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91_HB2712 LRB9104545DJcd 1 AN ACT concerning juveniles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is 5 amended by changing Section 1 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 505/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5001) 7 Sec. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to create a 8 Department of Children and Family Services to provide social 9 services to children and their families, to operate 10 children's institutions, and to provide certain other 11 rehabilitative and residential services as enumerated in this 12 Act. 13 It is the intent of this Act that the child welfare 14 services herein provided do not release the parent or 15 guardian from responsibility to provide for the financial 16 support of their children. 17 This primary and continuing responsibility applies 18 whether the family unit of parents and children remain intact 19 and reside in a common household or whether the unit has been 20 temporarily broken by reason of child abuse, neglect, 21 dependency or other reasons necessitating state care and 22 training. 23 It is the purpose of this Act to provide for 24 determination for the appropriate level of support, from 25 parents given their financial circumstances. 26 (Source: P.A. 83-1037.) 27 Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended 28 by changing Section 1-1 as follows: 29 (705 ILCS 405/1-1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-1) -2- LRB9104545DJcd 1 Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Actshall be known andmay 2 be cited as the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 3 (Source: P.A. 85-601.)