093_HB1570
LRB093 09821 AMC 10067 b
1 AN ACT concerning the regulation of professions.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
5 Code is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 41/1-5)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
8 Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The practice of funeral
9 directing and embalming in thisthe State of Illinois is
10 declared to be a practice affecting the public health, safety
11 and welfare and subject to regulation and control in the
12 public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of
13 public interest and concern that the preparation, care and
14 final disposal of a deceased human body be attended with
15 appropriate observance and understanding, having due regard
16 and respect for the reverent care of the human body and for
17 those bereaved and the overall spiritual dignity of man. It
18 is further a matter of public interest that the practice of
19 funeral directing and embalming as defined in this Code merit
20 and receive the confidence of the public and that only
21 qualified persons be authorized to practice funeral directing
22 and embalming in the State of Illinois. This Code shall be
23 liberally construed to best carry out these subjects and
24 purposes.
25 (Source: P.A. 87-966.)