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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0298 Introduced 1/25/2013, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 20 ILCS 105/2 | from Ch. 23, par. 6102 |
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Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purposes of the Act.
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| | HB0298 | | LRB098 03052 KTG 33067 b |
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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.
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| 8 | | The
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
creative |
| 12 | | and productive individuals are matters of profound import and
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| 13 | | concern for all of the people of this State. |
| 14 | | The purposes of this Act are to provide a comprehensive and |
| 15 | | coordinated
service system for the State's aging population, |
| 16 | | giving high priority to
those persons in greatest need; to |
| 17 | | conduct studies and research into the
needs and problems of the |
| 18 | | aging; and to insure participation by the aging
in the planning |
| 19 | | and operation of all phases of the system.
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| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 78-242.)
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