Bill Text: IL HB0288 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purposes of the Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0288 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB0288-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 2 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6102)
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7 | Sec. 2.
The
The ability of the constantly increasing number | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | of aged in the State to
maintain self-sufficiency and personal | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | well-being with the dignity to which
their years of labor | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | entitle them and to realize their maximum potential as
creative | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | and productive individuals are matters of profound import and
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12 | concern for all of the people of this State. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | The purposes of this Act are to provide a comprehensive and | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | coordinated
service system for the State's aging population, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | giving high priority to
those persons in greatest need; to | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | conduct studies and research into the
needs and problems of the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | aging; and to insure participation by the aging
in the planning | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | and operation of all phases of the system.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 78-242.)
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