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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1659 Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Emil Jones, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning the legislative purpose of the Act.
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| | SB1659 | | LRB097 10080 KTG 50258 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended |
| 5 | | by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 1305/1-5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1-5. Purpose. It is the
the purpose of this Act to |
| 8 | | provide for the
creation of the Department of Human Services |
| 9 | | and to transfer to it certain
rights, powers, duties, and |
| 10 | | functions currently exercised by various other
agencies of |
| 11 | | State Government. This Act consolidates and centralizes |
| 12 | | certain
human services programs that are now offered to the |
| 13 | | citizens of this State by
a number of different State agencies; |
| 14 | | it is intended to make possible the more
effective and |
| 15 | | efficient operation of the affected programs and services. |
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-3-96.)
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