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91_HB2589
LRB9105343SMdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing
2 Section 9A-1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 changing Section 9A-1 as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/9A-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-1)
8 Sec. 9A-1. Declaration of Purpose. It is the purpose of
9 this Article to provide recipients of public aid under
10 Article IV the education, training and employment programs
11 that will help them avoid long-term welfare dependence. In
12 accordance with this purpose the Department shall adopt goals
13 and implement strategies to move public aid recipients under
14 Article IV into long-term employment in jobs paying wages
15 that place them above the federal poverty line.
16 (Source: P.A. 86-1184; 86-1381.)