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1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
5 | | Section 50 as follows:
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6 | | (30 ILCS 105/50 new) |
7 | | Sec. 50. Conversion therapy funds prohibited. |
8 | | Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the |
9 | | State shall not expend or invest any public funds in any |
10 | | organization, nonprofit organization, religious organization, |
11 | | or any other entity to be used for conversion therapy. Any |
12 | | public funds owed by the State to an organization used for |
13 | | conversion therapy as of the effective date of this amendatory |
14 | | Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be withheld from such |
15 | | organization, and any contract between the State and that |
16 | | organization shall be void to the extent that the contract is |
17 | | used or will be used for conversion therapy. |
18 | | For purposes of this Section, "conversion therapy" means |
19 | | any practices or treatments that seek to change an |
20 | | individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including |
21 | | efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to |
22 | | eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings |
23 | | toward individuals of the same gender. This does not include |