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90_HB2103 305 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 23, par. 1-1 Amends the Public Aid Code to make stylistic changes in a Section concerning the purpose of the Code. LRB9003606DJcd LRB9003606DJcd 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing 2 Section 1-1. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 6 changing Section 1-1 as follows: 7 (305 ILCS 5/1-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-1) 8 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507) 9 Sec. 1-1. Public purpose; Aims in providing financial aid 10 and services. 11 The purpose of this Code is to assist in the alleviation 12 and prevention of poverty and thereby to protect and promote 13 the health and welfare of all the people of this State. 14 To accomplish this purpose, this Code authorizes 15 financial aid and social welfare services for persons in need 16 of that aid and those servicesthereofby reason of 17 unemployment, illness, or other cause depriving them of the 18 means of a livelihood compatible with health and wellbeing, 19 and provides for the development, use, and coordination of 20 all resources in this State, governmental and private. 21 The Illinois Department of Public Aid shall establish 22suchstandards of financial aid and services thataswill 23 encourage and assist applicants and recipients to maintain a 24 livelihood compatible with health and well being and to 25 develop their self-reliance and realize their capacities for 26 self-care, self-support, and responsible citizenship. 27 The maintenance and strengthening of the family unit 28 shall be a principal consideration in the administration of 29 this Code. All public aid policies shall be formulated and 30 administered to achieve this end. 31 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.) -2- LRB9003606DJcd 1 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507) 2 Sec. 1-1. Public purpose; Aims in providing financial aid 3 and services. 4 The purpose of this Code is to assist in the alleviation 5 and prevention of poverty and thereby to protect and promote 6 the health and welfare of all the people of this State. 7 To accomplish this purpose, this Code authorizes 8 financial aid and social welfare services for persons in need 9 of that aid and those servicesthereofby reason of 10 unemployment, illness, or other cause depriving them of the 11 means of a livelihood compatible with health and well-being, 12 and provides for the development, use, and coordination of 13 all resources in this State, governmental and private. 14 The Illinois Department shall establishsuchstandards of 15 financial aid and services thataswill encourage and assist 16 applicants and recipients to maintain a livelihood compatible 17 with health and well being and to develop their self-reliance 18 and realize their capacities for self-care, self-support, and 19 responsible citizenship. 20 The maintenance and strengthening of the family unit 21 shall be a principal consideration in the administration of 22 this Code. All public aid policies shall be formulated and 23 administered to achieve this end. 24 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.) 25 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act 26 makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by 27 text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a 28 Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that 29 text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) 30 the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from 31 any other Public Act.