# 20 ILCS 1705/2: Section 2

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 ILCS 1705/2
- **Heading:** Section 2
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Code / Chapter 20 / Act 1705 / Section 2

## Text

(20 ILCS 1705/2) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-2) Sec. 2. Definitions; administrative subdivisions. (a) For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Department" means the Department of Human Services, successor to the former Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. "Developmental disability" means "developmental disability" as defined in Section 1-106 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. "Intellectual disability" means the "intellectual disability" as defined in Section 1-116 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services. (b) Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) References in this Act to the programs or facilities of the Department shall be

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