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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2694 Introduced , by Rep. Lilian Jimnez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) Act. Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program is inoperative after June 30, 2026 and is replaced by the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) program. Contains provisions concerning persons eligible for CASH assistance, including pregnant persons without dependent children and assistance units headed by a caretaker relative, as defined; income thresholds; immigration status; the amount of aid paid to eligible assistance units; application requirements; income verification requirements; eligibility redeterminations; substitute payees; transitioning assistance units from TANF to CASH; and Department rules to implement the CASH program. Makes conforming changes in other Articles of the Code. Effective July 1, 2026. LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2694 Introduced , by Rep. Lilian Jimnez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) Act. Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program is inoperative after June 30, 2026 and is replaced by the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) program. Contains provisions concerning persons eligible for CASH assistance, including pregnant persons without dependent children and assistance units headed by a caretaker relative, as defined; income thresholds; immigration status; the amount of aid paid to eligible assistance units; application requirements; income verification requirements; eligibility redeterminations; substitute payees; transitioning assistance units from TANF to CASH; and Department rules to implement the CASH program. Makes conforming changes in other Articles of the Code. Effective July 1, 2026. LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) Act. Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program is inoperative after June 30, 2026 and is replaced by the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) program. Contains provisions concerning persons eligible for CASH assistance, including pregnant persons without dependent children and assistance units headed by a caretaker relative, as defined; income thresholds; immigration status; the amount of aid paid to eligible assistance units; application requirements; income verification requirements; eligibility redeterminations; substitute payees; transitioning assistance units from TANF to CASH; and Department rules to implement the CASH program. Makes conforming changes in other Articles of the Code. Effective July 1, 2026.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning public aid.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Reference to Act. This Act may be referred to as
15	15	5 the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Findings and declaration of policy. The General
17	17	7 Assembly finds, determines, and declares the following:
18	18	8 (1) All people deserve to live with dignity and have
19	19	9 their basic needs met.
20	20	10 (2) Elimination of deep poverty in the State of
21	21	11 Illinois is attainable and long overdue. However, deep
22	22	12 poverty is rising in Illinois. According to the Department
23	23	13 of Human Services over 763,000 people including over
24	24	14 218,000 children in Illinois now live in deep poverty and
25	25	15 have few resources to meet their basic needs.
26	26	16 (3) The Illinois Commission on Poverty Elimination and
27	27	17 Economic Security, created by the Intergenerational
28	28	18 Poverty Act of 2020, was tasked with the development of a
29	29	19 strategic plan to meet the statutorily outlined goals of
30	30	20 reducing deep poverty in Illinois by 50% by 2026,
31	31	21 eliminating child poverty by 2031, and eliminating all
32	32	22 poverty in Illinois by 2036. According to the Commission,
33	33	23 a key component of meeting these goals is increasing
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68	68	1 uptake, access, and the value of public benefits programs
69	69	2 while investing in direct cash assistance structures.
70	70	3 (4) Cash assistance programs, particularly the
71	71	4 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program,
72	72	5 reach far fewer families and provide less cash assistance
73	73	6 than predecessor programs existing before "welfare reform"
74	74	7 in 1996, leaving more families in deep poverty. Due to
75	75	8 cumbersome federal restrictions, where cash assistance is
76	76	9 available, it is often accompanied by onerous processes
77	77	10 and strict requirements that make it difficult for
78	78	11 families to obtain and maintain benefits.
79	79	12 (5) To better serve Illinois families struggling to
80	80	13 meet their basic needs, the General Assembly rejects the
81	81	14 false thesis of federal "welfare reform": that income
82	82	15 supports foster dependence, disincentivize work, and trap
83	83	16 families in a cycle of poverty. Nearly 3 decades of data
84	84	17 and research related to the TANF program, coupled with
85	85	18 emerging research studying the effects of unrestricted
86	86	19 cash transfers like guaranteed income, have shown that
87	87	20 cash assistance, when designed with broader access, more
88	88	21 generous grants, and fewer restrictions, is an effective
89	89	22 tool for reducing family and child poverty and improving
90	90	23 family well-being. Emerging research examining the growing
91	91	24 number of direct cash transfer experiments shows
92	92	25 compelling evidence that unrestricted cash assistance can
93	93	26 improve a multitude of outcomes including employment,
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104	104	1 physical and mental health, nutrition, and justice
105	105	2 involvement.
106	106	3 (6) The State of Illinois is committed to exploring
107	107	4 innovative and effective ways to address poverty while
108	108	5 upholding the values of equity and justice. The General
109	109	6 Assembly recognizes and prioritizes the benefits of
110	110	7 dramatically reducing restrictions related to social
111	111	8 safety-net programs, which currently function to frustrate
112	112	9 access for eligible families with significant need. The
113	113	10 General Assembly finds that greater access to and fewer
114	114	11 restrictions on the receipt of cash assistance is
115	115	12 necessary to promote economic stability, enhance the
116	116	13 quality of life and general welfare for all its residents,
117	117	14 and meaningfully progress toward the General Assembly's
118	118	15 goals as set forth in the Intergenerational Poverty Act of
119	119	16 2020.
120	120	17 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
121	121	18 changing the heading of Article IV and Sections 1-7, 1-11,
122	122	19 4-1, 4-1.1, 4-1.2, 4-1.2a, 4-1.6, 4-1.6b, 4-2, 4-4, 4-9, 4-12,
123	123	20 4-22, 4-23, 6-1.3, 8A-18, 9A-3, 9A-4, 9A-8, 9A-8.1, 9A-9,
124	124	21 9A-10, 9A-11, 9A-13, 9A-15, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-7,
125	125	22 10-8, 10-10, 10-11.1, 10-15, 11-6, 11-17, 11-18, 11-19,
126	126	23 11-20.1, 11-22c, 11-32, 12-4.4, 12-4.11, 12-4.14, 12-4.33,
127	127	24 12-4.104, 12-13.05, 12-13.4, 16-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, and 16-5
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139	139	1 4-2.1, 4-2.2, 4-2.3, 4-24, and 4-25 as follows:
140	140	2 (305 ILCS 5/1-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-7)
141	141	3 Sec. 1-7. (a) For purposes of determining eligibility for
142	142	4 assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department, County
143	143	5 Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude from
144	144	6 consideration restitution payments, including all income and
145	145	7 resources derived therefrom, made to persons of Japanese or
146	146	8 Aleutian ancestry pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties Act
147	147	9 of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act,
148	148	10 P.L. 100-383.
149	149	11 (b) For purposes of any program or form of assistance
150	150	12 where a person's income or assets are considered in
151	151	13 determining eligibility or level of assistance, whether under
152	152	14 this Code or another authority, neither the State of Illinois
153	153	15 nor any entity or person administering a program wholly or
154	154	16 partially financed by the State of Illinois or any of its
155	155	17 political subdivisions shall include restitution payments,
156	156	18 including all income and resources derived therefrom, made
157	157	19 pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the
158	158	20 Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act, P.L. 100-383, in
159	159	21 the calculation of income or assets for determining
160	160	22 eligibility or level of assistance.
161	161	23 (c) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the
162	162	24 amount of assistance under this Code, except for the
163	163	25 determination of eligibility for payments or programs under
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174	174	1 the TANF employment, education, and training programs and the
175	175	2 Food Stamp Employment and Training Program, the Illinois
176	176	3 Department, County Departments, and local governmental units
177	177	4 shall exclude from consideration any financial assistance
178	178	5 received under any student aid program administered by an
179	179	6 agency of this State or the federal government, by a person who
180	180	7 is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student of any public
181	181	8 or private university, college, or community college in this
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183	183	10 (d) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the
184	184	11 amount of assistance under this Code, except for the
185	185	12 determination of eligibility for payments or programs under
186	186	13 the TANF employment, education, and training programs and the
187	187	14 SNAP Employment and Training Program, the Illinois Department,
188	188	15 County Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude
189	189	16 from consideration, for a period of 36 months, any financial
190	190	17 assistance, including wages, that is provided to a person who
191	191	18 is enrolled in a demonstration project that is not funded with
192	192	19 general revenue funds and that is intended as a bridge to
193	193	20 self-sufficiency by offering (i) intensive workforce support
194	194	21 and training and (ii) support services for new and expectant
195	195	22 parents that are intended to foster multi-generational healthy
196	196	23 families as described in Section 12-4.51.
197	197	24 (e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
198	198	25 and to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, for
199	199	26 purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of
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210	210	1 assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department and local
211	211	2 governmental units shall exclude from consideration any
212	212	3 financial assistance, including cash transfers or gifts, that
213	213	4 is provided to a person through a guaranteed income program.
214	214	5 As used in this subsection, "guaranteed income program" means
215	215	6 a publicly or privately funded program that provides one-time
216	216	7 or recurring unconditional cash transfers or payments, or
217	217	8 gifts to individuals or households, for a defined number of
218	218	9 months or years for the purposes of reducing poverty,
219	219	10 promoting economic mobility, or increasing the financial
220	220	11 stability of Illinois residents.
221	221	12 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, and
222	222	13 to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, for purposes
223	223	14 of determining eligibility and the amount of assistance under
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225	225	16 units shall exclude from consideration cash assistance under
226	226	17 Article IV of this Code.
227	227	18 (3) (2) The Department shall choose State options and seek
228	228	19 all necessary federal approvals or waivers to implement this
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230	230	21 (Source: P.A. 103-492, eff. 1-1-24.)
231	231	22 (305 ILCS 5/1-11)
232	232	23 Sec. 1-11. Citizenship. To the extent not otherwise
233	233	24 provided in this Code or federal law, all clients who receive
234	234	25 cash or medical assistance under Article III, IV, V, or VI of
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245	245	1 this Code must meet the citizenship requirements as
246	246	2 established in this Section. To be eligible for assistance an
247	247	3 individual, who is otherwise eligible, must be either a United
248	248	4 States citizen or included in one of the following categories
249	249	5 of non-citizens:
250	250	6 (1) United States veterans honorably discharged and
251	251	7 persons on active military duty, and the spouse and
252	252	8 unmarried dependent children of these persons;
253	253	9 (2) Refugees under Section 207 of the Immigration and
254	254	10 Nationality Act;
255	255	11 (3) Asylees under Section 208 of the Immigration and
256	256	12 Nationality Act;
257	257	13 (4) Persons for whom deportation has been withheld
258	258	14 under Section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality
259	259	15 Act;
260	260	16 (5) Persons granted conditional entry under Section
261	261	17 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as in
262	262	18 effect prior to April 1, 1980;
263	263	19 (6) Persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence
264	264	20 under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
265	265	21 (7) Parolees, for at least one year, under Section
266	266	22 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
267	267	23 (8) Nationals of Cuba or Haiti admitted on or after
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269	269	25 (9) Amerasians from Vietnam, and their close family
270	270	26 members, admitted through the Orderly Departure Program
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281	281	1 beginning on March 20, 1988;
282	282	2 (10) Persons identified by the federal Office of
283	283	3 Refugee Resettlement (ORR) as victims of trafficking;
284	284	4 (11) Persons legally residing in the United States who
285	285	5 were members of a Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe when the
286	286	6 tribe helped United States personnel by taking part in a
287	287	7 military or rescue operation during the Vietnam era
288	288	8 (between August 5, 1965 and May 7, 1975); this also
289	289	9 includes the person's spouse, a widow or widower who has
290	290	10 not remarried, and unmarried dependent children;
291	291	11 (12) American Indians born in Canada under Section 289
292	292	12 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and members of an
293	293	13 Indian tribe as defined in Section 4e of the Indian
294	294	14 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act;
295	295	15 (13) Persons who are a spouse, widow, or child of a
296	296	16 U.S. citizen or a spouse or child of a legal permanent
297	297	17 resident (LPR) who have been battered or subjected to
298	298	18 extreme cruelty by the U.S. citizen or LPR or a member of
299	299	19 that relative's family who lived with them, who no longer
300	300	20 live with the abuser or plan to live separately within one
301	301	21 month of receipt of assistance and whose need for
302	302	22 assistance is due, at least in part, to the abuse; and
303	303	23 (14) Persons who are foreign-born victims of
304	304	24 trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes as defined
305	305	25 in Section 2-19 of this Code.
306	306	26 Those persons who are in the categories set forth in
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317	317	1 subdivisions 6 and 7 of this Section, who enter the United
318	318	2 States on or after August 22, 1996, shall not be eligible for 5
319	319	3 years beginning on the date the person entered the United
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321	321	5 The Illinois Department may, by rule, cover prenatal care
322	322	6 or emergency medical care for non-citizens who are not
323	323	7 otherwise eligible under this Section. Local governmental
324	324	8 units which do not receive State funds may impose their own
325	325	9 citizenship requirements and are authorized to provide any
326	326	10 benefits and impose any citizenship requirements as are
327	327	11 allowed under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
328	328	12 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193).
329	329	13 (Source: P.A. 99-870, eff. 8-22-16.)
330	330	14 (305 ILCS 5/Art. IV heading)
331	331	15 ARTICLE IV. CASH ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN HOUSEHOLDS TEMPORARY
332	332	16 ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
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334	334	18 Sec. 4-0.5.1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
335	335	19 Program inoperative. The Temporary Assistance for Needy
336	336	20 Families (TANF) Program is inoperative after June 30, 2026.
337	337	21 (305 ILCS 5/4-0.6.1 new)
338	338	22 Sec. 4-0.6.1. Reference to TANF considered a reference to
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350	350	1 the 104th General Assembly, any reference in any law to
351	351	2 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF, except for
352	352	3 references to TANF included in this Article, shall be
353	353	4 considered to be a reference to the Cash Assistance to
354	354	5 Strengthen Households program (CASH).
355	355	6 (305 ILCS 5/4-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1)
356	356	7 Sec. 4-1. Eligibility requirements. Cash assistance
357	357	8 Financial aid in meeting basic maintenance requirements for a
358	358	9 livelihood compatible with health and well-being shall be
359	359	10 given under this Article to or in behalf of families with
360	360	11 dependent children who have established residence in Illinois
361	361	12 as defined in Section 2-10, and meet the eligibility
362	362	13 conditions of Sections 4-1.1 through 4-1.13 4-1.12. It shall
363	363	14 be the policy of the Illinois Department to provide cash
364	364	15 assistance aid under this Article to all qualified persons who
365	365	16 seek assistance and to conduct outreach efforts to educate the
366	366	17 public about the program. The Department shall provide timely,
367	367	18 accurate, and fair service to all applicants for assistance.
368	368	19 Persons who meet the eligibility criteria authorized under
369	369	20 this Article shall be treated equally, provided that nothing
370	370	21 in this Article shall be construed to create an entitlement to
371	371	22 a particular grant or service level or to aid in amounts not
372	372	23 authorized under this Code, nor construed to limit the
373	373	24 authority of the General Assembly to change the eligibility
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385	385	1 General Assembly recognizes that the need for aid will
386	386	2 fluctuate with the economic situation in Illinois and that at
387	387	3 times the number of people receiving aid under this Article
388	388	4 will increase.
389	389	5 The Illinois Department shall advise every applicant for
390	390	6 and recipient of aid under this Article of (i) the requirement
391	391	7 that all recipients move toward self-sufficiency and (ii) the
392	392	8 value and benefits of employment. As a condition of
393	393	9 eligibility for that aid, every person who applies for aid
394	394	10 under this Article on or after the effective date of this
395	395	11 amendatory Act of 1995 shall prepare and submit, as part of the
396	396	12 application or subsequent redetermination, a personal plan for
397	397	13 achieving employment and self-sufficiency. The plan shall
398	398	14 incorporate the individualized assessment and employability
399	399	15 plan set out in subsections (d), (f), and (g) of Section 9A-8.
400	400	16 The plan may be amended as the recipient's needs change. The
401	401	17 assessment process to develop the plan shall include questions
402	402	18 that screen for domestic violence issues and steps needed to
403	403	19 address these issues may be part of the plan. If the individual
404	404	20 indicates that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, he
405	405	21 or she may also be referred to an available domestic violence
406	406	22 program. Failure of the client to follow through on the
407	407	23 personal plan for employment and self-sufficiency may be a
408	408	24 basis for sanction under Section 4-21.
409	409	25 (Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
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420	420	1 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.1)
421	421	2 Sec. 4-1.1. Child age eligibility.
422	422	3 (a) Every assistance unit must include a child, except as
423	423	4 provided in subsection (b) subsections (b) and (c). The child
424	424	5 or children must have already been born and be under age 18,
425	425	6 or, if age 18, must be a full-time student in a secondary
426	426	7 school or the equivalent level of vocational or technical
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428	428	9 (b) Cash assistance Grants shall be provided for
429	429	10 assistance units including consisting exclusively of a
430	430	11 pregnant person woman with no dependent child, and may include
431	431	12 her husband if living with her, if the pregnancy has been
432	432	13 determined by medical diagnosis.
433	433	14 (c) (Blank). Grants may be provided for assistance units
434	434	15 consisting of only adults if all the children living with
435	435	16 those adults are children with disabilities and receive
436	436	17 Supplemental Security Income.
437	437	18 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
438	438	19 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2)
439	439	20 Sec. 4-1.2. Living Arrangements - Parents - Relatives -
440	440	21 Foster Care.
441	441	22 (a) The child or children must live with a caretaker
442	442	23 relative as set forth in subsection (b) unless the child or
443	443	24 children have been:
444	444	25 (1)(A) removed from the home of the parents or other
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455	455	1 relatives by court order under the Juvenile Court Act or
456	456	2 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, (B) placed under the
457	457	3 guardianship of the Department of Children and Family
458	458	4 Services, and (C) under such guardianship, placed in a
459	459	5 foster family home, group home, or child care institution
460	460	6 licensed pursuant to the Child Care Act of 1969 or
461	461	7 approved by that Department as meeting standards
462	462	8 established for licensing under that Act; or
463	463	9 (2) relinquished in accordance with the Abandoned
464	464	10 Newborn Infant Protection Act.
465	465	11 (b) A caretaker relative is the specified relative with
466	466	12 whom the child is living. Specified relatives are the
467	467	13 following blood and adoptive relatives:
468	468	14 (1) First Degree of Relationship:
469	469	15 (A) father; or
470	470	16 (B) mother.
471	471	17 (2) Second Degree of Relationship:
472	472	18 (A) brother;
473	473	19 (B) sister;
474	474	20 (C) grandmother; or
475	475	21 (D) grandfather.
476	476	22 (3) Third Degree of Relationship:
477	477	23 (A) great-grandfather;
478	478	24 (B) great-grandmother;
479	479	25 (C) uncle;
480	480	26 (D) aunt;
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491	491	1 (E) nephew; or
492	492	2 (F) niece.
