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Illinois · Through at least Public Act 104-790

20 ILCS 4007/10: Definitions.

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  1. CHAPTER 20 EXECUTIVE BRANCH
  2. Persons with Disabilities on State Agency Boards Act.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-465)

As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Disability" means a physical or mental characteristic resulting from disease, injury, congenital condition of birth, or functional disorder, the history of such a characteristic, or the perception of such a characteristic, when the characteristic results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity: self care, fine motor skills, mobility, vision, respiration, learning, work, receptive and expressive language (hearing and speaking), self direction, capacity for independent living, and economic sufficiency.

"State human services agency" means the following:

(1) The Citizens Council on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities created under Article 11A of the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984.

(2) Advisory councils created by the Department of Human Rights under Section 7-107 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.

(3) The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission created under the Guardianship and Advocacy Act.

(4) (Blank).

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-465)

Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Disability" means a physical or mental characteristic resulting from disease, injury, congenital condition of birth, or functional disorder, the history of such a characteristic, or the perception of such a characteristic, when the characteristic results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity: self care, fine motor skills, mobility, vision, respiration, learning, work, receptive and expressive language (hearing and speaking), self direction, capacity for independent living, and economic sufficiency.

"State human services agency" means the following:

(1) The Citizens Council on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities created under Article 11A of the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984.

(2) Advisory councils created by the Department of Human Rights under Section 7-107 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.

(3) The Department of Disability Advocacy and Guardianship created under the Guardianship and Advocacy Act.

(4) (Blank).

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