99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB1351

Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/3-2 from Ch. 23, par. 3-2

Amends the
Illinois Public Aid Code.
Makes a technical change in a

Section concerning
conditions for basic maintenance grants of aid to the

aged, blind, or disabled.

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A BILL FOR

HB1351

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1 AN ACT concerning public aid.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by

5 changing Section 3-2 as follows:

6 (305 ILCS 5/3-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 3-2)

7 Sec. 3-2. Conditions for basic maintenance grants to

8 persons receiving institutional care.

9 A resident of a public or private home or institution

10 maintained for the~~the~~care of persons who are sick,

11 convalescent, infirm or chronically ill, may, if otherwise

12 qualified, be granted financial aid for basic maintenance,

13 subject to the rules and regulations of the Illinois

14 Department, if the facilities of the home or institution are in

15 conformity with standards prescribed by the Department of

16 Public Health for safeguarding the health, safety, and comfort

17 of the residents thereof, and provide such services as may be

18 prescribed by the Illinois Department for enhancing their

19 rehabilitation or increasing their capacity for self-care.

20 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)