Attorney General opinions, 1921-1975.

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Attorney General opinions, 1921-1975.

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Legal opinions prepared by the Attorney General for the Department of Public Welfare (1921-1960), and later the Department of Mental Health (1961-1975), concern budget appropriation legality; pending mental health legislation; mental health service taxation; patient rights; treatment of mentally ill criminals; mental illness determination; damage claims by patients and employees; eligibility for departmental care; patient estates; independent charitable institutions; loyalty oaths; employee compensation; departmental responsibility in transporting patients; and public assistance. Opinions contain date; file number; summary and full opinions; and occasionally include opinion requests which indicate if litigation was initiated by the Attorney General on departmental behalf.

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Illinois. Dept. of Public Welfare.

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Illinois. Attorney General's Office

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The 1818 Constitution provided for the appointment of an Attorney General by the General Assembly and legislation subsequently was passed in 1819 defining the officer's duties (L. 1819, p. 204). He was to prosecute all suits on behalf of the state including those involving the state's revenue and all impeachments brought before the Senate or Supreme Court. He also was required to give written opinions to the Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts, or State Treasurer, when requested, o...

Illinois. Dept. of Mental Health.

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The General Assembly created the Department of Mental Health to assume all responsibilities formerly vested in the Department of Public Welfare (1961), including care and treatment of all persons (e.g., mentally ill; retarded) admitted to state institutions under the department's control. Until the creation of the Department of Children and Family Services (1963), the Department of Mental Health also operated state institutions and social programs for children and their families. The Department ...