493	493	3 (4) Fourth Degree of Relationship:
494	494	4 (A) great-great-grandfather;
495	495	5 (B) great-great-grandmother;
496	496	6 (C) great-uncle;
497	497	7 (D) great-aunt;
498	498	8 (E) first cousin;
499	499	9 (F) great-nephew; or
500	500	10 (G) great-niece.
501	501	11 (5) Fifth Degree of Relationship:
502	502	12 (A) great-great-great-grandfather;
503	503	13 (B) great-great-great-grandmother;
504	504	14 (C) great-great-uncle;
505	505	15 (D) great-great-aunt;
506	506	16 (E) first cousin once removed;
507	507	17 (F) second cousin;
508	508	18 (H) great-great niece; or
509	509	19 (I) great-great nephew.
510	510	20 (6) Step-Relatives
511	511	21 (A) step-father;
512	512	22 (B) step-mother;
513	513	23 (C) step-brother; or
514	514	24 (D) step-sister.
515	515	25 (c) Notwithstanding the exceptions set forth in paragraphs
516	516	26 (1) and (2) of subsection (a), every assistance unit shall
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527	527	1 have one specified relative of the child or children
528	528	2 designated as the caretaker relative. The caretaker relative
529	529	3 does not have to meet a minimum or a maximum age requirement.
530	530	4 If the caretaker relative is included in the assistance unit,
531	531	5 this person shall be considered an adult. For pregnant persons
532	532	6 eligible for cash assistance under subsection (b) of Section
533	533	7 4-1.1, the pregnant person shall be designated as the
534	534	8 caretaker relative. When a child lives with a parent, that
535	535	9 parent shall be designated as the caretaker relative except as
536	536	10 follows:
537	537	11 (1) another relative in the home shall be the
538	538	12 caretaker relative if the Department of Children and
539	539	13 Family Services has placed the child with the relative; or
540	540	14 (2) another relative in the home has assumed
541	541	15 responsibility for the child due to the parent's inability
542	542	16 to adequately care for the child.
543	543	17 (d) Assistance unit.
544	544	18 (1) For purposes of assessing income eligibility for
545	545	19 CASH under Section 4-1.6 and the amount of cash assistance
546	546	20 under Section 4-2, the following people, if living
547	547	21 together, must be included in the same assistance unit:
548	548	22 (i) A child, as set forth in subsection (a) of
549	549	23 Section 4-1.1, and his or her blood or adoptive
550	550	24 siblings who are children as set forth in subsection
551	551	25 (a) of Section 4-1.1,
552	552	26 (ii) The blood or adoptive mother of the child or
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563	563	1 children and the spouse of the blood or adoptive
564	564	2 mother, and
565	565	3 (iii) The blood or adoptive father of the children
566	566	4 and the spouse of the blood or adoptive father.
567	567	5 (1a) The assistance unit may include a specified
568	568	6 relative who is neither the blood or adoptive father nor
569	569	7 mother of the children or children in the assistance unit
570	570	8 but has been designated as the caretaker relative for the
571	571	9 assistance unit. The assistance unit may also include the
572	572	10 spouse of the caretaker relative.
573	573	11 (2) If eligibility for CASH is based on the assistance
574	574	12 unit including a pregnant person under subsection (b) of
575	575	13 Section 4-1.1, and the assistance unit does not contain a
576	576	14 child, as set forth in subsection (a) of Section 4-1.1,
577	577	15 the assistance unit must include both the pregnant person
578	578	16 and, if the pregnant person is married, pregnant person's
579	579	17 spouse if living together.
580	580	18 (2a) If the pregnant person is a child, as set forth in
581	581	19 Section 4-1.1(a), the assistance unit may include:
582	582	20 (i) The blood or adoptive mother of the pregnant
583	583	21 child, and the spouse of the blood or adoptive mother.
584	584	22 (ii) The blood or adoptive father of the pregnant
585	585	23 child, and the spouse of the blood or adoptive father.
586	586	24 (iii) A specified relative serving as the
587	587	25 caretaker relative for the pregnant child, and the
588	588	26 spouse of the caretaker relative.
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599	599	1 (3) One person may be the caretaker relative for 2
600	600	2 separate assistance units under this Section if:
601	601	3 (i) the person, his or her child or children,
602	602	4 siblings and the child or children's other parent
603	603	5 shall receive CASH in one assistance unit; and
604	604	6 (ii) a separate assistance unit shall be
605	605	7 established when the person is also caretaker relative
606	606	8 for other related children (for whom the person is not
607	607	9 a parent). The second assistance unit must also
608	608	10 contain an eligible parent or parents and siblings of
609	609	11 the child or children in the unit.
610	610	12 (e) When a specified relative is no longer available to
611	611	13 act as a caretaker relative for children already receiving
612	612	14 CASH, another person whom the children are living with may
613	613	15 serve as a temporary caretaker for the remainder of the
614	614	16 certification period as set forth in Section 4-2.2. The
615	615	17 temporary caretaker shall not be included in the assistance
616	616	18 unit.
617	617	19 (a) The child or children must (1) be living with his or
618	618	20 their father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother,
619	619	21 sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle
620	620	22 or aunt, or other relative approved by the Illinois
621	621	23 Department, in a place of residence maintained by one or more
622	622	24 of such relatives as his or their own home, or (2) have been
623	623	25 (a) removed from the home of the parents or other relatives by
624	624	26 judicial order under the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile
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635	635	1 Court Act of 1987, as amended, (b) placed under the
636	636	2 guardianship of the Department of Children and Family
637	637	3 Services, and (c) under such guardianship, placed in a foster
638	638	4 family home, group home or child care institution licensed
639	639	5 pursuant to the "Child Care Act of 1969", approved May 15,
640	640	6 1969, as amended, or approved by that Department as meeting
641	641	7 standards established for licensing under that Act, or (3)
642	642	8 have been relinquished in accordance with the Abandoned
643	643	9 Newborn Infant Protection Act. A child so placed in foster
644	644	10 care who was not receiving aid under this Article in or for the
645	645	11 month in which the court proceedings leading to that placement
646	646	12 were initiated may qualify only if he lived in the home of his
647	647	13 parents or other relatives at the time the proceedings were
648	648	14 initiated, or within 6 months prior to the month of
649	649	15 initiation, and would have received aid in and for that month
650	650	16 if application had been made therefor.
651	651	17 (b) The Illinois Department may, by rule, establish those
652	652	18 persons who are living together who must be included in the
653	653	19 same assistance unit in order to receive cash assistance under
654	654	20 this Article and the income and assets of those persons in an
655	655	21 assistance unit which must be considered in determining
656	656	22 eligibility.
657	657	23 (c) The conditions of qualification herein specified shall
658	658	24 not prejudice aid granted under this Code for foster care
659	659	25 prior to the effective date of this 1969 Amendatory Act.
660	660	26 (Source: P.A. 92-408, eff. 8-17-01; 92-432, eff. 8-17-01.)
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671	671	1 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.2a) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2a)
672	672	2 Sec. 4-1.2a. Residents of public institutions. Residents
673	673	3 of municipal, county, state or national institutions for
674	674	4 persons with mental illness or persons with a developmental
675	675	5 disability or for the tuberculous, or residents of a home or
676	676	6 other institution maintained by such governmental bodies when
677	677	7 not in need of institutional care because of sickness,
678	678	8 convalescence, infirmity, or chronic illness, and inmates of
679	679	9 penal or correctional institutions maintained by such
680	680	10 governmental bodies, may qualify for aid under this Article
681	681	11 only after they have ceased to be residents or inmates.
682	682	12 A person shall not be deemed a resident of a State
683	683	13 institution for persons with mental illness or persons with a
684	684	14 developmental disability within the meaning of this Section if
685	685	15 he or she has been conditionally discharged by the Department
686	686	16 of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities or the
687	687	17 Department of Human Services (acting as successor to the
688	688	18 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities)
689	689	19 and is no longer residing in the institution.
690	690	20 Recipients of benefits under this Article who become
691	691	21 residents of such institutions shall be permitted a period of
692	692	22 up to 30 days in such institutions without suspension or
693	693	23 termination of eligibility. Benefits for which such person is
694	694	24 eligible shall be restored, effective on the date of discharge
695	695	25 or release, for persons who are residents of institutions.
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706	706	1 Within a reasonable time after the discharge of a person who
707	707	2 was a resident of an institution, the Department shall
708	708	3 redetermine the eligibility of such person.
709	709	4 The Department shall provide for procedures to expedite
710	710	5 the determination of incapacity or ability to engage in
711	711	6 employment of persons scheduled to be discharged from
712	712	7 facilities operated by the Department.
713	713	8 (Source: P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)
714	714	9 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6)
715	715	10 Sec. 4-1.6. Need.
716	716	11 (a) The assistance unit, as set forth in subsection (d) of
717	717	12 Section 4-1.2, shall be eligible for CASH if the assistance
718	718	13 unit has countable income as defined in subsection (b), at or
719	719	14 below 50% of the federal poverty level updated periodically in
720	720	15 the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and
721	721	16 Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
722	722	17 (b) Countable income. In determining whether an assistance
723	723	18 unit has countable income at or below 50% of the federal
724	724	19 poverty level, the Department shall consider only income from
725	725	20 the following sources:
726	726	21 (1) wages and salaries of an employee;
727	727	22 (2) net earnings from self-employment;
728	728	23 (3) Social Security Retirement benefits;
729	729	24 (4) unemployment insurance benefits;
730	730	25 (5) pensions;
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741	741	1 (6) dividends, interest, and royalties;
742	742	2 (7) spousal maintenance payments made pursuant to a
743	743	3 court order;
744	744	4 (8) payments provided to striking workers by a labor
745	745	5 union; and
746	746	6 (9) insurance payments made pursuant to a short-term
747	747	7 disability policy.
748	748	8 Income available to the family as defined by the Illinois
749	749	9 Department by rule, or to the child in the case of a child
750	750	10 removed from his or her home, when added to contributions in
751	751	11 money, substance or services from other sources, including
752	752	12 income available from parents absent from the home or from a
753	753	13 stepparent, contributions made for the benefit of the parent
754	754	14 or other persons necessary to provide care and supervision to
755	755	15 the child, and contributions from legally responsible
756	756	16 relatives, must be equal to or less than the grant amount
757	757	17 established by Department regulation for such a person. For
758	758	18 purposes of eligibility for aid under this Article, the
759	759	19 Department shall (a) disregard all earned income between the
760	760	20 grant amount and 50% of the Federal Poverty Level and (b)
761	761	21 disregard the value of all assets held by the family.
762	762	22 In considering income to be taken into account,
763	763	23 consideration shall be given to any expenses reasonably
764	764	24 attributable to the earning of such income. Three-fourths of
765	765	25 the earned income of a household eligible for aid under this
766	766	26 Article shall be disregarded when determining the level of
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777	777	1 assistance for which a household is eligible. All child
778	778	2 support, whether it be current support, past support owed, or
779	779	3 future support, that is collected on or after January 1, 2023
780	780	4 on behalf of a family shall be passed through to the family and
781	781	5 disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant
782	782	6 provided to the family under this Article. Any amount of child
783	783	7 support that would be disregarded in determining the amount of
784	784	8 the assistance grant shall be disregarded in determining
785	785	9 eligibility for cash assistance provided under this Article.
786	786	10 The Illinois Department may also permit all or any portion of
787	787	11 earned or other income to be set aside for the future
788	788	12 identifiable needs of a child. The Illinois Department may
789	789	13 provide by rule and regulation for the exemptions thus
790	790	14 permitted or required. The eligibility of any applicant for or
791	791	15 recipient of public aid under this Article is not affected by
792	792	16 the payment of any grant under the "Senior Citizens and
793	793	17 Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act" or any
794	794	18 distributions or items of income described under subparagraph
795	795	19 (X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the
796	796	20 Illinois Income Tax Act.
797	797	21 The Illinois Department may, by rule, set forth criteria
798	798	22 under which an assistance unit is ineligible for cash
799	799	23 assistance under this Article for a specified number of months
800	800	24 due to the receipt of a lump sum payment.
801	801	25 (Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 7-1-24.)
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812	812	1 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b)
813	813	2 Sec. 4-1.6b. Date for providing aid; employability
814	814	3 assessment.
815	815	4 (a) Except as set forth in subsection (c), the The
816	816	5 Department shall provide an eligibility determination to all
817	817	6 applicants for cash assistance under this Article financial
818	818	7 aid no more than 30 45 days after the date of application.
819	819	8 (b) During the first 45 days after the date of
820	820	9 application, the applicant shall undergo a thorough
821	821	10 employability assessment, in accordance with subsection (d) of
822	822	11 Section 9A-8 of this Code, and shall prepare a personal plan
823	823	12 for achieving employment and self-sufficiency in accordance
824	824	13 with Section 4-1 of this Code. The requirement to engage in
825	825	14 work-related activity may commence 30 days after the date of
826	826	15 application.
827	827	16 (b) Cash assistance (c) Financial aid under this Article
828	828	17 shall be authorized effective 30 days after the date of
829	829	18 application, and immediately provided to the assistance unit
830	830	19 if the assistance unit is determined to be eligible. provided
831	831	20 that the applicant is eligible on that date.
832	832	21 (c) Expedited processing. Assistance units with zero
833	833	22 dollars of countable income as set forth in subsection (b) of
834	834	23 Section 4-1.6 shall be entitled to expedited processing of the
835	835	24 assistance unit's initial application. For assistance units
836	836	25 entitled to expedited processing, the Department shall provide
837	837	26 a determination of eligibility no later than 5 days after the
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848	848	1 date of application. For assistance units determined to be
849	849	2 eligible through expedited processing, cash assistance under
850	850	3 this Article shall be authorized and provided to the
851	851	4 assistance unit no later than 5 days after the date of
852	852	5 application.
853	853	6 (Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10; 97-683, eff. 7-1-12.)
854	854	7 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6c new)
855	855	8 Sec. 4-1.6c. Budgeting countable income.
856	856	9 (a) The Department shall use the estimated monthly income
857	857	10 of the assistance unit to determine income eligibility for
858	858	11 CASH. All applicants, and recipients whose eligibility is
859	859	12 being redetermined under Section 4-2.3, shall have their
860	860	13 income and attendant circumstances budgeted prospectively.
861	861	14 Estimated monthly income shall be further defined by the
862	862	15 Department by rule, subject to the provisions of this Article.
863	863	16 (b) In determining the eligibility of the assistance unit,
864	864	17 the Department shall consider only the countable income, as
865	865	18 set forth in subsection (b) of Section 4-1.6, of members of the
866	866	19 assistance unit, as set forth in subsection (d) of Section
867	867	20 4-1.2. The countable income of persons living with members of
868	868	21 the assistance unit, but who are not themselves members of the
869	869	22 assistance unit, shall not be considered.
870	870	23 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.13 new)
871	871	24 Sec. 4-1.13. Citizenship; immigration status.
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882	882	1 (a) Cash assistance under this Article shall be made
883	883	2 available to assistance units eligible under Sections 4-1.1
884	884	3 through 4.1.6, regardless of the citizenship or immigration
885	885	4 status of any members of the assistance unit or any persons
886	886	5 with whom members of the assistance unit are living.
887	887	6 (b) The Department shall not attempt to verify the
888	888	7 citizenship or immigration status of eligible assistance
889	889	8 units, unless the household has also submitted an application
890	890	9 for benefits in addition to CASH, where verifying citizenship
891	891	10 or immigration status is necessary to determine eligibility
892	892	11 for such benefits under this Code or federal law.
893	893	12 (305 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-2)
894	894	13 Sec. 4-2. Amount of aid.
895	895	14 (a) The amount of cash assistance that shall be paid to
896	896	15 eligible assistance units under this Article is equal to 40%
897	897	16 of the federal poverty level, updated periodically in the
898	898	17 Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
899	899	18 Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2), based on
900	900	19 the number of persons included in the assistance unit as set
901	901	20 forth in Section 4-1.2(d). The amount of assistance is equal
902	902	21 to 40% of the federal poverty level, regardless of the amount
903	903	22 of countable income of the assistance unit below the income
904	904	23 eligibility limit as set forth in subsection (a) of Section
905	905	24 4-1.6. During the certification period, as set forth in
906	906	25 Section 4-2.2, the amount of cash assistance shall be divided
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917	917	1 into 12 installments with one installment provided to the
918	918	2 assistance unit each calendar month. and nature of financial
919	919	3 aid shall be determined in accordance with the grant amounts,
920	920	4 rules and regulations of the Illinois Department. Due regard
921	921	5 shall be given to the self-sufficiency requirements of the
922	922	6 family and to the income, money contributions and other
923	923	7 support and resources available, from whatever source.
924	924	8 However, the amount and nature of any financial aid is not
925	925	9 affected by the payment of any grant under the "Senior
926	926	10 Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
927	927	11 Act" or any distributions or items of income described under
928	928	12 subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section
929	929	13 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. The aid shall be
930	930	14 sufficient, when added to all other income, money
931	931	15 contributions and support to provide the family with a grant
932	932	16 in the amount established by Department regulation.
933	933	17 (a-5) For the purposes of this subsection, TANF grant
934	934	18 amounts shall consist of the following portions:
935	935	19 (1) 75% shall be designated for the child or children
936	936	20 of the assistance unit; and
937	937	21 (2) 25% shall be designated for the adult member or
938	938	22 members of the assistance unit.
939	939	23 (b) The Illinois Department may conduct special projects,
940	940	24 which may be known as Grant Diversion Projects, under which
941	941	25 recipients of financial aid under this Article are placed in
942	942	26 jobs and their grants are diverted to the employer who in turn
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953	953	1 makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary or other
954	954	2 employment benefits. The Illinois Department shall by rule
955	955	3 specify the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion
956	956	4 Projects. Such projects shall take into consideration and be
957	957	5 coordinated with the programs administered under the Illinois
958	958	6 Emergency Employment Development Act.
959	959	7 (c) The amount and nature of the financial aid for a child
960	960	8 requiring care outside his own home shall be determined in
961	961	9 accordance with the rules and regulations of the Illinois
962	962	10 Department, with due regard to the needs and requirements of
963	963	11 the child in the foster home or institution in which he has
964	964	12 been placed.
965	965	13 (d) If the Department establishes grants for family units
966	966	14 consisting exclusively of a pregnant woman with no dependent
967	967	15 child or including her husband if living with her, the grant
968	968	16 amount for such a unit shall be equal to the grant amount for
969	969	17 an assistance unit consisting of one adult, or 2 persons if the
970	970	18 husband is included. Other than as herein described, an unborn
971	971	19 child shall not be counted in determining the size of an
972	972	20 assistance unit or for calculating grants.
