(20 ILCS 505/9.8a) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.8a)
Sec. 9.8a.
Child Welfare Litigation Division.
The Department of
Children and Family Services Child Welfare Litigation Division in the
Office of the Attorney General shall represent the State in, and defend on
the State's behalf, all court actions referred to it by the Illinois
Department of Children and Family Services under this Act, the Child Care
Act of 1969, and other laws for the enforcement and defense of all legal
proceedings. The Division shall be funded by an appropriation to the
Department of Children and Family Services and shall be staffed with
attorneys appointed by the Attorney General as Special Assistant Attorneys
General whose special duty it shall be to execute the duties described in
this paragraph. The Special Assistant Attorneys General shall be assigned
exclusively to those duties and may engage only in political activities
that are not prohibited by the federal Hatch Political Activity Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-1017.)
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