Sen. James F. Clayborne Jr.

Filed: 4/2/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1907

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1907 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 changing Section 5-1 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/5-1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5-1)
7     Sec. 5-1. Declaration of purpose. It is the purpose of this
8 Article to provide a program of essential medical care and
9 rehabilitative services for persons receiving basic
10 maintenance grants under this Code and for other persons who
11 are unable, because of inadequate resources, to meet their
12 essential medical needs.
13     Preservation of health, alleviation of sickness, and
14 correction of handicapping conditions for persons requiring
15 maintenance support are essential if they are to have an
16 opportunity to become self-supporting, or to attain a greater

 

 

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1 capacity for self-care, or to live out the last years of their
2 lives with dignity. For persons who are medically indigent but
3 otherwise able to provide themselves with a livelihood, it is
4 of special importance to maintain their incentives for
5 continued independence and preserve their limited resources
6 for ordinary maintenance needs to prevent their total or
7 substantial dependency.
8 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.".