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91_HB1576
LRB9103200DHmg
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Act on the Aging by changing
2 Section 2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
6 changing Section 2 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 6102)
8 Sec. 2. Purposes of the Act.
9 The ability of the constantly increasing number of aged
10 in the State to maintain self-sufficiency and personal
11 well-being with the dignity to which their years of labor
12 entitle them and to realize their maximum potential as
13 creative and productive individuals are matters of profound
14 import and concern for all of the people of this State.
15 The purposes of this Act are to provide a comprehensive
16 and coordinated service system for the State's aging
17 population, giving high priority to those persons in greatest
18 need; to conduct studies and research into the needs and
19 problems of the aging; and to insure participation by the
20 aging in the planning and operation of all phases of the
21 system.
22 (Source: P.A. 78-242.)