01b) Sec. 2.01b. Illinois Veterans Home at Chicago. The Illinois Veterans Home at Chicago is established. The Department shall operate and maintain the Illinois Veterans Home at Chicago. (Source: P.A. 100-392, eff. 8-25-17.)

(20 ILCS 2805/2.01c) Sec. 2.01c. Veterans Home; notice of infectious disease. (a) As used in this Section, "infectious disease" means any disease caused by a living organism or other pathogen, including a fungus, bacteria, parasite, protozoan, prion, or virus, that has a history …

(20 ILCS 2805/2.02) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.02) Sec. 2.02. Any widow or widower of any honorably discharged veteran who meets the qualifications specified in Section 2.01 and who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately before mak…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.02a) Sec. 2.02a. Gold Star Family. Any natural father, natural mother, mother through adoption, father through adoption, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible by the United States Department of…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.03) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.03) Sec. 2.03. Admissions. Admissions to an Illinois Veterans Home are subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to govern the admission of applicants. Each resident of a Home is liable for t…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.04) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.04) Sec. 2.04. There shall be established in the State Treasury special funds known as (i) the LaSalle Veterans Home Fund, (ii) the Anna Veterans Home Fund, (iii) the Manteno Veterans Home Fund, and (iv) the Quincy Veterans Home Fund…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.05) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.05) Sec. 2.05. When any veteran is a resident or becomes a resident of the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna or Quincy, the spouse of the veteran may be admitted as a resident of the Home, subject to the rules and regulations of the Ho…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.06) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.06) Sec. 2.06. The Department shall make reasonable rules and regulations to govern the admission, maintenance, and discharge of residents of the Illinois Veterans Homes consistent with the spirit and provisions of Sections 2.01 thro…

(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 (i) to fill all beds, subject to appropriation, and (ii) to fulfill the requirements of this Act. The Department shall repo…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.08) Sec. 2.08. State healthcare purchasing. On and after the date 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, as provided in the Executive Order 1 (2012) Implementation Act, all of the powers, duties, rights, and responsi…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.10) Sec. 2.10. Conflicts with the Nursing Home Care Act. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this Act and the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning an Illinois Veterans Home not operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, then the pro…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.11) Sec. 2.11. Advertising for employees at veterans medical facilities. The Department may spend up to $30,000 per fiscal year for the purpose of advertising seeking employees to fill open positions at veterans medical facilities. (Source: P.A. 96-90, eff. 7-27-0…

(20 ILCS 2805/2.12) Sec. 2.12. Cemeteries. The Department may operate cemeteries at the Manteno Veterans Home and the Quincy Veterans Home for interment of veterans or their spouses as identified by the Department. (Source: P.A. 99-314, eff. 8-7-15.)

(20 ILCS 2805/2.13) Sec. 2.13. Veterans Homes; complaints; communicable disease reports. (a) As used in this Section: "Case" means a person that lived as a resident in a Veterans Home and had an illness due to a communicable disease. "Communicable disease" means an illness due to…

(20 ILCS 2805/20) Sec. 20. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-18.)

(20 ILCS 2805/25) Sec. 25. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-699, eff. 8-25-09. Repealed by P.A. 99-576, eff. 7-15-16.)

(20 ILCS 2805/2a) Sec. 2a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-1265. Repealed by P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)

(20 ILCS 2805/2b) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67b) Sec. 2b. Persian Gulf Conflict compensation. (a) (Blank). (b) Every person who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict is entitled to receive compensation of $100, payable from funds appropriated for the payments of bonuses to veterans, …

(20 ILCS 2805/2c) Sec. 2c. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95. Repealed by P.A. 91-833, eff. 1-1-01; 91-836, eff. 1-1-01.)

(20 ILCS 2805/2d) Sec. 2d. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-836, eff. 1-1-01. Repealed by P.A. 97-297, eff. 1-1-12.)

(20 ILCS 2805/2e) Sec. 2e. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 97-297, eff. 1-1-12.)

(20 ILCS 2805/2f) Sec. 2f. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 97-297, eff. 1-1-12.)