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           A surviving spouse of a general assistance recipient is hereby authorized to receive and retain any financial assistance paid by the Department of Children and Family Services to or for the benefit of said recipient during the month of the death of said recipient, whether or not the check covering such assistance was actually received prior to the death of the recipient.

           Acts 1962, No. 97, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 670, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.