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Rep. William Delgado
Filed: 4/11/2005
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LRB094 06396 DRJ 44753 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2373
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2373, AS AMENDED, by |
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| replacing everything after the enacting clause with the |
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| following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 11-1 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/11-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-1)
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| Sec. 11-1. No discrimination). There shall be no |
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| discrimination or denial
of financial aid and
and social |
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| services on account of the race, religion, color,
national |
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| origin, sex, marital status, or political affiliation of any
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| applicant or recipient. This paragraph shall not prevent the |
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| Department from
treating individuals differently as a result of |
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| the rights and responsibilities
that arise under law from |
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| marital status. |
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| Participation in any marriage promotion or family |
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| formation activity is
voluntary.
Non-participation shall not |
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| affect any person's eligibility for or receipt of
financial aid |
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| or
social services in any program under this Code.
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| Where financial aid or social services are granted to |
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| certain classes of
persons under a program for which federal |
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| funds are available, nothing in
this Section shall require |
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| granting of financial aid or social services
to other persons |
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| where federal funds would not be available as to those other
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