Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 5/13/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2423 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2423 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
5changing Section 5-1 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/5-1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
7    Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. It is the the purpose of 
8this Article to provide a program of essential medical care 
9and rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic 
10maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons who 
11are unable, because of inadequate resources, to meet their 
12essential medical needs.
13    Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and 
14correction of disabling conditions for persons requiring 
15maintenance support are essential if they are to have an 
16opportunity to become self-supporting or to attain a greater 
 
 
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1capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically indigent 
2but otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it 
3is of special importance to maintain their incentives for 
4continued independence and preserve their limited resources 
5for ordinary maintenance needs to prevent their total or 
6substantial dependency.
7(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)".