103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3057 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund held by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, expands the purposes of the Fund to include making immediate payment of fees to the State Registrar of Vital Records, local registrars of vital records, or other public officials and keepers of voluntary acknowledgement of paternity forms. LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3057 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund held by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, expands the purposes of the Fund to include making immediate payment of fees to the State Registrar of Vital Records, local registrars of vital records, or other public officials and keepers of voluntary acknowledgement of paternity forms. LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3057 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund held by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, expands the purposes of the Fund to include making immediate payment of fees to the State Registrar of Vital Records, local registrars of vital records, or other public officials and keepers of voluntary acknowledgement of paternity forms. LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b A BILL FOR HB3057LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b 1 AN ACT concerning public aid. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 5 changing Section 12-8 as follows: 6 (305 ILCS 5/12-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-8) 7 Sec. 12-8. Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund - 8 Uses. The Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund, 9 established by Act approved July 8, 1955 shall be held by the 10 Illinois Department and shall be used for the following 11 purposes: 12 1. To provide immediate financial aid to applicants in 13 acute need who have been determined eligible for aid under 14 Articles III, IV, or V. 15 2. To provide emergency aid to recipients under said 16 Articles who have failed to receive their grants because 17 of mail box or other thefts, or who are victims of a 18 burnout, eviction, or other circumstances causing 19 privation, in which cases the delays incident to the 20 issuance of grants from appropriations would cause 21 hardship and suffering. 22 3. To provide emergency aid for transportation, meals 23 and lodging to applicants who are referred to cities other 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3057 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the Public Assistance Emergency Revolving Fund held by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, expands the purposes of the Fund to include making immediate payment of fees to the State Registrar of Vital Records, local registrars of vital records, or other public officials and keepers of voluntary acknowledgement of paternity forms. LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b A BILL FOR 305 ILCS 5/12-8 from Ch. 23, par. 12-8 LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057- 2 -LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 - 2 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 - 2 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b 1 than where they reside for physical examinations to 2 establish blindness or disability, or to determine the 3 incapacity of the parent of a dependent child. 4 4. To provide emergency transportation expense 5 allowances to recipients engaged in vocational training 6 and rehabilitation projects. 7 5. To assist public aid applicants in obtaining copies 8 of birth certificates, death certificates, marriage 9 licenses or other similar legal documents which may 10 facilitate the verification of eligibility for public aid 11 under this Code. 12 6. To provide immediate payments to current or former 13 recipients of child support enforcement services, or 14 refunds to responsible relatives, for child support made 15 to the Illinois Department under Title IV-D of the Social 16 Security Act when such recipients of services or 17 responsible relatives are legally entitled to all or part 18 of such child support payments under applicable State or 19 federal law. 20 7. To provide payments to individuals or providers of 21 transportation to and from medical care for the benefit of 22 recipients under Articles III, IV, V, and VI. 23 8. To provide immediate payment of fees, as follows: 24 (A) To sheriffs and other public officials 25 authorized by law to serve process in judicial and 26 administrative child support actions in the State of HB3057 - 2 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057- 3 -LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 - 3 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 - 3 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b 1 Illinois and other states. 2 (B) To county clerks, recorders of deeds, and 3 other public officials and keepers of real property 4 records in order to perfect and release real property 5 liens. 6 (C) To State and local officials in connection 7 with the processing of Qualified Illinois Domestic 8 Relations Orders. 9 (D) To the State Registrar of Vital Records, local 10 registrars of vital records, or other public officials 11 and keepers of voluntary acknowledgement of paternity 12 forms. 13 Disbursements from the Public Assistance Emergency 14 Revolving Fund shall be made by the Illinois Department. 15 Expenditures from the Public Assistance Emergency 16 Revolving Fund shall be for purposes which are properly 17 chargeable to appropriations made to the Illinois Department, 18 or, in the case of payments under subparagraphs 6 and 8, to the 19 Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund or the Child Support 20 Administrative Fund, except that no expenditure, other than 21 payment of the fees provided for under subparagraph 8 of this 22 Section, shall be made for purposes which are properly 23 chargeable to appropriations for the following objects: 24 personal services; extra help; state contributions to 25 retirement system; state contributions to Social Security; 26 state contributions for employee group insurance; contractual HB3057 - 3 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057- 4 -LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 - 4 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b HB3057 - 4 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b 1 services; travel; commodities; printing; equipment; electronic 2 data processing; operation of auto equipment; 3 telecommunications services; library books; and refunds. The 4 Illinois Department shall reimburse the Public Assistance 5 Emergency Revolving Fund by warrants drawn by the State 6 Comptroller on the appropriation or appropriations which are 7 so chargeable, or, in the case of payments under subparagraphs 8 6 and 8, by warrants drawn on the Child Support Enforcement 9 Trust Fund or the Child Support Administrative Fund, payable 10 to the Revolving Fund. 11 (Source: P.A. 97-735, eff. 7-3-12.) HB3057 - 4 - LRB103 30806 KTG 57301 b