973	973	21 Payments for basic maintenance requirements of a child or
974	974	22 children and the relative with whom the child or children are
975	975	23 living shall be prescribed, by rule, by the Illinois
976	976	24 Department.
977	977	25 Grants under this Article shall not be supplemented by
978	978	26 General Assistance provided under Article VI.
979	979
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989	989	1 (b) Cash assistance (e) Grants shall be paid to the
990	990	2 designated caretaker relative as set forth in Section 4-1.2.
991	991	3 parent or other person with whom the child or children are
992	992	4 living, except for such amount as is paid in behalf of the
993	993	5 child or his parent or other relative to other persons or
994	994	6 agencies pursuant to this Code or the rules and regulations of
995	995	7 the Illinois Department.
996	996	8 (c) The amount of cash assistance shall not vary on the
997	997	9 basis of the applicant assistance unit's county of residence.
998	998	10 (f) Subject to subsection (f-5), an assistance unit,
999	999	11 receiving financial aid under this Article or temporarily
1000	1000	12 ineligible to receive aid under this Article under a penalty
1001	1001	13 imposed by the Illinois Department for failure to comply with
1002	1002	14 the eligibility requirements or that voluntarily requests
1003	1003	15 termination of financial assistance under this Article and
1004	1004	16 becomes subsequently eligible for assistance within 9 months,
1005	1005	17 shall not receive any increase in the amount of aid solely on
1006	1006	18 account of the birth of a child; except that an increase is not
1007	1007	19 prohibited when the birth is (i) of a child of a pregnant woman
1008	1008	20 who became eligible for aid under this Article during the
1009	1009	21 pregnancy, or (ii) of a child born within 10 months after the
1010	1010	22 date of implementation of this subsection, or (iii) of a child
1011	1011	23 conceived after a family became ineligible for assistance due
1012	1012	24 to income or marriage and at least 3 months of ineligibility
1013	1013	25 expired before any reapplication for assistance. This
1014	1014	26 subsection does not, however, prevent a unit from receiving a
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1025	1025	1 general increase in the amount of aid that is provided to all
1026	1026	2 recipients of aid under this Article.
1027	1027	3 The Illinois Department is authorized to transfer funds,
1028	1028	4 and shall use any budgetary savings attributable to not
1029	1029	5 increasing the grants due to the births of additional
1030	1030	6 children, to supplement existing funding for employment and
1031	1031	7 training services for recipients of aid under this Article IV.
1032	1032	8 The Illinois Department shall target, to the extent the
1033	1033	9 supplemental funding allows, employment and training services
1034	1034	10 to the families who do not receive a grant increase after the
1035	1035	11 birth of a child. In addition, the Illinois Department shall
1036	1036	12 provide, to the extent the supplemental funding allows, such
1037	1037	13 families with up to 24 months of transitional child care
1038	1038	14 pursuant to Illinois Department rules. All remaining
1039	1039	15 supplemental funds shall be used for employment and training
1040	1040	16 services or transitional child care support.
1041	1041	17 In making the transfers authorized by this subsection, the
1042	1042	18 Illinois Department shall first determine, pursuant to
1043	1043	19 regulations adopted by the Illinois Department for this
1044	1044	20 purpose, the amount of savings attributable to not increasing
1045	1045	21 the grants due to the births of additional children. Transfers
1046	1046	22 may be made from General Revenue Fund appropriations for
1047	1047	23 distributive purposes authorized by Article IV of this Code
1048	1048	24 only to General Revenue Fund appropriations for employability
1049	1049	25 development services including operating and administrative
1050	1050	26 costs and related distributive purposes under Article IXA of
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1061	1061	1 this Code. The Director, with the approval of the Governor,
1062	1062	2 shall certify the amount and affected line item appropriations
1063	1063	3 to the State Comptroller.
1064	1064	4 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit
1065	1065	5 the Illinois Department from using funds under this Article IV
1066	1066	6 to provide assistance in the form of vouchers that may be used
1067	1067	7 to pay for goods and services deemed by the Illinois
1068	1068	8 Department, by rule, as suitable for the care of the child such
1069	1069	9 as diapers, clothing, school supplies, and cribs.
1070	1070	10 (f-5) Subsection (f) shall not apply to affect the monthly
1071	1071	11 assistance amount of any family as a result of the birth of a
1072	1072	12 child on or after January 1, 2004. As resources permit after
1073	1073	13 January 1, 2004, the Department may cease applying subsection
1074	1074	14 (f) to limit assistance to families receiving assistance under
1075	1075	15 this Article on January 1, 2004, with respect to children born
1076	1076	16 prior to that date. In any event, subsection (f) shall be
1077	1077	17 completely inoperative on and after July 1, 2007.
1078	1078	18 (g) (Blank).
1079	1079	19 (d) (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
1080	1080	20 the Illinois Department is authorized to suspend acceptance of
1081	1081	21 new applications for CASH and suspend redeterminations of
1082	1082	22 eligibility for CASH reduce payment levels used to determine
1083	1083	23 cash grants under this Article after December 31 of any fiscal
1084	1084	24 year if the Illinois Department determines that the caseload
1085	1085	25 upon which the appropriations for the current fiscal year are
1086	1086	26 based have increased by more than 5% and the appropriation is
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1097	1097	1 not sufficient to ensure that cash benefits under this Article
1098	1098	2 do not exceed the amounts appropriated for those cash
1099	1099	3 benefits. The suspension of applications or redeterminations
1100	1100	4 Reductions in payment levels may be accomplished by emergency
1101	1101	5 rule under Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative
1102	1102	6 Procedure Act, except that the limitation on the number of
1103	1103	7 emergency rules that may be adopted in a 24-month period shall
1104	1104	8 not apply and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 of the
1105	1105	9 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply.
1106	1106	10 Increases in payment levels shall be accomplished only in
1107	1107	11 accordance with Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative
1108	1108	12 Procedure Act. Before any rule to increase payment levels
1109	1109	13 promulgated under this Section shall become effective, a joint
1110	1110	14 resolution approving the rule must be adopted by a roll call
1111	1111	15 vote by a majority of the members elected to each chamber of
1112	1112	16 the General Assembly.
1113	1113	17 (Source: P.A. 101-103, eff. 7-19-19.)
1114	1114	18 (305 ILCS 5/4-2.1 new)
1115	1115	19 Sec. 4-2.1. Application.
1116	1116	20 (a) To receive CASH under this Article, assistance units
1117	1117	21 must submit an application.
1118	1118	22 (b) The Department shall make applications for CASH
1119	1119	23 available to the public immediately upon the effective date of
1120	1120	24 this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. The
1121	1121	25 Department shall integrate the application for CASH into the
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1132	1132	1 combined Application for Benefits Eligibility, or any other
1133	1133	2 system that the Department may use in the future to allow
1134	1134	3 applications for multiple forms of assistance. The Department
1135	1135	4 shall make paper applications for CASH available at all local
1136	1136	5 offices. In addition to the methods set forth above, the
1137	1137	6 Department may develop other methods by which to accept
1138	1138	7 applications for CASH.
1139	1139	8 (c) For households applying only for CASH, the application
1140	1140	9 shall include a request for only such information as required
1141	1141	10 to verify eligibility for CASH under this Article.
1142	1142	11 (d) In verifying the income eligibility of the assistance
1143	1143	12 unit, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to limit
1144	1144	13 the verification documentation from the applicant assistance
1145	1145	14 unit. Department efforts shall include but are not limited to:
1146	1146	15 (1) utilizing any and all electronic data sources
1147	1147	16 already available to the Department for purposes of
1148	1148	17 assessing eligibility for benefits, subject to any
1149	1149	18 restrictions in State or federal law, including, but not
1150	1150	19 limited to:
1151	1151	20 (i) income tax information;
1152	1152	21 (ii) unearned income, retirement benefits, and
1153	1153	22 other relevant information maintained by the Social
1154	1154	23 Security Administration;
1155	1155	24 (iii) employer reports of income and unemployment
1156	1156	25 insurance payment information maintained by the
1157	1157	26 Department of Employment Security;
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1168	1168	1 (iv) wage reporting and similar information
1169	1169	2 maintained by states contiguous to this State;
1170	1170	3 (v) employment information maintained by the
1171	1171	4 Department of Employment Security in its New Hire
1172	1172	5 Directory database;
1173	1173	6 (vi) employment information maintained by the
1174	1174	7 United States Department of Health and Human Services
1175	1175	8 in its National Directory of New Hires database;
1176	1176	9 (vii) veterans' benefits information maintained by
1177	1177	10 the United States Department of Health and Human
1178	1178	11 Services, in coordination with the Department of
1179	1179	12 Health and Human Services and the Department of
1180	1180	13 Veterans' Affairs, in the federal Public Assistance
1181	1181	14 Reporting Information System (PARIS) database;
1182	1182	15 (viii) residency information maintained by the
1183	1183	16 Illinois Secretary of State; and
1184	1184	17 (ix) a database which is substantially similar to
1185	1185	18 or a successor of a database described in this Section
1186	1186	19 that contains information relevant for verifying
1187	1187	20 eligibility;
1188	1188	21 (2) utilizing income eligibility information submitted
1189	1189	22 by members of the assistance unit pursuant to the
1190	1190	23 assistance unit's application or redetermination of other
1191	1191	24 benefits administered by the Department, subject to any
1192	1192	25 restrictions in State or federal law, including, but not
1193	1193	26 limited to:
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1204	1204	1 (i) Aid for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD)
1205	1205	2 under Article III;
1206	1206	3 (ii) Medical Assistance under Article V;
1207	1207	4 (iii) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
1208	1208	5 Program (SNAP);
1209	1209	6 (iv) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
1210	1210	7 for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
1211	1211	8 (v) the Child Care Assistance Program under
1212	1212	9 Article IX; and
1213	1213	10 (vi) benefits for foreign-born victims of
1214	1214	11 trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes under
1215	1215	12 Article XVI.
1216	1216	13 (e) The Department shall adopt a reasonable compatibility
1217	1217	14 test for determining if the amount of countable income
1218	1218	15 reported by the applicant assistance unit is reasonably
1219	1219	16 compatible with income the Department has verified
1220	1220	17 electronically or from other sources, including, but not
1221	1221	18 limited to, those set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection
1222	1222	19 (d). Reported income is reasonably compatible with
1223	1223	20 electronically verified income when the Federal Poverty Level
1224	1224	21 (FPL), updated periodically in the Federal Register by the
1225	1225	22 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the
1226	1226	23 authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2), of the income reported on the
1227	1227	24 application or redetermination of eligibility form is within
1228	1228	25 5% of the federal poverty level of countable income
1229	1229	26 verification obtained by the Department electronically or from
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1240	1240	1 another data source.
1241	1241	2 (1) If the countable income reported by the applicant
1242	1242	3 assistance unit, or recipient assistance unit during a
1243	1243	4 redetermination of eligibility, is in an amount less than
1244	1244	5 or equal to 50% of the Federal Poverty Level, and the
1245	1245	6 reported countable income is reasonably compatible with
1246	1246	7 countable income the Department has verified
1247	1247	8 electronically or from other sources, additional
1248	1248	9 verification of income shall not be requested of the
1249	1249	10 assistance unit, and the Department shall finalize the
1250	1250	11 determination of eligibility.
1251	1251	12 (2) If the countable income reported by the applicant
1252	1252	13 assistance unit, or recipient assistance unit during a
1253	1253	14 redetermination of eligibility, is in an amount less than
1254	1254	15 or equal to 50% of the Federal Poverty Level, and the
1255	1255	16 reported countable income is not reasonably compatible
1256	1256	17 with countable income the Department has verified
1257	1257	18 electronically or from other sources, additional
1258	1258	19 verification of income shall be requested of the
1259	1259	20 assistance unit.
1260	1260	21 (3) If the countable income reported by the applicant
1261	1261	22 assistance unit, or recipient assistance unit during a
1262	1262	23 redetermination of eligibility, is in an amount greater
1263	1263	24 than 50% of the Federal Poverty Level, and the reported
1264	1264	25 countable income is reasonably compatible with countable
1265	1265	26 income the Department has verified electronically or from
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1276	1276	1 other sources, where the countable income the Department
1277	1277	2 has verified electronically or from other sources is in an
1278	1278	3 amount less than or equal to 50% of the Federal Poverty
1279	1279	4 Level, additional verification of income shall be
1280	1280	5 requested of the assistance unit.
1281	1281	6 (4) If the countable income reported by the applicant
1282	1282	7 assistance unit, or recipient assistance unit during a
1283	1283	8 redetermination of eligibility, is in an amount greater
1284	1284	9 than 50% of the Federal Poverty Level, but less than or
1285	1285	10 equal to 55% of the Federal Poverty Level, and the
1286	1286	11 countable income the Department has verified
1287	1287	12 electronically or from other sources is also in an amount
1288	1288	13 greater than 50% of the Federal Poverty Level, additional
1289	1289	14 verification of countable income shall be requested of the
1290	1290	15 applicant assistance unit.
1291	1291	16 (5) If the countable income reported by the applicant
1292	1292	17 assistance unit, or recipient assistance unit during a
1293	1293	18 redetermination of eligibility, is in an amount greater
1294	1294	19 than 55% of the Federal Poverty Level, and the countable
1295	1295	20 income the Department has verified electronically or from
1296	1296	21 other sources is also in an amount greater than 50% of the
1297	1297	22 Federal Poverty Level, additional verification of income
1298	1298	23 shall not be requested of the applicant assistance unit
1299	1299	24 and the Department shall finalize the determination of
1300	1300	25 ineligibility.
1301	1301	26 (f) Assistance units must cooperate in the determination
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1312	1312	1 of eligibility for CASH. When the Department is not in
1313	1313	2 possession of reliable or reasonably compatible information
1314	1314	3 sufficient to verify the eligibility of the assistance unit,
1315	1315	4 and the assistance unit is unwilling or fails to provide
1316	1316	5 additional verification or to consent to verification, the
1317	1317	6 application will be denied.
1318	1318	7 (305 ILCS 5/4-2.2 new)
1319	1319	8 Sec. 4-2.2. Certification period.
1320	1320	9 (a) Assistance units deemed eligible to receive CASH
1321	1321	10 either at the point of initial application, as set forth in
1322	1322	11 Section 4-2.1, or following a redetermination of eligibility,
1323	1323	12 as set forth in Section 4-2.3, shall be certified to receive
1324	1324	13 monthly cash installments as set forth in subsection (a) of
1325	1325	14 Section 4-2 for a period of 12 months.
1326	1326	15 (b) Assistance units certified as eligible for CASH shall
1327	1327	16 receive monthly cash installments during the 12-month
1328	1328	17 certification period regardless of changes in household
1329	1329	18 circumstances, such as increased countable income or a change
1330	1330	19 in the composition of the assistance unit.
1331	1331	20 (c) Assistance units shall not be obligated to report to
1332	1332	21 the Department any changes in circumstances until the
1333	1333	22 eligibility of the assistance unit is redetermined as set
1334	1334	23 forth in Section 4-2.3.
1335	1335	24 The assistance unit may report changes in circumstances to
1336	1336	25 the Department where those changes would result in an increase
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1347	1347	1 in the amount of cash assistance as set forth in Section 4-2,
1348	1348	2 such as the birth of a child. Upon receiving a report from an
1349	1349	3 assistance unit that would result in an increase in the
1350	1350	4 benefits of the assistance unit, the Department shall reassess
1351	1351	5 the amount of assistance under Section 4-2 and issue the
1352	1352	6 increased allotments beginning from the date of the reported
1353	1353	7 change.
1354	1354	8 (305 ILCS 5/4-2.3 new)
1355	1355	9 Sec. 4-2.3. Redetermination of eligibility.
1356	1356	10 (a) A redetermination of the eligibility of each
1357	1357	11 assistance unit receiving CASH shall be conducted before the
1358	1358	12 end of the 12-month certification period. It is the
1359	1359	13 Department's responsibility to determine the continued
1360	1360	14 eligibility of all assistance units receiving CASH and it is
1361	1361	15 the responsibility of the assistance unit to cooperate in the
1362	1362	16 redetermination of eligibility.
1363	1363	17 (b) In redetermining the eligibility of the assistance
1364	1364	18 unit, the Department shall request only such information as
1365	1365	19 required to verify continued eligibility for CASH under this
1366	1366	20 Article.
1367	1367	21 (c) Just as with the determination of eligibility at the
1368	1368	22 point of application as set forth in Section 4-2.1, in
1369	1369	23 redetermining the income eligibility of the assistance unit,
1370	1370	24 the Department shall make reasonable efforts to limit the
1371	1371	25 verification documentation from the assistance unit and apply
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1382	1382	1 the reasonable compatibility test for countable income set
1383	1383	2 forth in subsection (e) of Section 4-2.1. The Department shall
1384	1384	3 make reasonable efforts to provide assistance units with
1385	1385	4 redetermination forms that are pre-populated with reliable and
1386	1386	5 timely information, including updated information related to
1387	1387	6 countable income, that is accessible to the Department without
1388	1388	7 the cooperation of the assistance unit.
1389	1389	8 (d) If additional information is necessary to redetermine
1390	1390	9 the eligibility of the assistance unit, the Department shall
1391	1391	10 make a request of that information from the household. The
1392	1392	11 assistance unit's failure to produce the requested information
1393	1393	12 in a timely manner will result in a termination of
1394	1394	13 eligibility.
1395	1395	14 (e) When information of a change in an assistance unit's
1396	1396	15 circumstances is received by the Department and the review and
1397	1397	16 application of that information would result in a decision
1398	1398	17 that an assistance unit is eligible for an increased amount of
1399	1399	18 financial assistance, the Department shall provide the
1400	1400	19 increased amount of assistance payment no later than 30
1401	1401	20 calendar days from the date that the Department initially
1402	1402	21 received the information.
1403	1403	22 (305 ILCS 5/4-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-4)
1404	1404	23 Sec. 4-4. Entitlement to medical assistance.
1405	1405	24 (a) Children and adults qualified for cash assistance
1406	1406	25 under this Article aid shall be entitled to receive, under
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1417	1417	1 Article V, all necessary medical assistance under Article V.
1418	1418	2 (b) Adults qualified for cash assistance under this
1419	1419	3 Article who are not enrolled in medical assistance under
1420	1420	4 Article V and who have not submitted an application for
1421	1421	5 medical assistance under Article V shall be notified by the
1422	1422	6 Department of their potential eligibility for medical
1423	1423	7 assistance under Article V and provided information on how to
1424	1424	8 apply.
