(305 ILCS 5/12-4.18) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.18)
    Sec. 12-4.18. Grants and gifts for public aid and related welfare purposes. Accept, hold and administer in behalf of the State any grant, gift or legacy of money, securities, or property to the Illinois Department or to the State of Illinois for public aid or any related welfare purpose.
    From appropriations from the Assistance to the Homeless Fund, a special fund in the State treasury, which is hereby created, provide grants to not-for-profit organizations for the purpose of providing assistance to homeless persons.
    Grants, gifts, and legacies for employment and training programs for public assistance clients shall be deposited into the Employment and Training Fund.
    Grants, gifts, donations, and legacies for functions connected with the administration of any medical program administered by the Illinois Department shall be deposited into the Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund created under Section 12-10.5.
(Source: P.A. 92-37, eff. 7-1-01.)