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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2291 Introduced 1/27/2016, by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Nutrition Outreach and Public Education Act. Makes a technical
change
in a Section concerning the establishment of the nutrition outreach and public
education program.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB2291 | | LRB099 19567 KTG 43962 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Nutrition Outreach and Public Education Act |
| 5 | | is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 42/15)
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| 7 | | Sec. 15. Program established. The
The Department of Human |
| 8 | | Services shall
establish a nutrition outreach and public |
| 9 | | education program, to
be administered by that Department in |
| 10 | | cooperation with the Department on
Aging and the State
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| 11 | | Superintendent of Education. The program shall be established |
| 12 | | to ensure
maximum participation by eligible persons in federal |
| 13 | | and State food
assistance programs. The program shall be |
| 14 | | structured so as to increase
participation statewide but with |
| 15 | | particular attention to high-risk areas
with a focus on certain |
| 16 | | at-risk populations. |
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 93-555, eff. 1-1-04.)
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