1425	1425	9 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)
1426	1426	10 (305 ILCS 5/4-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-9)
1427	1427	11 Sec. 4-9. Protective payment to substitute payee. If the
1428	1428	12 parent or designated caretaker relative becomes absent from
1429	1429	13 the home or is otherwise unable to manage the cash assistance
1430	1430	14 on behalf of the child or children in the assistance unit, the
1431	1431	15 Department other grantee relative persistently mismanages the
1432	1432	16 grant to the detriment of the child and the family but there is
1433	1433	17 reason to believe that, with specialized counseling and
1434	1434	18 guidance services, the parent or relative may develop ability
1435	1435	19 to manage the funds properly, the County Department, in
1436	1436	20 accordance with the rules and regulations of the Illinois
1437	1437	21 Department, may designate a person who is interested in or
1438	1438	22 concerned with the welfare of the child and its family as a
1439	1439	23 substitute payee to receive the cash assistance aid payment on
1440	1440	24 behalf of the assistance unit family. The County Department
1441	1441	25 may designate private welfare or social service agencies to
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1452	1452	1 serve as substitute payees in appropriate cases.
1453	1453	2 The substitute payee shall serve without compensation and
1454	1454	3 assume the obligation of seeing that the cash assistance aid
1455	1455	4 payment is expended for the benefit of the child and the
1456	1456	5 family. The substitute payee He may spend the grant for the
1457	1457	6 family, or supervise the parent or other relative in the use of
1458	1458	7 the grant, depending upon the circumstances in each case, and
1459	1459	8 shall make monthly reports to the County Department as the
1460	1460	9 County Department and the Illinois Department may require.
1461	1461	10 The County Department shall terminate the protective
1462	1462	11 payment when it is no longer necessary to assure that the grant
1463	1463	12 is being used for the welfare of the child and family, or when
1464	1464	13 the parent or other relative is no longer receiving and no
1465	1465	14 longer requires treatment for substance use disorders, mental
1466	1466	15 health services, or other special care or treatment.
1467	1467	16 A substitute payee may be removed, in accordance with the
1468	1468	17 rules and regulations of the Illinois Department, for
1469	1469	18 unsatisfactory service. The removal may be effected without
1470	1470	19 hearing. The decision shall not be appealable to the Illinois
1471	1471	20 Department nor shall it be reviewable in the courts.
1472	1472	21 The County Department shall conduct periodic reviews as
1473	1473	22 may be required by the Illinois Department to determine
1474	1474	23 whether there is a continuing need for a protective payment.
1475	1475	24 If it appears that the need for the payment is likely to
1476	1476	25 continue beyond a reasonable period, the County Department
1477	1477	26 shall take one of the other actions set out in Section 4-8.
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1488	1488	1 The parent or other relative shall be advised, in advance
1489	1489	2 of a determination to make a protective payment, that he may
1490	1490	3 appeal the decision to the Illinois Department under the
1491	1491	4 provisions of Section 11-8 of Article XI.
1492	1492	5 (Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
1493	1493	6 (305 ILCS 5/4-12) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-12)
1494	1494	7 Sec. 4-12. Crisis assistance. Where a family has been (1)
1495	1495	8 rendered homeless or threatened with homelessness by fire,
1496	1496	9 flood, other natural disaster, eviction or court order to
1497	1497	10 vacate the premises for reasons other than nonpayment of rent,
1498	1498	11 or where a family has become homeless because they have left
1499	1499	12 their residence due to domestic or sexual violence; (1.5)
1500	1500	13 deprived of the household's income as a result of domestic or
1501	1501	14 sexual violence; (2) deprived of essential items of furniture
1502	1502	15 or essential clothing by fire or flood or other natural
1503	1503	16 disaster; (3) deprived of food as a result of actions other
1504	1504	17 than loss or theft of cash and where the deprivation cannot be
1505	1505	18 promptly alleviated through the federal food stamp program;
1506	1506	19 (4) as a result of a documented theft or documented loss of
1507	1507	20 cash, deprived of food or essential clothing or deprived of
1508	1508	21 shelter or immediately threatened with deprivation of shelter
1509	1509	22 as evidenced by a court order requiring immediate eviction due
1510	1510	23 to nonpayment of rent; or (5) rendered the victim of such other
1511	1511	24 hardships as the Illinois Department shall by rule define, the
1512	1512	25 Illinois Department may provide assistance to alleviate such
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1523	1523	1 needs. The Illinois Department shall verify need and determine
1524	1524	2 eligibility for crisis assistance for families already
1525	1525	3 receiving grants from the Illinois Department within 5 working
1526	1526	4 days following application for such assistance and shall
1527	1527	5 determine eligibility for all other families and afford such
1528	1528	6 assistance for families found eligible within such time limits
1529	1529	7 as the Illinois Department shall by rule provide. The Illinois
1530	1530	8 Department may, by rule, limit crisis assistance to an
1531	1531	9 eligible family to once in any 12 consecutive months. This
1532	1532	10 limitation may be made for some or all items of crisis
1533	1533	11 assistance.
1534	1534	12 The Illinois Department by regulation shall specify the
1535	1535	13 criteria for determining eligibility and the amount and nature
1536	1536	14 of assistance to be provided. The Department shall not limit
1537	1537	15 eligibility for crisis assistance based on the employment
1538	1538	16 status of the assistance unit. Where deprivation of shelter
1539	1539	17 exists or is threatened, the Illinois Department may provide
1540	1540	18 reasonable moving expenses, short term rental costs, including
1541	1541	19 one month's rent and a security deposit where such expenses
1542	1542	20 are needed for relocation, and, where the Department
1543	1543	21 determines appropriate, provide assistance to prevent an
1544	1544	22 imminent eviction or foreclosure. These amounts may be
1545	1545	23 described in established amounts or maximums. The Illinois
1546	1546	24 Department may also describe, for each form of assistance
1547	1547	25 authorized, the method by which the assistance shall be
1548	1548	26 delivered, including but not limited to warrants or disbursing
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1559	1559	1 orders.
1560	1560	2 Annual expenditures under this Section shall not exceed
1561	1561	3 $2,000,000. The Illinois Department shall review such
1562	1562	4 expenditures quarterly and shall, if necessary, reduce the
1563	1563	5 amounts or nature of assistance authorized in order to assure
1564	1564	6 that the limit is not exceeded.
1565	1565	7 (Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10.)
1566	1566	8 (305 ILCS 5/4-22)
1567	1567	9 Sec. 4-22. Domestic and sexual violence.
1568	1568	10 (a) The initial application assessment process set forth
1569	1569	11 under Section 4-2.1 to develop the personal plan for achieving
1570	1570	12 self-sufficiency shall include a question or set of questions
1571	1571	13 that screen for domestic and sexual violence issues.
1572	1572	14 Accompanying these questions shall be a statement notifying
1573	1573	15 the applicant that their answers to these questions will not
1574	1574	16 impact their eligibility for CASH. If the individual indicates
1575	1575	17 that he or she is the victim of domestic or sexual violence and
1576	1576	18 further indicates a need to address domestic or sexual
1577	1577	19 violence issues, the Department shall take in order to reach
1578	1578	20 self-sufficiency, the plan shall take this factor into account
1579	1579	21 in determining the work, education, and training activities
1580	1580	22 suitable to the client for achieving self-sufficiency. In
1581	1581	23 addition, in such a case, specific steps needed to directly
1582	1582	24 address the domestic or sexual violence issues may also be
1583	1583	25 made part of the plan, including referral to an available
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1594	1594	1 domestic or sexual violence program. Assistance under this
1595	1595	2 Article shall not be conditioned on participation in a
1596	1596	3 domestic or sexual violence program. The Department shall
1597	1597	4 conduct an individualized assessment and grant waivers of
1598	1598	5 program requirements and other required activities for victims
1599	1599	6 of domestic violence to the fullest extent allowed by 42
1600	1600	7 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(A), and shall apply the same laws,
1601	1601	8 regulations, and policies to victims of sexual violence. The
1602	1602	9 duration of such waivers shall be initially determined and
1603	1603	10 subsequently redetermined on a case-by-case basis. There shall
1604	1604	11 be no limitation on the total number of months for which
1605	1605	12 waivers under this Section may be granted, but continuing
1606	1606	13 eligibility for a waiver shall be redetermined no less often
1607	1607	14 than every 6 months.
1608	1608	15 (b) The Illinois Department shall develop and monitor
1609	1609	16 compliance procedures for its employees, contractors, and
1610	1610	17 subcontractors to ensure that any information pertaining to
1611	1611	18 any member of an assistance unit client who claims to be a past
1612	1612	19 or present victim of domestic violence or an individual at
1613	1613	20 risk of further domestic violence, whether provided by the
1614	1614	21 victim or by a third party, will remain confidential.
1615	1615	22 (c) The Illinois Department shall develop and implement a
1616	1616	23 domestic violence training curriculum for Illinois Department
1617	1617	24 employees who serve applicants for and recipients of aid under
1618	1618	25 this Article. The curriculum shall be designed to better equip
1619	1619	26 those employees to identify and serve domestic violence
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1630	1630	1 victims. The Illinois Department may enter into a contract for
1631	1631	2 the development of the curriculum with one or more
1632	1632	3 organizations providing services to domestic violence victims.
1633	1633	4 The Illinois Department shall adopt rules necessary to
1634	1634	5 implement this subsection.
1635	1635	6 (Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10.)
1636	1636	7 (305 ILCS 5/4-23)
1637	1637	8 Sec. 4-23. Civil rights impact statement.
1638	1638	9 (a) The Department of Human Services must submit to the
1639	1639	10 Governor and the General Assembly on January 1 of each
1640	1640	11 even-numbered year a written report that details the disparate
1641	1641	12 impact of various provisions of the CASH TANF program on
1642	1642	13 people of different racial or ethnic groups who identify
1643	1643	14 themselves in an application for benefits as any of the
1644	1644	15 following:
1645	1645	16 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
1646	1646	17 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
1647	1647	18 America, including Central America, and who maintains
1648	1648	19 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
1649	1649	20 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
1650	1650	21 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
1651	1651	22 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
1652	1652	23 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
1653	1653	24 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
1654	1654	25 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
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1665	1665	1 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
1666	1666	2 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
1667	1667	3 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
1668	1668	4 culture or origin, regardless of race).
1669	1669	5 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
1670	1670	6 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
1671	1671	7 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
1672	1672	8 (6) White (a person having origins in any of the
1673	1673	9 original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North
1674	1674	10 Africa).
1675	1675	11 (b) The report must at least compare the number of persons
1676	1676	12 in each group:
1677	1677	13 (1) who are receiving CASH TANF assistance;
1678	1678	14 (2) whose 60-month lifetime limit on receiving
1679	1679	15 assistance has expired;
1680	1680	16 (2) who were no longer eligible for CASH at the end of
1681	1681	17 their 12-month certification period (3) who have left TANF
1682	1682	18 due to increased earned income;
1683	1683	19 (4) who have left TANF due to non-compliance with
1684	1684	20 program rules;
1685	1685	21 (5) whose TANF grants have been reduced by sanctions
1686	1686	22 for non-compliance with program rules;
1687	1687	23 (3) (6) who have returned to CASH within TANF 6 months
1688	1688	24 after being determined no longer eligible for CASH at the
1689	1689	25 end of their most recent 12-month certification period
1690	1690	26 leaving due to increased earned income; and
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1701	1701	1 (4) (7) who have returned to CASH within TANF 12
1702	1702	2 months after being determined no longer eligible for CASH
1703	1703	3 at the end of their most recent 12-month certification
1704	1704	4 period leaving due to increased earned income. ;
1705	1705	5 (8) who have one or more children excluded from
1706	1706	6 receiving TANF cash assistance due to the child exclusion
1707	1707	7 rule;
1708	1708	8 (9) who have been granted an exemption from work
1709	1709	9 requirements; and
1710	1710	10 (10) who are participating in post-secondary education
1711	1711	11 activities.
1712	1712	12 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
1713	1713	13 (305 ILCS 5/4-24 new)
1714	1714	14 Sec. 4-24. Transition of assistance units from TANF to
1715	1715	15 CASH.
1716	1716	16 (a) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1717	1717	17 104th General Assembly, the Department shall immediately apply
1718	1718	18 the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
1719	1719	19 Assembly to assistance units receiving assistance under this
1720	1720	20 Article, such that households do not experience an
1721	1721	21 interruption of assistance.
1722	1722	22 (b) Households receiving TANF assistance on the effective
1723	1723	23 date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly
1724	1724	24 shall not be required to newly apply for CASH. The Department
1725	1725	25 shall redetermine the assistance unit's eligibility for CASH
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1736	1736	1 as set forth in Section 4-2.3 at a time that is 12 months after
1737	1737	2 the date of the assistance unit's most recent eligibility
1738	1738	3 determination for TANF, prior to the effective date of this
1739	1739	4 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
1740	1740	5 (305 ILCS 5/4-25 new)
1741	1741	6 Sec. 4-25. Rules. The Department shall adopt any rules
1742	1742	7 necessary to implement the changes made to this Article by
1743	1743	8 this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. In adopting
1744	1744	9 rules implementing the program, the Department shall make
1745	1745	10 reasonable efforts to promote access and limit administrative
1746	1746	11 burdens on applicants and participating assistance units.
1747	1747	12 (305 ILCS 5/6-1.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.3)
1748	1748	13 Sec. 6-1.3. Utilization of aid available under other
1749	1749	14 provisions of Code. The person must have been determined
1750	1750	15 ineligible for aid under the federally funded programs to aid
1751	1751	16 refugees and Articles III, IV or V. Nothing in this Section
1752	1752	17 shall prevent the use of General Assistance funds to pay any
1753	1753	18 portion of the costs of care and maintenance in a residential
1754	1754	19 substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the
1755	1755	20 Department of Human Services, or in a County Nursing Home, or
1756	1756	21 in a private nursing home, retirement home or other facility
1757	1757	22 for the care of the elderly, of a person otherwise eligible to
1758	1758	23 receive General Assistance except for the provisions of this
1759	1759	24 paragraph.
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1770	1770	1 A person otherwise eligible for aid under the federally
1771	1771	2 funded programs to aid refugees or Articles III, IV or V who
1772	1772	3 fails or refuses to comply with provisions of this Code or
1773	1773	4 other laws, or rules and regulations of the Illinois
1774	1774	5 Department, which would qualify him for aid under those
1775	1775	6 programs or Articles, shall not receive General Assistance
1776	1776	7 under this Article nor shall any of his dependents whose
1777	1777	8 eligibility is contingent upon such compliance receive General
1778	1778	9 Assistance.
1779	1779	10 Persons and families who are ineligible for aid under
1780	1780	11 Article IV due to having received benefits under Article IV
1781	1781	12 for any maximum time limits set under the Illinois Temporary
1782	1782	13 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Plan shall not be
1783	1783	14 eligible for General Assistance under this Article unless the
1784	1784	15 Illinois Department or the local governmental unit, by rule,
1785	1785	16 specifies that those persons or families may be eligible.
1786	1786	17 (Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
1787	1787	18 (305 ILCS 5/8A-18)
1788	1788	19 Sec. 8A-18. Application assistance fraud; SNAP; AABD; CASH
1789	1789	20 TANF. It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person, including an
1790	1790	21 individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or
1791	1791	22 joint venture, or any employee or agent of any of those, to
1792	1792	23 assist or represent another person in completing or submitting
1793	1793	24 an application for benefits under the federal Supplemental
1794	1794	25 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the State's Aid to the
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1805	1805	1 Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) program, or the State's Cash
1806	1806	2 Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) Temporary
1807	1807	3 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, in exchange for
1808	1808	4 a portion of the applicant's SNAP, AABD, or CASH TANF benefits
1809	1809	5 or cash or any other form of payment from any other source. An
1810	1810	6 applicant who receives such assistance or representation is
1811	1811	7 not in violation of this Section. Nothing in this Section
1812	1812	8 shall be construed as prohibiting an applicant from receiving
1813	1813	9 such assistance or representation when appealing a denial of
1814	1814	10 an application for SNAP, AABD, or CASH TANF benefits.
1815	1815	11 (Source: P.A. 98-931, eff. 8-15-14.)
1816	1816	12 (305 ILCS 5/9A-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3)
1817	1817	13 Sec. 9A-3. Establishment of Program and Level of Services.
1818	1818	14 (a) The Illinois Department shall establish and maintain a
1819	1819	15 program to provide recipients with services to promote their
1820	1820	16 economic stability and well-being consistent with the purposes
1821	1821	17 and provisions of this Article. The program offered in
1822	1822	18 different counties of the State may vary depending on the
1823	1823	19 resources available to the State to provide a program under
1824	1824	20 this Article, and no program may be offered in some counties,
1825	1825	21 depending on the resources available. Services may be provided
1826	1826	22 directly by the Illinois Department or through contract.
1827	1827	23 References to the Illinois Department or staff of the Illinois
1828	1828	24 Department shall include contractors when the Illinois
1829	1829	25 Department has entered into contracts for these purposes. The
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1840	1840	1 Illinois Department shall make provide each recipient who
1841	1841	2 participates with such services available to each recipient
1842	1842	3 under the program as are necessary to achieve his
1843	1843	4 employability plan as specified in the plan.
1844	1844	5 (b) The Illinois Department, in operating the program,
1845	1845	6 shall cooperate with public and private education and
1846	1846	7 vocational training or retraining agencies or facilities, the
1847	1847	8 Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Community
1848	1848	9 College Board, the Departments of Employment Security and
1849	1849	10 Commerce and Economic Opportunity or other sponsoring
1850	1850	11 organizations funded under the federal Workforce Innovation
1851	1851	12 and Opportunity Act and other public or licensed private
1852	1852	13 employment agencies.
1853	1853	14 (Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.)
1854	1854	15 (305 ILCS 5/9A-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-4)
1855	1855	16 Sec. 9A-4. Participation.
1856	1856	17 (a) Participation in, or cooperation with, any program or
1857	1857	18 service provided under this Article shall not be a condition
1858	1858	19 of eligibility for receipt of assistance under Article IV.
