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HB1630 Engrossed                     LRB093 05280 DRJ 05370 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to human needs.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Department  of  Human  Services  Act is
 5    amended by adding Section 10-35 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 1305/10-35 new)
 7        Sec. 10-35. Hispanic/Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention and
 8    Intervention Initiative.
 9        (a)  The  Department  is  authorized   to   establish   a
10    Hispanic/Latino  Teen  Pregnancy  Prevention and Intervention
11    Initiative program.
12        (b)  As  a  part  of  the   program   established   under
13    subsection (a), the Department is authorized to award a grant
14    to a qualified entity for the purpose of conducting research,
15    education,  and  prevention  activities  to  reduce pregnancy
16    among Hispanic teenagers.