a) To provide the Illinois Department of Military Affairs the power to make grants from the Fund to:
- 1) Illinois residents who are members of the Active Duty Armed Forces (on or after November 23, 2009) who are/were called to active military service during an emergency declared by the President of the United States or Congress or as defined in this Part.
- 2) Illinois National Guard members who are/were called to active duty during an emergency declared by the President of the United States or Congress or as defined in this Part.
- 3) Illinois residents who are members of other Reserve Components of the Armed Forces (including National Guard members of other states) who are/were called to active duty during an emergency declared by the President of the United States or Congress or as defined in this Part.
- 4) Members of the Illinois National Guard who have been called to State Active Duty for 30 or more consecutive days of duty.
- 5) Family members of the service members described in subsections (1) through (4).
- b) The grants shall be in the form of three types of payments:
1) payments based on need, as determined under Section 200.20;
- 2) payments based on the member's status, as determined under Section 200.30; and
- 3) payments based on the member's casualty status, as determined under Sections 200.40 and 200.41.
The intent of Section 22-9 of the Illinois Military Code and this Part is to provide an opportunity on standard individual income tax forms to allow taxpayers to contribute to the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund:
(Source: Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 8822, effective June 15, 2015)