1859	1859	20 Nothing in this Article shall be construed to require
1860	1860	21 recipients to participate to be eligible for assistance under
1861	1861	22 Article IV. The Department shall inform all applicants and
1862	1862	23 recipients of assistance under Article IV that the recipient's
1863	1863	24 participation in, or cooperation with, any program or service
1864	1864	25 provided under this Article is not required to be eligible
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1875	1875	1 for, or maintain, assistance under Article IV. Programs and
1876	1876	2 services will be offered to recipients who wish to volunteer
1877	1877	3 to participate only to the extent resources permit. Except for
1878	1878	4 those exempted under subsection (b) below, and to the extent
1879	1879	5 resources permit, the Illinois Department as a condition of
1880	1880	6 eligibility for public aid, may, as provided by rule, require
1881	1881	7 all recipients to participate in an education, training, and
1882	1882	8 employment program, which shall include accepting suitable
1883	1883	9 employment and refraining from terminating employment or
1884	1884	10 reducing earnings without good cause.
1885	1885	11 (b) Recipients shall be exempt from the requirement of
1886	1886	12 participation in the education, training, and employment
1887	1887	13 program in the following circumstances:
1888	1888	14 (1) The recipient is a person over age 60; or
1889	1889	15 (2) The recipient is a person with a child under age
1890	1890	16 one.
1891	1891	17 Recipients are entitled to request a reasonable
1892	1892	18 modification to the requirement of participation in the
1893	1893	19 education, training and employment program in order to
1894	1894	20 accommodate a qualified individual with a disability as
1895	1895	21 defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Requests for a
1896	1896	22 reasonable modification shall be evaluated on a case-by-case
1897	1897	23 functional basis by designated staff based on Department rule.
1898	1898	24 All such requests shall be monitored as part of the agency's
1899	1899	25 quality assurance process or processes to attest to the
1900	1900	26 expediency with which such requests are addressed.
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1911	1911	1 Implementation of the changes made to this Section by this
1912	1912	2 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly is subject to
1913	1913	3 appropriation.
1914	1914	4 (Source: P.A. 94-629, eff. 1-1-06.)
1915	1915	5 (305 ILCS 5/9A-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8)
1916	1916	6 Sec. 9A-8. Operation of program.
1917	1917	7 (a) At the time of application or redetermination of
1918	1918	8 eligibility under Article IV, as determined by rule, the
1919	1919	9 Illinois Department shall provide information in writing and
1920	1920	10 orally regarding the availability of the education, training
1921	1921	11 and employment program to all applicants and recipients. The
1922	1922	12 information required shall be established by rule and shall
1923	1923	13 include, but need not be limited to:
1924	1924	14 (1) education (including literacy training),
1925	1925	15 employment and training opportunities available, the
1926	1926	16 criteria for approval of those opportunities, and the
1927	1927	17 right to request changes in the personal responsibility
1928	1928	18 and services plan to include those opportunities;
1929	1929	19 (1.1) a complete list of all activities that are
1930	1930	20 available approvable activities, and the circumstances
1931	1931	21 under which they are approvable, including work
1932	1932	22 activities, substance use disorder or mental health
1933	1933	23 treatment, activities to escape and prevent domestic
1934	1934	24 violence, additional supports available for caring for a
1935	1935	25 medically impaired family member, and any other approvable
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1946	1946	1 activities, together with the right to and procedures for
1947	1947	2 amending the responsibility and services plan to include
1948	1948	3 these activities;
1949	1949	4 (1.2) the rules concerning the lifetime limit on
1950	1950	5 eligibility, including the current status of the applicant
1951	1951	6 or recipient in terms of the months of remaining
1952	1952	7 eligibility, the criteria under which a month will not
1953	1953	8 count towards the lifetime limit, and the criteria under
1954	1954	9 which a recipient may receive benefits beyond the end of
1955	1955	10 the lifetime limit;
1956	1956	11 (2) supportive services including child care and the
1957	1957	12 rules regarding eligibility for and access to the child
1958	1958	13 care assistance program, transportation, initial expenses
1959	1959	14 of employment, job retention, books and fees, and any
1960	1960	15 other supportive services;
1961	1961	16 (3) the obligation of the Department to provide
1962	1962	17 supportive services;
1963	1963	18 (4) the rights and responsibilities of participants,
1964	1964	19 including exemption, sanction, reconciliation, and good
1965	1965	20 cause criteria and procedures, termination for
1966	1966	21 non-cooperation and reinstatement rules and procedures,
1967	1967	22 and appeal and grievance procedures; and
1968	1968	23 (4) (5) the types and locations of child care
1969	1969	24 services; and .
1970	1970	25 (5) notice to the client that participation with any
1971	1971	26 program or service offered as part of the education,
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1982	1982	1 training, and employment program is not required to
1983	1983	2 receive assistance under Article IV.
1984	1984	3 (b) The Illinois Department shall notify the recipient in
1985	1985	4 writing of the opportunity to volunteer to participate in the
1986	1986	5 program.
1987	1987	6 (c) (Blank).
1988	1988	7 (d) As part of the personal plan for achieving employment
1989	1989	8 and self-sufficiency, the Department shall conduct an
1990	1990	9 individualized assessment of the participant's employability.
1991	1991	10 No participant may be assigned to any component of the
1992	1992	11 education, training and employment activity prior to such
1993	1993	12 assessment. The plan shall include collection of information
1994	1994	13 on the individual's background, proficiencies, skills
1995	1995	14 deficiencies, education level, work history, employment goals,
1996	1996	15 interests, aptitudes, and employment preferences, as well as
1997	1997	16 factors affecting employability or ability to meet
1998	1998	17 participation requirements (e.g., health, physical or mental
1999	1999	18 limitations, child care, family circumstances, domestic
2000	2000	19 violence, sexual violence, substance use disorders, and
2001	2001	20 special needs of any child of the individual). As part of the
2002	2002	21 plan, individuals and Department staff shall work together to
2003	2003	22 identify any supportive service needs required to enable the
2004	2004	23 client to participate and meet the objectives of his or her
2005	2005	24 employability plan. The assessment may be conducted through
2006	2006	25 various methods such as interviews, testing, counseling, and
2007	2007	26 self-assessment instruments. In the assessment process, the
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2018	2018	1 Department shall offer to include standard literacy testing
2019	2019	2 and a determination of English language proficiency and shall
2020	2020	3 provide it for those who accept the offer. Based on the
2021	2021	4 assessment, the individual will be assigned to the appropriate
2022	2022	5 activity. The decision will be based on a determination of the
2023	2023	6 individual's level of preparation for employment as defined by
2024	2024	7 rule.
2025	2025	8 (e) Recipients determined to be exempt may volunteer to
2026	2026	9 participate pursuant to Section 9A-4 and must be assessed.
2027	2027	10 (f) As part of the personal plan for achieving employment
2028	2028	11 and self-sufficiency under Section 4-1, an employability plan
2029	2029	12 for recipients shall be developed in consultation with the
2030	2030	13 participant. The Department shall have final responsibility
2031	2031	14 for approving the employability plan. The employability plan
2032	2032	15 shall:
2033	2033	16 (1) contain an employment goal of the participant;
2034	2034	17 (2) describe the services to be provided by the
2035	2035	18 Department, including child care and other support
2036	2036	19 services;
2037	2037	20 (3) describe the activities, such as component
2038	2038	21 assignment, that will be undertaken by the participant to
2039	2039	22 achieve the employment goal. The Department shall treat
2040	2040	23 participation in high school and high school equivalency
2041	2041	24 programs as a core activity and count participation in
2042	2042	25 high school and high school equivalency programs toward
2043	2043	26 the first 20 hours per week of participation. The
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2054	2054	1 Department shall approve participation in high school or
2055	2055	2 high school equivalency programs upon written or oral
2056	2056	3 request of the participant if he or she has not already
2057	2057	4 earned a high school diploma or a State of Illinois High
2058	2058	5 School Diploma. However, participation in high school or
2059	2059	6 high school equivalency programs may be delayed as part of
2060	2060	7 an applicant's or recipient's personal plan for achieving
2061	2061	8 employment and self-sufficiency if it is determined that
2062	2062	9 the benefit from participating in another activity, such
2063	2063	10 as, but not limited to, treatment for a substance use
2064	2064	11 disorder or an English proficiency program, would be
2065	2065	12 greater to the applicant or recipient than participation
2066	2066	13 in high school or a high school equivalency program. The
2067	2067	14 availability of high school and high school equivalency
2068	2068	15 programs may also delay enrollment in those programs. The
2069	2069	16 Department shall treat such activities as a core activity
2070	2070	17 as long as satisfactory progress is made, as determined by
2071	2071	18 the high school or high school equivalency program. Proof
2072	2072	19 of satisfactory progress shall be provided by the
2073	2073	20 participant or the school at the end of each academic
2074	2074	21 term; and
2075	2075	22 (4) describe any other needs of the family that might
2076	2076	23 be met by the Department.
2077	2077	24 (g) The employability plan shall take into account:
2078	2078	25 (1) available program resources;
2079	2079	26 (2) the participant's support service needs;
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2090	2090	1 (3) the participant's skills level and aptitudes;
2091	2091	2 (4) local employment opportunities; and
2092	2092	3 (5) the preferences of the participant.
2093	2093	4 (h) A reassessment shall be conducted to assess a
2094	2094	5 participant's progress and to review the employability plan on
2095	2095	6 the following occasions:
2096	2096	7 (1) upon completion of an activity and before
2097	2097	8 assignment to an activity;
2098	2098	9 (2) upon the request of the participant;
2099	2099	10 (3) if the individual is not cooperating with the
2100	2100	11 requirements of the program; and
2101	2101	12 (4) if the individual has failed to make satisfactory
2102	2102	13 progress in an education or training program.
2103	2103	14 Based on the reassessment, the Department may revise the
2104	2104	15 employability plan of the participant.
2105	2105	16 (Source: P.A. 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23.)
2106	2106	17 (305 ILCS 5/9A-8.1)
2107	2107	18 Sec. 9A-8.1. Improvement of information to applicants and
2108	2108	19 recipients. The Illinois Department shall annually review all
2109	2109	20 procedures and written materials that it has in place for
2110	2110	21 purposes of compliance with subsection (a) of Section 9A-8 and
2111	2111	22 Section 11-20.1 requiring the Illinois Department to provide
2112	2112	23 full and timely information to applicants and recipients of
2113	2113	24 cash assistance aid under Article IV of this Code about their
2114	2114	25 opportunities and , rights and responsibilities under the CASH
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2125	2125	1 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and related
2126	2126	2 programs and services administered under this Article. As part
2127	2127	3 of this annual review, the Illinois Department shall provide
2128	2128	4 copies of all procedures and materials to the Family Self
2129	2129	5 Sufficiency Advisory Council or any successor advisory body
2130	2130	6 containing a similar number and assortment of advocates,
2131	2131	7 providers, contractors, clients, and citizens. The Family Self
2132	2132	8 Sufficiency Advisory Council or successor advisory body shall
2133	2133	9 review the existing procedures and materials in light of
2134	2134	10 program rules, recent changes in the law or rules, and
2135	2135	11 experience in the field, and it shall suggest changes to the
2136	2136	12 Illinois Department. The Illinois Department shall produce new
2137	2137	13 or revised procedures and materials, or ratify the existing
2138	2138	14 ones, for use beginning each October 1. If the Illinois
2139	2139	15 Department rejects changes suggested by the Family Self
2140	2140	16 Sufficiency Advisory Council, it shall explain the reasons in
2141	2141	17 a written response.
2142	2142	18 (Source: P.A. 91-331, eff. 7-29-99.)
2143	2143	19 (305 ILCS 5/9A-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-9)
2144	2144	20 Sec. 9A-9. Program Activities. The Department shall
2145	2145	21 establish education, training and placement activities by
2146	2146	22 rule. Not all of the same activities need be provided in each
2147	2147	23 county in the State. Such activities may include the
2148	2148	24 following:
2149	2149	25 (a) Education (Below post secondary). In the Education
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2160	2160	1 (below post secondary) activity, the individual receives
2161	2161	2 information, referral, counseling services and support
2162	2162	3 services to increase the individual's employment potential.
2163	2163	4 Participants may be referred to testing, counseling and
2164	2164	5 education resources. Educational activities will include basic
2165	2165	6 and remedial education; English proficiency classes; high
2166	2166	7 school or its equivalency or alternative education at the
2167	2167	8 secondary level; and with any educational program, structured
2168	2168	9 study time to enhance successful participation. An
2169	2169	10 individual's participation in an education program such as
2170	2170	11 literacy, basic adult education, high school equivalency, or a
2171	2171	12 remedial program shall be limited to 2 years unless the
2172	2172	13 individual also is working or participating in a work activity
2173	2173	14 approved by the Illinois Department as defined by rule; this
2174	2174	15 requirement does not apply, however, to students enrolled in
2175	2175	16 high school.
2176	2176	17 (b) Job Skills Training (Vocational). Job Skills Training
2177	2177	18 is designed to increase the individual's ability to obtain and
2178	2178	19 maintain employment. Job Skills Training activities will
2179	2179	20 include vocational skill classes designed to increase a
2180	2180	21 participant's ability to obtain and maintain employment. Job
2181	2181	22 Skills Training may include certificate programs.
2182	2182	23 (c) Job Readiness. The job readiness activity is designed
2183	2183	24 to enhance the quality of the individual's level of
2184	2184	25 participation in the world of work while learning the
2185	2185	26 necessary essentials to obtain and maintain employment. This
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2196	2196	1 activity helps individuals gain the necessary job finding
2197	2197	2 skills to help them find and retain employment that will lead
2198	2198	3 to economic independence.
2199	2199	4 (d) Job Search. Job Search may be conducted individually
2200	2200	5 or in groups. Job Search includes the provision of counseling,
2201	2201	6 job seeking skills training and information dissemination.
2202	2202	7 Group job search may include training in a group session.
2203	2203	8 Assignment exclusively to job search cannot be in excess of 8
2204	2204	9 consecutive weeks (or its equivalent) in any period of 12
2205	2205	10 consecutive months.
2206	2206	11 (e) Work Experience. Work Experience assignments may be
2207	2207	12 with private employers or not-for-profit or public agencies in
2208	2208	13 the State. The Illinois Department shall provide workers'
2209	2209	14 compensation coverage. Participants who are not members of a
2210	2210	15 2-parent assistance unit may not be assigned more hours than
2211	2211	16 their cash grant amount plus food stamps divided by the
2212	2212	17 minimum wage. Private employers and not-for-profit and public
2213	2213	18 agencies shall not use Work Experience participants to
2214	2214	19 displace regular employees. Participants in Work Experience
2215	2215	20 may perform work in the public interest (which otherwise meets
2216	2216	21 the requirements of this Section) for a federal office or
2217	2217	22 agency with its consent, and notwithstanding the provisions of
2218	2218	23 31 U.S.C. 1342, or any other provision of law, such agency may
2219	2219	24 accept such services, but participants shall not be considered
2220	2220	25 federal employees for any purpose. A participant shall be
2221	2221	26 reassessed at the end of assignment to Work Experience. The
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2232	2232	1 participant may be reassigned to Work Experience or assigned
2233	2233	2 to another activity, based on the reassessment.
2234	2234	3 (f) On the Job Training. In On the Job Training, a
2235	2235	4 participant is hired by a private or public employer and while
2236	2236	5 engaged in productive work receives training that provides
2237	2237	6 knowledge or skills essential to full and adequate performance
2238	2238	7 of the job.
2239	2239	8 (e) (g) Work Supplementation. In work supplementation, the
2240	2240	9 Department pays a wage subsidy to an employer who hires a
2241	2241	10 participant to work for a wage. In addition to wages through
2242	2242	11 work supplementation, the participant shall continue to
2243	2243	12 receive their cash assistance for the remainder of the
2244	2244	13 assistance units certification period as set forth in Section
2245	2245	14 4-2.2. The cash grant which a participant would receive if not
2246	2246	15 employed is diverted and the diverted cash grant is used to pay
2247	2247	16 the wage subsidy.
2248	2248	17 (f) (h) Post Secondary Education. Post secondary education
2249	2249	18 must be administered by an educational institution accredited
2250	2250	19 under requirements of State law.
2251	2251	20 (g) (i) Self Initiated Education. Participants who are
2252	2252	21 attending an institution of higher education or a vocational
2253	2253	22 or technical program of their own choosing and who are in good
2254	2254	23 standing, may continue to attend and receive supportive
2255	2255	24 services only if the educational program is approved by the
2256	2256	25 Department, and is in conformity with the participant's
2257	2257	26 personal plan for achieving employment and self-sufficiency
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2268	2268	1 and the participant is employed part-time, as defined by the
2269	2269	2 Illinois Department by rule.
2270	2270	3 (h) (j) Job Development and Placement. Department staff
2271	2271	4 shall develop through contacts with public and private
2272	2272	5 employers unsubsidized job openings for participants. Job
2273	2273	6 interviews will be secured for clients by the marketing of
2274	2274	7 participants for specific job openings. For recipients
2275	2275	8 volunteering to participate with job development and placement
2276	2276	9 services offered by the Department, the Department may conduct
2277	2277	10 an individualized assessment of the participant's
2278	2278	11 employability to determine the job readiness of the recipient.
2279	2279	12 The assessment and the factors the Department will use to
2280	2280	13 determine the individual's level of preparation for
2281	2281	14 employment, shall be defined by rule. Job ready individuals
2282	2282	15 may be assigned to Job Development and Placement.
2283	2283	16 (i) (k) Job Retention. The job retention component is
2284	2284	17 designed to assist participants in retaining employment.
2285	2285	18 Initial employment expenses and job retention services are
2286	2286	19 provided. The individual's support service needs are assessed
2287	2287	20 and the individual receives counseling regarding job retention
2288	2288	21 skills.
2289	2289	22 (l) (Blank).
2290	2290	23 (j) (l-5) Transitional Jobs. These programs provide
2291	2291	24 temporary wage-paying work combined with case management and
2292	2292	25 other social services designed to address employment barriers.
2293	2293	26 The wage-paying work is treated as regular employment for all
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2304	2304	1 purposes under this Code, and the additional activities, as
2305	2305	2 determined by the Transitional Jobs provider, shall be
2306	2306	3 countable work activities. The program must comply with the
2307	2307	4 anti-displacement provisions of this Code governing the Work
2308	2308	5 Experience program.
2309	2309	6 (m) Pay-after-performance Program. A parent may be
2310	2310	7 required to participate in a pay-after-performance program in
2311	2311	8 which the parent must work a specified number of hours to earn
2312	2312	9 the grant. The program shall comply with provisions of this
2313	2313	10 Code governing work experience programs.
2314	2314	11 (n) Community Service. Community service includes unpaid
2315	2315	12 work that the client performs in his or her community, such as
2316	2316	13 for a school, church, government agency, or nonprofit
2317	2317	14 organization.
