SB3903 Summary

• Appropriates $121,182,400 total to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, comprising $65,155,700 in General Funds, $54,386,100 in Other State Funds, and $1,640,600 in Federal Funds

• Funds Central Office operations including personal services ($3,441,800), electronic data processing ($1,173,300), and contractual services ($573,500)

• Provides $1,311,500 in grants-in-aid for bonus payments to war veterans ($597,800), educational opportunities for children of veterans ($163,700), and veterans' headstones ($550,000)

• Allocates $10,000,000 from Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund for grants and services related to veterans' post-traumatic stress disorder, homelessness, health insurance costs, disability benefits, and long-term care

• Funds four Illinois Veterans' Homes (Anna, Quincy, LaSalle, and Manteno) with combined appropriations for personnel, operations, and a homeless veterans program