96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3815


 
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Michael Bond
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













305 ILCS 5/8A-1
  from Ch. 23, par. 8A-1







    Amends the Illinois
Public Aid Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning legislative intent in connection with public assistance fraud.
















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SB3815

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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 

 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
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changing Section 8A-1 as follows:
 



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    (305 ILCS 5/8A-1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 8A-1)



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    Sec. 8A-1. Legislative Intent. Because of the
the pervasive 
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nature of public
assistance fraud and its negative effect on 
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the people of the State of Illinois
and those individuals who 
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need public assistance, the General Assembly declares
it to be 
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public policy that public assistance fraud be identified and 
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dealt
with swiftly and appropriately considering the onerous 
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nature of the crime.
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(Source: P.A. 82-440.)