2318	2318	15 (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
2319	2319	16 (305 ILCS 5/9A-10) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-10)
2320	2320	17 Sec. 9A-10. Support Services.
2321	2321	18 (a) The Illinois Department shall provide or pay for child
2322	2322	19 care and other support services, if otherwise unavailable, to
2323	2323	20 enable recipients to participate in or prepare for education,
2324	2324	21 training and employment programs authorized under this
2325	2325	22 Article. The Illinois Department shall provide and pay for
2326	2326	23 such support services in accordance with procedures, standards
2327	2327	24 and rates established by rule.
2328	2328	25 (b) Support services may include:
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2339	2339	1 (1) transportation;
2340	2340	2 (2) child care;
2341	2341	3 (3) job search allowance;
2342	2342	4 (4) initial employment expenses;
2343	2343	5 (5) required books, fees, supplies; and
2344	2344	6 (6) required physical examinations and medical
2345	2345	7 services.
2346	2346	8 (c) Participation shall not be required to receive cash
2347	2347	9 assistance under Article IV. if support services are needed
2348	2348	10 for effective participation but unavailable from the
2349	2349	11 Department or some other reasonably available source. Support
2350	2350	12 services shall be made available to the participant at no
2351	2351	13 cost.
2352	2352	14 (Source: P.A. 86-1184; 86-1381; 87-860.)
2353	2353	15 (305 ILCS 5/9A-11) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11)
2354	2354	16 Sec. 9A-11. Child care.
2355	2355	17 (a) The General Assembly recognizes that families with
2356	2356	18 children need child care in order to work. Child care is
2357	2357	19 expensive and families with limited access to economic
2358	2358	20 resources, including those who are transitioning from welfare
2359	2359	21 to work, often struggle to pay the costs of day care. The
2360	2360	22 General Assembly understands the importance of helping working
2361	2361	23 families with limited access to economic resources meet their
2362	2362	24 basic needs. become and remain self-sufficient. The General
2363	2363	25 Assembly also believes that it is the responsibility of
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2374	2374	1 families to share in the costs of child care. It is also the
2375	2375	2 preference of the General Assembly that all working families
2376	2376	3 with limited access to economic resources should be treated
2377	2377	4 equally, regardless of their welfare status.
2378	2378	5 (b) To the extent resources permit, the Illinois
2379	2379	6 Department shall provide child care services to parents or
2380	2380	7 other relatives as defined by rule who are working or
2381	2381	8 participating in employment or Department approved education
2382	2382	9 or training programs. At a minimum, the Illinois Department
2383	2383	10 shall cover the following categories of families:
2384	2384	11 (1) recipients of CASH TANF under Article IV who are
2385	2385	12 working or voluntarily participating in work and training
2386	2386	13 activities as specified in Section 9A-9 the personal plan
2387	2387	14 for employment and self-sufficiency;
2388	2388	15 (2) families transitioning from TANF to work;
2389	2389	16 (2) (3) families at risk of becoming recipients of
2390	2390	17 CASH TANF;
2391	2391	18 (3) (4) families with special needs as defined by
2392	2392	19 rule;
2393	2393	20 (4) (5) working families with very low incomes as
2394	2394	21 defined by rule;
2395	2395	22 (5) (6) families that are not recipients of CASH TANF
2396	2396	23 and that need child care assistance to participate in
2397	2397	24 education and training activities;
2398	2398	25 (6) (7) youth in care, as defined in Section 4d of the
2399	2399	26 Children and Family Services Act, who are parents,
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2410	2410	1 regardless of income or whether they are working or
2411	2411	2 participating in Department-approved employment or
2412	2412	3 education or training programs. Any family that receives
2413	2413	4 child care assistance in accordance with this paragraph
2414	2414	5 shall receive one additional 12-month child care
2415	2415	6 eligibility period after the parenting youth in care's
2416	2416	7 case with the Department of Children and Family Services
2417	2417	8 is closed, regardless of income or whether the parenting
2418	2418	9 youth in care is working or participating in
2419	2419	10 Department-approved employment or education or training
2420	2420	11 programs;
2421	2421	12 (7) (8) families receiving Extended Family Support
2422	2422	13 Program services from the Department of Children and
2423	2423	14 Family Services, regardless of income or whether they are
2424	2424	15 working or participating in Department-approved employment
2425	2425	16 or education or training programs; and
2426	2426	17 (8) (9) families with children under the age of 5 who
2427	2427	18 have an open intact family services case with the
2428	2428	19 Department of Children and Family Services. Any family
2429	2429	20 that receives child care assistance in accordance with
2430	2430	21 this paragraph shall remain eligible for child care
2431	2431	22 assistance 6 months after the child's intact family
2432	2432	23 services case is closed, regardless of whether the child's
2433	2433	24 parents or other relatives as defined by rule are working
2434	2434	25 or participating in Department approved employment or
2435	2435	26 education or training programs. The Department of Early
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2446	2446	1 Childhood, in consultation with the Department of Children
2447	2447	2 and Family Services, shall adopt rules to protect the
2448	2448	3 privacy of families who are the subject of an open intact
2449	2449	4 family services case when such families enroll in child
2450	2450	5 care services. Additional rules shall be adopted to offer
2451	2451	6 children who have an open intact family services case the
2452	2452	7 opportunity to receive an Early Intervention screening and
2453	2453	8 other services that their families may be eligible for as
2454	2454	9 provided by the Department of Human Services.
2455	2455	10 Beginning October 1, 2027, and every October 1 thereafter,
2456	2456	11 the Department of Children and Family Services shall report to
2457	2457	12 the General Assembly on the number of children who received
2458	2458	13 child care via vouchers paid for by the Department of Early
2459	2459	14 Childhood during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall
2460	2460	15 include the ages of children who received child care, the type
2461	2461	16 of child care they received, and the number of months they
2462	2462	17 received child care.
2463	2463	18 The Department shall specify by rule the conditions of
2464	2464	19 eligibility, the application process, and the types, amounts,
2465	2465	20 and duration of services. Eligibility for child care benefits
2466	2466	21 and the amount of child care provided may vary based on family
2467	2467	22 size, income, and other factors as specified by rule.
2468	2468	23 The Department shall update the Child Care Assistance
2469	2469	24 Program Eligibility Calculator posted on its website to
2470	2470	25 include a question on whether a family is applying for child
2471	2471	26 care assistance for the first time or is applying for a
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2482	2482	1 redetermination of eligibility.
2483	2483	2 A family's eligibility for child care services shall be
2484	2484	3 redetermined no sooner than 12 months following the initial
2485	2485	4 determination or most recent redetermination. During the
2486	2486	5 12-month periods, the family shall remain eligible for child
2487	2487	6 care services regardless of (i) a change in family income,
2488	2488	7 unless family income exceeds 85% of State median income, or
2489	2489	8 (ii) a temporary change in the ongoing status of the parents or
2490	2490	9 other relatives, as defined by rule, as working or attending a
2491	2491	10 job training or educational program.
2492	2492	11 In determining income eligibility for child care benefits,
2493	2493	12 the Department annually, at the beginning of each fiscal year,
2494	2494	13 shall establish, by rule, one income threshold for each family
2495	2495	14 size, in relation to percentage of State median income for a
2496	2496	15 family of that size, that makes families with incomes below
2497	2497	16 the specified threshold eligible for assistance and families
2498	2498	17 with incomes above the specified threshold ineligible for
2499	2499	18 assistance. Through and including fiscal year 2007, the
2500	2500	19 specified threshold must be no less than 50% of the
2501	2501	20 then-current State median income for each family size.
2502	2502	21 Beginning in fiscal year 2008, the specified threshold must be
2503	2503	22 no less than 185% of the then-current federal poverty level
2504	2504	23 for each family size. Notwithstanding any other provision of
2505	2505	24 law or administrative rule to the contrary, beginning in
2506	2506	25 fiscal year 2019, the specified threshold for working families
2507	2507	26 with very low incomes as defined by rule must be no less than
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2518	2518	1 185% of the then-current federal poverty level for each family
2519	2519	2 size. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
2520	2520	3 administrative rule to the contrary, beginning in State fiscal
2521	2521	4 year 2022 through State fiscal year 2023, the specified income
2522	2522	5 threshold shall be no less than 200% of the then-current
2523	2523	6 federal poverty level for each family size. Beginning in State
2524	2524	7 fiscal year 2024, the specified income threshold shall be no
2525	2525	8 less than 225% of the then-current federal poverty level for
2526	2526	9 each family size.
2527	2527	10 In determining eligibility for assistance, the Department
2528	2528	11 shall not give preference to any category of recipients or
2529	2529	12 give preference to individuals based on their receipt of
2530	2530	13 benefits under this Code.
2531	2531	14 Nothing in this Section shall be construed as conferring
2532	2532	15 entitlement status to eligible families.
2533	2533	16 The Illinois Department is authorized to lower income
2534	2534	17 eligibility ceilings, raise parent co-payments, create waiting
2535	2535	18 lists, or take such other actions during a fiscal year as are
2536	2536	19 necessary to ensure that child care benefits paid under this
2537	2537	20 Article do not exceed the amounts appropriated for those child
2538	2538	21 care benefits. These changes may be accomplished by emergency
2539	2539	22 rule under Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative
2540	2540	23 Procedure Act, except that the limitation on the number of
2541	2541	24 emergency rules that may be adopted in a 24-month period shall
2542	2542	25 not apply.
2543	2543	26 The Illinois Department may contract with other State
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2554	2554	1 agencies or child care organizations for the administration of
2555	2555	2 child care services.
2556	2556	3 (c) Payment shall be made for child care that otherwise
2557	2557	4 meets the requirements of this Section and applicable
2558	2558	5 standards of State and local law and regulation, including any
2559	2559	6 requirements the Illinois Department promulgates by rule.
2560	2560	7 Through June 30, 2026, the rules of this Section include
2561	2561	8 licensure requirements adopted by the Department of Children
2562	2562	9 and Family Services. On and after July 1, 2026, the rules of
2563	2563	10 this Section include licensure requirements adopted by the
2564	2564	11 Department of Early Childhood. In addition, the regulations of
2565	2565	12 this Section include the Fire Prevention and Safety
2566	2566	13 requirements promulgated by the Office of the State Fire
2567	2567	14 Marshal, and is provided in any of the following:
2568	2568	15 (1) a child care center which is licensed or exempt
2569	2569	16 from licensure pursuant to Section 2.09 of the Child Care
2570	2570	17 Act of 1969;
2571	2571	18 (2) a licensed child care home or home exempt from
2572	2572	19 licensing;
2573	2573	20 (3) a licensed group child care home;
2574	2574	21 (4) other types of child care, including child care
2575	2575	22 provided by relatives or persons living in the same home
2576	2576	23 as the child, as determined by the Illinois Department by
2577	2577	24 rule.
2578	2578	25 (c-5) Solely for the purposes of coverage under the
2579	2579	26 Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, child and day care home
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2590	2590	1 providers, including licensed and license exempt,
2591	2591	2 participating in the Department's child care assistance
2592	2592	3 program shall be considered to be public employees and the
2593	2593	4 State of Illinois shall be considered to be their employer as
2594	2594	5 of January 1, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act 94-320),
2595	2595	6 but not before. The State shall engage in collective
2596	2596	7 bargaining with an exclusive representative of child and day
2597	2597	8 care home providers participating in the child care assistance
2598	2598	9 program concerning their terms and conditions of employment
2599	2599	10 that are within the State's control. Nothing in this
2600	2600	11 subsection shall be understood to limit the right of families
2601	2601	12 receiving services defined in this Section to select child and
2602	2602	13 day care home providers or supervise them within the limits of
2603	2603	14 this Section. The State shall not be considered to be the
2604	2604	15 employer of child and day care home providers for any purposes
2605	2605	16 not specifically provided in Public Act 94-320, including, but
2606	2606	17 not limited to, purposes of vicarious liability in tort and
2607	2607	18 purposes of statutory retirement or health insurance benefits.
2608	2608	19 Child and day care home providers shall not be covered by the
2609	2609	20 State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971.
2610	2610	21 In according child and day care home providers and their
2611	2611	22 selected representative rights under the Illinois Public Labor
2612	2612	23 Relations Act, the State intends that the State action
2613	2613	24 exemption to application of federal and State antitrust laws
2614	2614	25 be fully available to the extent that their activities are
2615	2615	26 authorized by Public Act 94-320.
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2626	2626	1 (d) The Illinois Department shall establish, by rule, a
2627	2627	2 co-payment scale that provides for cost sharing by families
2628	2628	3 that receive child care services, including parents whose only
2629	2629	4 income is from assistance under this Code. The co-payment
2630	2630	5 shall be based on family income and family size and may be
2631	2631	6 based on other factors as appropriate. Co-payments may be
2632	2632	7 waived for families whose incomes are at or below the federal
2633	2633	8 poverty level.
2634	2634	9 (d-5) The Illinois Department, in consultation with its
2635	2635	10 Child Care and Development Advisory Council, shall develop a
2636	2636	11 plan to revise the child care assistance program's co-payment
2637	2637	12 scale. The plan shall be completed no later than February 1,
2638	2638	13 2008, and shall include:
2639	2639	14 (1) findings as to the percentage of income that the
2640	2640	15 average American family spends on child care and the
2641	2641	16 relative amounts that low-income families and the average
2642	2642	17 American family spend on other necessities of life;
2643	2643	18 (2) recommendations for revising the child care
2644	2644	19 co-payment scale to assure that families receiving child
2645	2645	20 care services from the Department are paying no more than
2646	2646	21 they can reasonably afford;
2647	2647	22 (3) recommendations for revising the child care
2648	2648	23 co-payment scale to provide at-risk children with complete
2649	2649	24 access to Preschool for All and Head Start; and
2650	2650	25 (4) recommendations for changes in child care program
2651	2651	26 policies that affect the affordability of child care.
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2662	2662	1 (e) (Blank).
2663	2663	2 (f) The Illinois Department shall, by rule, set rates to
2664	2664	3 be paid for the various types of child care. Child care may be
2665	2665	4 provided through one of the following methods:
2666	2666	5 (1) arranging the child care through eligible
2667	2667	6 providers by use of purchase of service contracts or
2668	2668	7 vouchers;
2669	2669	8 (2) arranging with other agencies and community
2670	2670	9 volunteer groups for non-reimbursed child care;
2671	2671	10 (3) (blank); or
2672	2672	11 (4) adopting such other arrangements as the Department
2673	2673	12 determines appropriate.
2674	2674	13 (f-1) Within 30 days after June 4, 2018 (the effective
2675	2675	14 date of Public Act 100-587), the Department of Human Services
2676	2676	15 shall establish rates for child care providers that are no
2677	2677	16 less than the rates in effect on January 1, 2018 increased by
2678	2678	17 4.26%.
2679	2679	18 (f-5) (Blank).
2680	2680	19 (g) Families eligible for assistance under this Section
2681	2681	20 shall be given the following options:
2682	2682	21 (1) receiving a child care certificate issued by the
2683	2683	22 Department or a subcontractor of the Department that may
2684	2684	23 be used by the parents as payment for child care and
2685	2685	24 development services only; or
2686	2686	25 (2) if space is available, enrolling the child with a
2687	2687	26 child care provider that has a purchase of service
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2698	2698	1 contract with the Department or a subcontractor of the
2699	2699	2 Department for the provision of child care and development
2700	2700	3 services. The Department may identify particular priority
2701	2701	4 populations for whom they may request special
2702	2702	5 consideration by a provider with purchase of service
2703	2703	6 contracts, provided that the providers shall be permitted
2704	2704	7 to maintain a balance of clients in terms of household
2705	2705	8 incomes and families and children with special needs, as
2706	2706	9 defined by rule.
2707	2707	10 (Source: P.A. 102-491, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
2708	2708	11 102-926, eff. 5-27-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-594, eff.
2709	2709	12 6-25-24.)
2710	2710	13 (305 ILCS 5/9A-13)
2711	2711	14 Sec. 9A-13. Work activity; anti-displacement provisions.
2712	2712	15 (a) As used in this Section "work activity" means any
2713	2713	16 workfare, earnfare, pay-after-performance,
2714	2714	17 work-off-the-grant, work supplementation experience, or other
2715	2715	18 activity under Section 9A-9 or any other Section of this Code
2716	2716	19 in which a recipient of public assistance performs work as a
2717	2717	20 part of the education, training and employment program offered
2718	2718	21 by the Department, for any employer as a condition of
2719	2719	22 receiving the public assistance, and the employer does not pay
2720	2720	23 wages for the work; or as any grant diversion, wage
2721	2721	24 supplementation, or similar program in which the Department
2722	2722	25 provides public assistance grant is provided to the employer
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2733	2733	1 with as a subsidy for placement of the wages of any recipient
2734	2734	2 in its workforce.
2735	2735	3 (b) An employer may not utilize a work activity
2736	2736	4 participant if such utilization would result in:
2737	2737	5 (1) the displacement or partial displacement of
2738	2738	6 current employees, including but not limited to a
2739	2739	7 reduction in hours of non-overtime or overtime work,
2740	2740	8 wages, or employment benefits; or
2741	2741	9 (2) the filling of a position that would otherwise be
2742	2742	10 a promotional opportunity for current employees; or
2743	2743	11 (3) the filling of a position created by or causing
2744	2744	12 termination, layoff, a hiring freeze, or a reduction in
2745	2745	13 the workforce; or
2746	2746	14 (4) the placement of a participant in any established
2747	2747	15 unfilled vacancy; or
2748	2748	16 (5) the performance of work by a participant if there
2749	2749	17 is a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute in which the
2750	2750	18 employer is engaged.
2751	2751	19 (c) An employer who wishes to utilize work activity
2752	2752	20 participants shall, at least 15 days prior to utilizing such
2753	2753	21 participants, notify the labor organization of the name, work
2754	2754	22 location, and the duties to be performed by the participant.
2755	2755	23 (d) The Department of Human Services shall establish a
2756	2756	24 grievance procedure for employees and labor organizations to
2757	2757	25 utilize in the event of any alleged violation of this Section.
2758	2758	26 Notwithstanding the above, a labor organization may utilize
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2769	2769	1 the established grievance or arbitration procedure in its
2770	2770	2 collective bargaining agreement to contest violations of this
2771	2771	3 Section.
2772	2772	4 (Source: P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)
2773	2773	5 (305 ILCS 5/9A-15)
2774	2774	6 Sec. 9A-15. College education assistance; pilot program.
