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90_HB3549 20 ILCS 1305/1-5 Amends the Department of Human Services Act by making a technical change to the Section concerning the purpose of the Department. LRB9009697MWpc LRB9009697MWpc 1 AN ACT to amend the Department of Human Services Act by 2 changing Section 1-5. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is 6 amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 1305/1-5) 8 Sec. 1-5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to 9 provide for the creation of the Department of Human Services 10 and to transfer to the Departmentitcertain rights, powers, 11 duties, and functions currently exercised by various other 12 agencies of State Government. This Act consolidates and 13 centralizes certain human services programs that are now 14 offered to the citizens of this State by a number of 15 different State agencies; it is intended to make possible the 16 more effective and efficient operation of the affected 17 programs and services. 18 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-3-96.)