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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 605-813 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 605/605-813 new)
8     Sec. 605-813. Transitional jobs pilot programs. The
9 Department, subject to appropriation, shall develop and
10 administer 3 pilot programs that use "work therapy" to assist
11 homeless adults transition into employment. The Department
12 shall adopt the rules necessary for the implementation of this
13 Section.
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
15 2009.