2775	2775	7 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human
2776	2776	8 Services shall establish a pilot program to provide recipients
2777	2777	9 of assistance under Article IV with additional assistance in
2778	2778	10 obtaining a post-secondary education degree to the extent
2779	2779	11 permitted by the federal law governing the Temporary
2780	2780	12 Assistance for Needy Families Program. This assistance may
2781	2781	13 include, but is not limited to, moneys for the payment of
2782	2782	14 tuition, but the Department may not use any moneys
2783	2783	15 appropriated for payment of cash assistance the Temporary
2784	2784	16 Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) under Article IV
2785	2785	17 to pay for tuition under the pilot program. In addition to
2786	2786	18 criteria, standards, and procedures related to post-secondary
2787	2787	19 education required by rules applicable to the TANF program,
2788	2788	20 the Department shall provide that the time that a pilot
2789	2789	21 program participant spends in post-secondary classes shall
2790	2790	22 apply toward the time that the recipient is required to spend
2791	2791	23 in education, placement, and training activities under this
2792	2792	24 Article.
2793	2793	25 The Department shall define the pilot program by rule,
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2804	2804	1 including a determination of its duration and scope, the
2805	2805	2 nature of the assistance to be provided, and the criteria,
2806	2806	3 standards, and procedures for participation.
2807	2807	4 (b) The Department shall enter into an interagency
2808	2808	5 agreement with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for
2809	2809	6 the administration of the pilot program.
2810	2810	7 (c) The Department shall evaluate the pilot program and
2811	2811	8 report its findings and recommendations after 2 years of its
2812	2812	9 operation to the Governor and the General Assembly, including
2813	2813	10 proposed rules to modify or extend the pilot program beyond
2814	2814	11 the scope and schedule upon which it was originally
2815	2815	12 established.
2816	2816	13 (Source: P.A. 94-371, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
2817	2817	14 (305 ILCS 5/10-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-1)
2818	2818	15 Sec. 10-1. Declaration of public policy; persons eligible
2819	2819	16 for child support enforcement services; fees for
2820	2820	17 non-applicants and non-recipients. It is the intent of this
2821	2821	18 Code that the financial aid and social welfare services herein
2822	2822	19 provided supplement rather than supplant the primary and
2823	2823	20 continuing obligation of the family unit for self-support to
2824	2824	21 the fullest extent permitted by the resources available to it.
2825	2825	22 This primary and continuing obligation applies whether the
2826	2826	23 family unit of parents and children or of husband and wife
2827	2827	24 remains intact and resides in a common household or whether
2828	2828	25 the unit has been broken by absence of one or more members of
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2839	2839	1 the unit. The obligation of the family unit is particularly
2840	2840	2 applicable when a member is in necessitous circumstances and
2841	2841	3 lacks the means of a livelihood compatible with health and
2842	2842	4 well-being.
2843	2843	5 It is the purpose of this Article to provide for locating
2844	2844	6 an absent parent or spouse, for determining his financial
2845	2845	7 circumstances, and for enforcing his legal obligation of
2846	2846	8 support, if he is able to furnish support, in whole or in part.
2847	2847	9 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall give
2848	2848	10 priority to establishing, enforcing, and collecting the
2849	2849	11 current support obligation, and then to past due support owed
2850	2850	12 to the family unit, except with respect to collections
2851	2851	13 effected through the intercept programs provided for in this
2852	2852	14 Article. The establishment or enforcement actions provided in
2853	2853	15 this Article do not require a previous court order for
2854	2854	16 custody/allocation of parental responsibilities.
2855	2855	17 The child support enforcement services provided hereunder
2856	2856	18 shall be furnished dependents of an absent parent or spouse
2857	2857	19 who are applicants for or recipients of financial aid under
2858	2858	20 this Code. However, participation in or cooperation with child
2859	2859	21 support enforcement services under this Article shall not be a
2860	2860	22 condition of eligibility for receipt of CASH under Article IV.
2861	2861	23 In addition, it It is not, however, a condition of eligibility
2862	2862	24 for financial aid that there be no responsible relatives who
2863	2863	25 are reasonably able to provide support. Nor, except as
2864	2864	26 provided in Section Sections 4-1.7 and 10-8, shall the
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2875	2875	1 existence of such relatives or their payment of support
2876	2876	2 contributions disqualify a needy person for financial aid.
2877	2877	3 By accepting financial aid under this Code, a spouse or a
2878	2878	4 parent or other person having physical or legal custody of a
2879	2879	5 child shall be deemed to have made assignment to the Illinois
2880	2880	6 Department for aid under Articles III, IV, V, and VII or to a
2881	2881	7 local governmental unit for aid under Article VI of any and all
2882	2882	8 rights, title, and interest in any support obligation,
2883	2883	9 including statutory interest thereon, up to the amount of
2884	2884	10 financial aid provided. The rights to support assigned to the
2885	2885	11 Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
2886	2886	12 Illinois Department of Public Aid) or local governmental unit
2887	2887	13 shall constitute an obligation owed the State or local
2888	2888	14 governmental unit by the person who is responsible for
2889	2889	15 providing the support, and shall be collectible under all
2890	2890	16 applicable processes.
2891	2891	17 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall
2892	2892	18 also furnish the child support enforcement services
2893	2893	19 established under this Article in behalf of persons who are
2894	2894	20 not applicants for or recipients of financial aid under this
2895	2895	21 Code in accordance with the requirements of Title IV, Part D of
2896	2896	22 the Social Security Act. The Department may establish a
2897	2897	23 schedule of reasonable fees, to be paid for the services
2898	2898	24 provided and may deduct a collection fee, not to exceed 10% of
2899	2899	25 the amount collected, from such collection. The Department of
2900	2900	26 Healthcare and Family Services shall cause to be published and
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2911	2911	1 distributed publications reasonably calculated to inform the
2912	2912	2 public that individuals who are not recipients of or
2913	2913	3 applicants for public aid under this Code are eligible for the
2914	2914	4 child support enforcement services under this Article X. Such
2915	2915	5 publications shall set forth an explanation, in plain
2916	2916	6 language, that the child support enforcement services program
2917	2917	7 is independent of any public aid program under the Code and
2918	2918	8 that the receiving of child support enforcement services in no
2919	2919	9 way implies that the person receiving such services is
2920	2920	10 receiving public aid.
2921	2921	11 (Source: P.A. 102-541, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
2922	2922	12 (305 ILCS 5/10-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-2)
2923	2923	13 Sec. 10-2. Extent of liability. A husband is liable for
2924	2924	14 the support of his wife and a wife for the support of her
2925	2925	15 husband. Unless the child is otherwise emancipated, the
2926	2926	16 parents are severally liable for the support of any child
2927	2927	17 under age 18, and for any child aged 18 who is attending high
2928	2928	18 school, until that child graduates from high school, or
2929	2929	19 attains the age of 19, whichever is earlier. The term "child"
2930	2930	20 includes a child born out of wedlock, or legally adopted
2931	2931	21 child.
2932	2932	22 The liability for the support of a child provided for in
2933	2933	23 this Article does not require a previous court order for
2934	2934	24 custody and is in conjunction with the guidelines set forth in
2935	2935	25 Section 505 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
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2946	2946	1 Marriage Act, as provided for in Section 10-10 of this
2947	2947	2 Article. The obligation to support contained in this Article
2948	2948	3 is concurrent to any other appropriate State law.
2949	2949	4 This Article does not create, enlarge, abrogate, or
2950	2950	5 diminish parental rights or duties under other laws of this
2951	2951	6 State, including the common law.
2952	2952	7 An action to establish or enforce a support obligation,
2953	2953	8 under this or any other Act providing for the support of a
2954	2954	9 child, may be brought subsequent to an adjudication dismissing
2955	2955	10 that action based on any of the following reasons: (1) no duty
2956	2956	11 of support exists under this Article because this Article
2957	2957	12 requires a previous court order for custody/allocation of
2958	2958	13 parental responsibilities (as no such requirement exists under
2959	2959	14 this Act); (2) there is no common law duty of support (as a
2960	2960	15 common law duty of support is recognized as a valid basis for
2961	2961	16 child support); or (3) there is no duty of support under the
2962	2962	17 Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 because a judgment of paternity
2963	2963	18 results in a de facto custody/allocation of parental
2964	2964	19 responsibilities order (as this ignores the cumulative nature
2965	2965	20 of the Act and the plain language of the statute permitting an
2966	2966	21 explicit reservation of the issue. The Illinois Parentage Act
2967	2967	22 of 2015 will be clarified regarding a de facto
2968	2968	23 custody/allocation of parental responsibilities order as it
2969	2969	24 relates to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act).
2970	2970	25 In addition to the primary obligation of support imposed
2971	2971	26 upon responsible relatives, such relatives, if individually or
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2982	2982	1 together in any combination they have sufficient income or
2983	2983	2 other resources to support a needy person, in whole or in part,
2984	2984	3 shall be liable for any financial aid, except cash assistance
2985	2985	4 provided under Article IV, extended under this Code to a
2986	2986	5 person for whose support they are responsible, including
2987	2987	6 amounts expended for funeral and burial costs.
2988	2988	7 (Source: P.A. 102-541, eff. 8-20-21.)
2989	2989	8 (305 ILCS 5/10-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-3)
2990	2990	9 Sec. 10-3. Standard and Regulations for Determining
2991	2991	10 Ability to Support. The Illinois Department shall establish a
2992	2992	11 standard by which shall be measured the ability of responsible
2993	2993	12 relatives to provide support, and shall implement the standard
2994	2994	13 by rules governing its application. The standard and the rules
2995	2995	14 shall take into account the buying and consumption patterns of
2996	2996	15 self-supporting persons of modest income, present or future
2997	2997	16 contingencies having direct bearing on maintenance of the
2998	2998	17 relative's self-support status and fulfillment of his
2999	2999	18 obligations to his immediate family, and any unusual or
3000	3000	19 exceptional circumstances including estrangement or other
3001	3001	20 personal or social factors, that have a bearing on family
3002	3002	21 relationships and the relative's ability to meet his support
3003	3003	22 obligations. The standard shall be recomputed periodically to
3004	3004	23 reflect changes in the cost of living and other pertinent
3005	3005	24 factors.
3006	3006	25 In addition to the standard, the Illinois Department may
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3017	3017	1 establish guidelines to be used exclusively to measure the
3018	3018	2 ability of responsible relatives to provide support on behalf
3019	3019	3 of applicants for or recipients of financial aid under Article
3020	3020	4 IV of this Act and other persons who are given access to the
3021	3021	5 child support enforcement services of this Article as provided
3022	3022	6 in Section 10-1. In such case, the Illinois Department shall
3023	3023	7 base the guidelines upon the applicable provisions of Sections
3024	3024	8 504, 505 and 505.2 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
3025	3025	9 Marriage Act, as amended, and shall implement such guidelines
3026	3026	10 by rules governing their application.
3027	3027	11 The term "administrative enforcement unit", when used in
3028	3028	12 this Article, means local governmental units or the Child and
3029	3029	13 Spouse Support Unit established under Section 10-3.1 when
3030	3030	14 exercising the powers designated in this Article. The
3031	3031	15 administrative enforcement unit shall apply the standard or
3032	3032	16 guidelines, rules and procedures provided for by this Section
3033	3033	17 and Sections 10-4 through 10-8 in determining the ability of
3034	3034	18 responsible relatives to provide support for applicants for or
3035	3035	19 recipients of financial aid under this Code, except that the
3036	3036	20 administrative enforcement unit may apply such standard or
3037	3037	21 guidelines, rules and procedures at its discretion with
3038	3038	22 respect to those applicants for or recipients of financial aid
3039	3039	23 under Article IV and other persons who are given access to the
3040	3040	24 child support enforcement services of this Article as provided
3041	3041	25 by Section 10-1.
3042	3042	26 (Source: P.A. 92-590, eff. 7-1-02; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
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3053	3053	1 (305 ILCS 5/10-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-4)
3054	3054	2 Sec. 10-4. Notification of Support Obligation. The
3055	3055	3 administrative enforcement unit within the authorized area of
3056	3056	4 its operation shall notify each responsible relative of an
3057	3057	5 applicant or recipient, or responsible relatives of other
3058	3058	6 persons given access to the child support enforcement services
3059	3059	7 of this Article, of his legal obligation to support and shall
3060	3060	8 request such information concerning his financial status as
3061	3061	9 may be necessary to determine whether he is financially able
3062	3062	10 to provide such support, in whole or in part. In cases
3063	3063	11 involving a child born out of wedlock, the notification shall
3064	3064	12 include a statement that the responsible relative has been
3065	3065	13 named as the biological father of the child identified in the
3066	3066	14 notification.
3067	3067	15 In the case of applicants, the notification shall be sent
3068	3068	16 as soon as practical after the filing of the application. In
3069	3069	17 the case of recipients, the notice shall be sent at such time
3070	3070	18 as may be established by rule of the Illinois Department.
3071	3071	19 The notice shall be accompanied by the forms or
3072	3072	20 questionnaires provided in Section 10-5. It shall inform the
3073	3073	21 relative that he may be liable for reimbursement of any
3074	3074	22 support furnished from public aid funds, except those provided
3075	3075	23 under Article IV, prior to determination of the relative's
3076	3076	24 financial circumstances, as well as for future support. In the
3077	3077	25 alternative, when support is sought on behalf of applicants
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3088	3088	1 for or recipients of financial aid under Article IV of this
3089	3089	2 Code and other persons who are given access to the child
3090	3090	3 support enforcement services of this Article as provided in
3091	3091	4 Section 10-1, the notice shall inform the relative that the
3092	3092	5 relative may be required to pay support for a period before the
3093	3093	6 date an administrative support order is entered, as well as
3094	3094	7 future support.
3095	3095	8 Neither the mailing nor receipt of such notice shall be
3096	3096	9 deemed a jurisdictional requirement for the subsequent
3097	3097	10 exercise of the investigative procedures undertaken by an
3098	3098	11 administrative enforcement unit or the entry of any order or
3099	3099	12 determination of paternity or support or reimbursement by the
3100	3100	13 administrative enforcement unit; except that notice shall be
3101	3101	14 served by certified mail addressed to the responsible relative
3102	3102	15 at his or her last known address, return receipt requested, or
3103	3103	16 by a person who is licensed or registered as a private
3104	3104	17 detective under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
3105	3105	18 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 or by
3106	3106	19 a registered employee of a private detective agency certified
3107	3107	20 under that Act, or in counties with a population of less than
3108	3108	21 2,000,000 by any method provided by law for service of
3109	3109	22 summons, in cases where a determination of paternity or
3110	3110	23 support by default is sought on behalf of applicants for or
3111	3111	24 recipients of financial aid under Article IV of this Act and
3112	3112	25 other persons who are given access to the child support
3113	3113	26 enforcement services of this Article as provided in Section
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3124	3124	1 10-1.
3125	3125	2 (Source: P.A. 94-92, eff. 6-30-05; 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
3126	3126	3 (305 ILCS 5/10-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-7)
3127	3127	4 Sec. 10-7. Notice of support due.
3128	3128	5 (a) When an administrative enforcement unit has determined
3129	3129	6 that a responsible relative is financially able to contribute
3130	3130	7 to the support of an applicant or recipient, the responsible
3131	3131	8 relative shall be notified by mailing him a copy of the
3132	3132	9 determination by United States registered or certified mail,
3133	3133	10 advising him of his legal obligation to make support payments
3134	3134	11 for such period or periods of time, definite in duration or
3135	3135	12 indefinite, as the circumstances require. The notice shall
3136	3136	13 direct payment as provided in Section 10-8. Where applicable,
3137	3137	14 the determination and notice may include a demand for
3138	3138	15 reimbursement for emergency aid granted an applicant or
3139	3139	16 recipient during the period between the application and
3140	3140	17 determination of the relative's obligation for support and for
3141	3141	18 aid granted during any subsequent period the responsible
3142	3142	19 relative was financially able to provide support but failed or
3143	3143	20 refused to do so.
3144	3144	21 (b) In the alternative, when support is sought on behalf
3145	3145	22 of applicants for or recipients of financial aid under Article
3146	3146	23 IV of this Act and other persons who are given access to the
3147	3147	24 child support enforcement services of this Article as provided
3148	3148	25 in Section 10-1, the administrative enforcement unit shall not
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3159	3159	1 be required to send the notice and may enter an administrative
3160	3160	2 order immediately under the provisions of Section 10-11. The
3161	3161	3 order shall be based upon the determination made under the
3162	3162	4 provisions of Section 10-6 or, in instances of default, upon
3163	3163	5 the needs of the persons for whom support is sought. In
3164	3164	6 addition to requiring payment of future support, the
3165	3165	7 administrative order may require payment of support for a
3166	3166	8 period before the date the order is entered. The amount of
3167	3167	9 support to be paid for the prior period shall be determined
3168	3168	10 under the guidelines established by the Illinois Department
3169	3169	11 pursuant to Section 10-3. The order shall direct payment as
3170	3170	12 provided in Section 10-10.
3171	3171	13 (Source: P.A. 92-590, eff. 7-1-02.)
3172	3172	14 (305 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-8)
3173	3173	15 Sec. 10-8. Support Payments - Partial Support - Full
3174	3174	16 Support. The notice to responsible relatives issued pursuant
3175	3175	17 to Section 10-7 shall direct payment (a) to the Illinois
3176	3176	18 Department in cases of applicants and recipients under
3177	3177	19 Articles III, IV, V and VII, (b) except as provided in Section
3178	3178	20 10-3.1, to the local governmental unit in the case of
3179	3179	21 applicants and recipients under Article VI, and (c) to the
3180	3180	22 Illinois Department in cases of non-applicants and
3181	3181	23 non-recipients given access to the child support enforcement
3182	3182	24 services of this Article, as provided by Section 10-1.
3183	3183	25 However, if the support payments by responsible relatives are
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3194	3194	1 sufficient to meet needs of a recipient in full, including
3195	3195	2 current and anticipated medical needs, and the Illinois
3196	3196	3 Department or the local governmental unit, as the case may be,
3197	3197	4 has reasonable grounds to believe that such needs will
3198	3198	5 continue to be provided in full by the responsible relatives,
3199	3199	6 the relatives may be directed to make subsequent support
3200	3200	7 payments to the needy person or to some person or agency in his
3201	3201	8 behalf and the recipient shall be removed from the rolls. In
3202	3202	9 such instance the recipient also shall be notified by
3203	3203	10 registered or certified mail of the action taken. If a
3204	3204	11 recipient removed from the rolls requests the Illinois
3205	3205	12 Department to continue to collect the support payments in his
3206	3206	13 behalf, the Department, at its option, may do so and pay
3207	3207	14 amounts so collected to the person. The Department may provide
3208	3208	15 for deducting any costs incurred by it in making the
3209	3209	16 collection from the amount of any recovery made and pay only
3210	3210	17 the net amount to the person.
