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92_HB2825
LRB9202260TAtm
1 AN ACT concerning aging.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5 changing Section 2 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6102)
7 Sec. 2. Legislative purposes.
8 The ability of the constantly increasing number of aged
9 in the State to maintain self-sufficiency and personal
10 well-being with the dignity to which their years of labor
11 entitle them and to realize their maximum potential as
12 creative and productive individuals are matters of profound
13 import and concern for all of the people of this State.
14 The purposes of this Act are to provide a comprehensive
15 and coordinated service system for the State's aging
16 population, giving high priority to those persons in greatest
17 need; to conduct studies and research into the needs and
18 problems of the aging; and to insure participation by the
19 aging in the planning and operation of all phases of the
20 system.
21 (Source: P.A. 78-242.)