SB3335 Summary

• Appropriates $146,048,500 total for Department of Veterans' Affairs fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019): General Funds $69,908,000; Other State Funds $74,851,700; Federal Funds $1,288,800

• Funds central office operations ($8.7M), veterans' field services ($5.4M), and grants-in-aid including bonus payments to war veterans ($248,000)

• Appropriates $4.1M for Illinois Veterans' Home at Chicago and funds four other veterans' homes (Anna, Quincy, LaSalle, Manteno) totaling over $71M combined

• Provides $2M from Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund for grants and services related to veterans' PTSD, homelessness, health insurance costs, disability benefits, and long-term care

• Allocates $250,000 each for Illinois Warrior Assistance Program and Survivor's Compensation Act benefits; $223,000 for specially adapted housing; $425,000 for veterans' headstones; takes effect July 1, 2018