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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act is
5amended by adding Section 18 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2405/18 new)
7    Sec. 18. Autism; adult day programs. Subject to
8appropriations, the Department shall create a pilot program for
9adult day services for persons on the autism spectrum over the
10age of 22. The Department shall make grants to organizations
11that develop a replicable model for quality day services for
12adults with autism living in Illinois.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.