Sec. 80-15. Transfer of powers.

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all of the rights, powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, and the Department of Rehabilitation Services or in any office, council, committee, division, or bureau thereof are transferred to the Department of Human Services on July 1, 1997.

(b)The rights, powers, duties, and functions vested in the Department of Public Aid (or in any office, council, committee, division, or bureau thereof) under Articles III, IV, VI, IX, and IXA of the Illinois Public Aid Code, with certain exceptions specified in that Code, are transferred to the Department of Human Services on July 1, 1997.

In addition, the Department of Human Services may also exercise the rights, powers, duties, and functions vested in the Department of Public Aid under Articles I, II, VIIIA, XI, XII, and XIII of the Illinois Public Aid Code to the extent that they relate to the Department of Human Services' rights, powers, duties, and functions under Articles III, IV, VI, IX, and IXA of the Illinois Public Aid Code, subject to certain exceptions specified in that Code.

(c)Certain rights, powers, duties, and functions vested in the Department of Public Health are transferred to the Department of Human Services on July 1, 1997, as provided in Article 90 of this Act.

(d)Certain rights, powers, duties, and functions vested in the Department of Children and Family Services are transferred to the Department of Human Services on July 1, 1997, as provided in Article 90 of this Act.