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Sen. John J. Cullerton
Adopted in Senate on Feb 24, 2004
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LRB093 15740 DRJ 47872 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2786
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2786 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing
Section 5-1 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
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| Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. It is the purpose of |
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| this Article to
provide a program of essential
medical care and |
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| rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic
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| maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons who |
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| are unable,
because of inadequate resources, to meet their |
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| essential medical needs.
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| Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and |
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| correction of
handicapping conditions for persons requiring |
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| maintenance support are
essential if those persons
they are to |
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| have an opportunity to become
self-supporting or
to attain a |
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| greater capacity for self-care. For persons who are medically
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| indigent but otherwise able to provide themselves with a |
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| livelihood, it is
of special importance to maintain their |
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| incentives for continued
independence and preserve their |
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| limited resources for ordinary maintenance
needs to prevent |
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| their total or substantial dependency.
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| (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)".
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