Ill. Admin. Code tit. 95 § 116.50

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 116.50 - Definition of Eligible Veterans or Servicepersons

"Eligible veteran" or "serviceperson" means any veteran or serviceperson, including an Illinois National Guard Member, who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment:

a)who has:

1)been declared by the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be a Prisoner-of-War or to be Missing-in-Action; or

2)been found by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have died as the result of a service-connected disability or is permanently disabled from service-connected causes with 100% disability; or is 100% permanently and totally disabled by service-connected causes due to unemployability; and

b)who:

1)at the time of entering service was an Illinois resident; or

2)was an Illinois resident within six months after entering such service; or

3)is a resident of Illinois at the time of application for the Scholarship and, at some point after entering such service, was a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years. [105 ILCS 5/30-14.2(a)]

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 95, § 116.50

Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 12091, effective July 10, 2013

Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 17376, effective 11/13/2024