(405 ILCS 80/3-4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1803-4)
Sec. 3-4.
The Department shall establish a Family
Assistance Program for Mentally Disabled Children ("the Program") under this
Article. The purpose of the Program is to strengthen and promote the
family and to prevent the out-of-home placement of mentally disabled
children. The Department shall implement the purpose of the Program by
providing funds directly to families to defray some of the costs of caring
for mentally disabled family members, thereby
preventing or delaying the out-of-home placement of family members.
(Source: P.A. 86-921.)
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