Bill Text: IL SB0763 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning discrimination in the granting of financial aid or social services.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0763 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB0763-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB0763 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/11-1 from Ch. 23, par. 11-1
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning discrimination in the granting of financial aid or social services.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Section 11-1 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/11-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-1)
Sec. 11-1. No discrimination). There shall be no
discrimination or denial of financial aid and and social
services on account of the race, religion, color, national
origin, sex, marital status, or political affiliation of any
applicant or recipient. This paragraph shall not prevent the
Department from treating individuals differently as a result of
the rights and responsibilities that arise under law from
marital status.
Participation in any marriage promotion or family
formation activity is voluntary. Non-participation shall not
affect any person's eligibility for or receipt of financial aid
or social services in any program under this Code.
Where financial aid or social services are granted to
certain classes of persons under a program for which federal
funds are available, nothing in this Section shall require
granting of financial aid or social services to other persons
where federal funds would not be available as to those other

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persons.
(Source: P.A. 93-598, eff. 8-26-03.)