3211	3211	18 Payments under this Section to the Illinois Department
3212	3212	19 pursuant to the Child Support Enforcement Program established
3213	3213	20 by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act shall be paid into the
3214	3214	21 Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund. All payments under this
3215	3215	22 Section to the Illinois Department of Human Services shall be
3216	3216	23 deposited in the DHS Recoveries Trust Fund. Disbursements from
3217	3217	24 these funds shall be as provided in Sections 12-9.1 and
3218	3218	25 12-10.2 of this Code. Payments received by a local
3219	3219	26 governmental unit shall be deposited in that unit's General
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3230	3230	1 Assistance Fund.
3231	3231	2 To the extent the provisions of this Section are
3232	3232	3 inconsistent with the requirements pertaining to the State
3233	3233	4 Disbursement Unit under Sections 10-10.4 and 10-26 of this
3234	3234	5 Code, the requirements pertaining to the State Disbursement
3235	3235	6 Unit shall apply.
3236	3236	7 (Source: P.A. 91-24, eff. 7-1-99; 91-212, eff. 7-20-99; 92-16,
3237	3237	8 eff. 6-28-01; 92-590, eff. 7-1-02.)
3238	3238	9 (305 ILCS 5/10-10) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-10)
3239	3239	10 Sec. 10-10. Court enforcement; applicability also to
3240	3240	11 persons who are not applicants or recipients. Except where
3241	3241	12 the Illinois Department, by agreement, acts for the local
3242	3242	13 governmental unit, as provided in Section 10-3.1, local
3243	3243	14 governmental units shall refer to the State's Attorney or to
3244	3244	15 the proper legal representative of the governmental unit, for
3245	3245	16 judicial enforcement as herein provided, instances of
3246	3246	17 non-support or insufficient support when the dependents are
3247	3247	18 applicants or recipients under Article VI. The Child and
3248	3248	19 Spouse Support Unit established by Section 10-3.1 may
3249	3249	20 institute in behalf of the Illinois Department any actions
3250	3250	21 under this Section for judicial enforcement of the support
3251	3251	22 liability when the dependents are (a) applicants or recipients
3252	3252	23 under Articles III, IV, V or VII; (b) applicants or recipients
3253	3253	24 in a local governmental unit when the Illinois Department, by
3254	3254	25 agreement, acts for the unit; or (c) non-applicants or
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3265	3265	1 non-recipients who are receiving child support enforcement
3266	3266	2 services under this Article X, as provided in Section 10-1.
3267	3267	3 Where the Child and Spouse Support Unit has exercised its
3268	3268	4 option and discretion not to apply the provisions of Sections
3269	3269	5 10-3 through 10-8, the failure by the Unit to apply such
3270	3270	6 provisions shall not be a bar to bringing an action under this
3271	3271	7 Section.
3272	3272	8 Action shall be brought in the circuit court to obtain
3273	3273	9 support, or for the recovery of aid granted during the period
3274	3274	10 such support was not provided, or both for the obtainment of
3275	3275	11 support and the recovery of the aid provided. Actions for the
3276	3276	12 recovery of aid may be taken separately or they may be
3277	3277	13 consolidated with actions to obtain support. Such actions may
3278	3278	14 be brought in the name of the person or persons requiring
3279	3279	15 support, or may be brought in the name of the Illinois
3280	3280	16 Department or the local governmental unit, as the case
3281	3281	17 requires, in behalf of such persons.
3282	3282	18 The court may enter such orders for the payment of moneys
3283	3283	19 for the support of the person as may be just and equitable and
3284	3284	20 may direct payment thereof for such period or periods of time
3285	3285	21 as the circumstances require, including support for a period
3286	3286	22 before the date the order for support is entered. The order may
3287	3287	23 be entered against any or all of the defendant responsible
3288	3288	24 relatives and may be based upon the proportionate ability of
3289	3289	25 each to contribute to the person's support.
3290	3290	26 The Court shall determine the amount of child support
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3301	3301	1 (including child support for a period before the date the
3302	3302	2 order for child support is entered) by using the guidelines
3303	3303	3 and standards set forth in subsection (a) of Section 505 and in
3304	3304	4 Section 505.2 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
3305	3305	5 Marriage Act. For purposes of determining the amount of child
3306	3306	6 support to be paid for a period before the date the order for
3307	3307	7 child support is entered, there is a rebuttable presumption
3308	3308	8 that the responsible relative's net income for that period was
3309	3309	9 the same as his or her net income at the time the order is
3310	3310	10 entered.
3311	3311	11 If (i) the responsible relative was properly served with a
3312	3312	12 request for discovery of financial information relating to the
3313	3313	13 responsible relative's ability to provide child support, (ii)
3314	3314	14 the responsible relative failed to comply with the request,
3315	3315	15 despite having been ordered to do so by the court, and (iii)
3316	3316	16 the responsible relative is not present at the hearing to
3317	3317	17 determine support despite having received proper notice, then
3318	3318	18 any relevant financial information concerning the responsible
3319	3319	19 relative's ability to provide child support that was obtained
3320	3320	20 pursuant to subpoena and proper notice shall be admitted into
3321	3321	21 evidence without the need to establish any further foundation
3322	3322	22 for its admission.
3323	3323	23 An order entered under this Section shall include a
3324	3324	24 provision requiring the obligor to report to the obligee and
3325	3325	25 to the clerk of court within 10 days each time the obligor
3326	3326	26 obtains new employment, and each time the obligor's employment
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3337	3337	1 is terminated for any reason. The report shall be in writing
3338	3338	2 and shall, in the case of new employment, include the name and
3339	3339	3 address of the new employer. Failure to report new employment
3340	3340	4 or the termination of current employment, if coupled with
3341	3341	5 nonpayment of support for a period in excess of 60 days, is
3342	3342	6 indirect criminal contempt. For any obligor arrested for
3343	3343	7 failure to report new employment bond shall be set in the
3344	3344	8 amount of the child support that should have been paid during
3345	3345	9 the period of unreported employment. An order entered under
3346	3346	10 this Section shall also include a provision requiring the
3347	3347	11 obligor and obligee parents to advise each other of a change in
3348	3348	12 residence within 5 days of the change except when the court
3349	3349	13 finds that the physical, mental, or emotional health of a
3350	3350	14 party or that of a minor child, or both, would be seriously
3351	3351	15 endangered by disclosure of the party's address.
3352	3352	16 The Court shall determine the amount of maintenance using
3353	3353	17 the standards set forth in Section 504 of the Illinois
3354	3354	18 Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
3355	3355	19 Any new or existing support order entered by the court
3356	3356	20 under this Section shall be deemed to be a series of judgments
3357	3357	21 against the person obligated to pay support thereunder, each
3358	3358	22 such judgment to be in the amount of each payment or
3359	3359	23 installment of support and each such judgment to be deemed
3360	3360	24 entered as of the date the corresponding payment or
3361	3361	25 installment becomes due under the terms of the support order.
3362	3362	26 Each such judgment shall have the full force, effect and
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3373	3373	1 attributes of any other judgment of this State, including the
3374	3374	2 ability to be enforced. Any such judgment is subject to
3375	3375	3 modification or termination only in accordance with Section
3376	3376	4 510 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
3377	3377	5 Notwithstanding any other State or local law to the contrary,
3378	3378	6 a lien arises by operation of law against the real and personal
3379	3379	7 property of the noncustodial parent for each installment of
3380	3380	8 overdue support owed by the noncustodial parent.
3381	3381	9 When an order is entered for the support of a minor, the
3382	3382	10 court may provide therein for reasonable visitation of the
3383	3383	11 minor by the person or persons who provided support pursuant
3384	3384	12 to the order. Whoever willfully refuses to comply with such
3385	3385	13 visitation order or willfully interferes with its enforcement
3386	3386	14 may be declared in contempt of court and punished therefor.
3387	3387	15 Except where the local governmental unit has entered into
3388	3388	16 an agreement with the Illinois Department for the Child and
3389	3389	17 Spouse Support Unit to act for it, as provided in Section
3390	3390	18 10-3.1, support orders entered by the court in cases involving
3391	3391	19 applicants or recipients under Article VI shall provide that
3392	3392	20 payments thereunder be made directly to the local governmental
3393	3393	21 unit. Orders for the support of persons who are given access to
3394	3394	22 the child support enforcement services of this Article as
3395	3395	23 provided in Section 10-1 all other applicants or recipients
3396	3396	24 shall provide that payments thereunder be made directly to the
3397	3397	25 Illinois Department. In accordance with federal law and
3398	3398	26 regulations, the Illinois Department may continue to collect
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3409	3409	1 current maintenance payments or child support payments, or
3410	3410	2 both, after those persons cease to receive public assistance
3411	3411	3 and until termination of services under Article X. The
3412	3412	4 Illinois Department shall pay the net amount collected to
3413	3413	5 those persons after deducting any costs incurred in making the
3414	3414	6 collection or any collection fee from the amount of any
3415	3415	7 recovery made. In both cases the order shall permit the local
3416	3416	8 governmental unit or the Illinois Department, as the case may
3417	3417	9 be, to direct the responsible relative or relatives to make
3418	3418	10 support payments directly to the needy person, or to some
3419	3419	11 person or agency in his behalf, upon removal of the person from
3420	3420	12 the public aid rolls or upon termination of services under
3421	3421	13 Article X.
3422	3422	14 If the notice of support due issued pursuant to Section
3423	3423	15 10-7 directs that support payments be made directly to the
3424	3424	16 needy person, or to some person or agency in his behalf, and
3425	3425	17 the recipient is removed from the public aid rolls, court
3426	3426	18 action may be taken against the responsible relative hereunder
3427	3427	19 if he fails to furnish support in accordance with the terms of
3428	3428	20 such notice.
3429	3429	21 Actions may also be brought under this Section in behalf
3430	3430	22 of any person who is in need of support from responsible
3431	3431	23 relatives, as defined in Section 2-11 of Article II who is not
3432	3432	24 an applicant for or recipient of financial aid under this
3433	3433	25 Code. In such instances, the State's Attorney of the county in
3434	3434	26 which such person resides shall bring action against the
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3445	3445	1 responsible relatives hereunder. If the Illinois Department,
3446	3446	2 as authorized by Section 10-1, extends the child support
3447	3447	3 enforcement services provided by this Article to spouses and
3448	3448	4 dependent children who are not applicants or recipients under
3449	3449	5 this Code, the Child and Spouse Support Unit established by
3450	3450	6 Section 10-3.1 shall bring action against the responsible
3451	3451	7 relatives hereunder and any support orders entered by the
3452	3452	8 court in such cases shall provide that payments thereunder be
3453	3453	9 made directly to the Illinois Department.
3454	3454	10 Whenever it is determined in a proceeding to establish or
3455	3455	11 enforce a child support or maintenance obligation that the
3456	3456	12 person owing a duty of support is unemployed, the court may
3457	3457	13 order the person to seek employment and report periodically to
3458	3458	14 the court with a diary, listing or other memorandum of his or
3459	3459	15 her efforts in accordance with such order. Additionally, the
3460	3460	16 court may order the unemployed person to report to the
3461	3461	17 Department of Employment Security for job search services or
3462	3462	18 to make application with the local Job Training Partnership
3463	3463	19 Act provider for participation in job search, training or work
3464	3464	20 programs and where the duty of support is owed to a child
3465	3465	21 receiving child support enforcement services under this
3466	3466	22 Article X, the court may order the unemployed person to report
3467	3467	23 to the Illinois Department for participation in job search,
3468	3468	24 training or work programs established under Section 9-6 and
3469	3469	25 Article IXA of this Code.
3470	3470	26 Whenever it is determined that a person owes past-due
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3481	3481	1 support for a child receiving assistance under this Code, the
3482	3482	2 court shall order at the request of the Illinois Department:
3483	3483	3 (1) that the person pay the past-due support in
3484	3484	4 accordance with a plan approved by the court; or
3485	3485	5 (2) if the person owing past-due support is
3486	3486	6 unemployed, is subject to such a plan, and is not
3487	3487	7 incapacitated, that the person participate in such job
3488	3488	8 search, training, or work programs established under
3489	3489	9 Section 9-6 and Article IXA of this Code as the court deems
3490	3490	10 appropriate. The requirement to participate in programs
3491	3491	11 under Section 9-6 and Article IXA of this Code shall not
3492	3492	12 apply to persons who owe past-due support for a child who
3493	3493	13 is only receiving cash assistance under Article IV, and no
3494	3494	14 other assistance under this Code.
3495	3495	15 A determination under this Section shall not be
3496	3496	16 administratively reviewable by the procedures specified in
3497	3497	17 Sections 10-12, and 10-13 to 10-13.10. Any determination under
3498	3498	18 these Sections, if made the basis of court action under this
3499	3499	19 Section, shall not affect the de novo judicial determination
3500	3500	20 required under this Section.
3501	3501	21 If a person who is found guilty of contempt for failure to
3502	3502	22 comply with an order to pay support is a person who conducts a
3503	3503	23 business or who is self-employed, the court in addition to
3504	3504	24 other penalties provided by law may order that the person do
3505	3505	25 one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly
3506	3506	26 financial statements showing income and expenses from the
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3517	3517	1 business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and
3518	3518	2 report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or
3519	3519	3 other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or
3520	3520	4 (iii) report to the Department of Employment Security for job
3521	3521	5 search services to find employment that will be subject to
3522	3522	6 withholding of child support.
3523	3523	7 A one-time charge of 20% is imposable upon the amount of
3524	3524	8 past-due child support owed on July 1, 1988 which has accrued
3525	3525	9 under a support order entered by the court. The charge shall be
3526	3526	10 imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10-21 of
3527	3527	11 this Code and shall be enforced by the court upon petition.
3528	3528	12 All orders for support, when entered or modified, shall
3529	3529	13 include a provision requiring the non-custodial parent to
3530	3530	14 notify the court and, in cases in which a party is receiving
3531	3531	15 child support enforcement services under this Article X, the
3532	3532	16 Illinois Department, within 7 days, (i) of the name, address,
3533	3533	17 and telephone number of any new employer of the non-custodial
3534	3534	18 parent, (ii) whether the non-custodial parent has access to
3535	3535	19 health insurance coverage through the employer or other group
3536	3536	20 coverage and, if so, the policy name and number and the names
3537	3537	21 of persons covered under the policy, and (iii) of any new
3538	3538	22 residential or mailing address or telephone number of the
3539	3539	23 non-custodial parent. In any subsequent action to enforce a
3540	3540	24 support order, upon a sufficient showing that a diligent
3541	3541	25 effort has been made to ascertain the location of the
3542	3542	26 non-custodial parent, service of process or provision of
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3553	3553	1 notice necessary in the case may be made at the last known
3554	3554	2 address of the non-custodial parent in any manner expressly
3555	3555	3 provided by the Code of Civil Procedure or this Code, which
3556	3556	4 service shall be sufficient for purposes of due process.
3557	3557	5 An order for support shall include a date on which the
3558	3558	6 current support obligation terminates. The termination date
3559	3559	7 shall be no earlier than the date on which the child covered by
3560	3560	8 the order will attain the age of 18. However, if the child will
3561	3561	9 not graduate from high school until after attaining the age of
3562	3562	10 18, then the termination date shall be no earlier than the
3563	3563	11 earlier of the date on which the child's high school
3564	3564	12 graduation will occur or the date on which the child will
3565	3565	13 attain the age of 19. The order for support shall state that
3566	3566	14 the termination date does not apply to any arrearage that may
3567	3567	15 remain unpaid on that date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
3568	3568	16 construed to prevent the court from modifying the order or
3569	3569	17 terminating the order in the event the child is otherwise
3570	3570	18 emancipated.
3571	3571	19 If there is an unpaid arrearage or delinquency (as those
3572	3572	20 terms are defined in the Income Withholding for Support Act)
3573	3573	21 equal to at least one month's support obligation on the
3574	3574	22 termination date stated in the order for support or, if there
3575	3575	23 is no termination date stated in the order, on the date the
3576	3576	24 child attains the age of majority or is otherwise emancipated,
3577	3577	25 then the periodic amount required to be paid for current
3578	3578	26 support of that child immediately prior to that date shall
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3589	3589	1 automatically continue to be an obligation, not as current
3590	3590	2 support but as periodic payment toward satisfaction of the
3591	3591	3 unpaid arrearage or delinquency. That periodic payment shall
3592	3592	4 be in addition to any periodic payment previously required for
3593	3593	5 satisfaction of the arrearage or delinquency. The total
3594	3594	6 periodic amount to be paid toward satisfaction of the
3595	3595	7 arrearage or delinquency may be enforced and collected by any
3596	3596	8 method provided by law for the enforcement and collection of
3597	3597	9 child support, including but not limited to income withholding
3598	3598	10 under the Income Withholding for Support Act. Each order for
3599	3599	11 support entered or modified on or after the effective date of
3600	3600	12 this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly must contain
3601	3601	13 a statement notifying the parties of the requirements of this
3602	3602	14 paragraph. Failure to include the statement in the order for
3603	3603	15 support does not affect the validity of the order or the
3604	3604	16 operation of the provisions of this paragraph with regard to
3605	3605	17 the order. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent or
3606	3606	18 affect the establishment or modification of an order for the
3607	3607	19 support of a minor child or the establishment or modification
3608	3608	20 of an order for the support of a non-minor child or educational
3609	3609	21 expenses under Section 513 of the Illinois Marriage and
3610	3610	22 Dissolution of Marriage Act.
3611	3611	23 Payments under this Section to the Illinois Department
3612	3612	24 pursuant to the Child Support Enforcement Program established
3613	3613	25 by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act shall be paid into the
3614	3614	26 Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund. All payments under this
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3625	3625	1 Section to the Illinois Department of Human Services shall be
3626	3626	2 deposited in the DHS Recoveries Trust Fund. Disbursements from
3627	3627	3 these funds shall be as provided in Sections 12-9.1 and
3628	3628	4 12-10.2 of this Code. Payments received by a local
3629	3629	5 governmental unit shall be deposited in that unit's General
3630	3630	6 Assistance Fund.
3631	3631	7 To the extent the provisions of this Section are
3632	3632	8 inconsistent with the requirements pertaining to the State
3633	3633	9 Disbursement Unit under Sections 10-10.4 and 10-26 of this
3634	3634	10 Code, the requirements pertaining to the State Disbursement
3635	3635	11 Unit shall apply.
3636	3636	12 (Source: P.A. 97-186, eff. 7-22-11; 97-1029, eff. 1-1-13.)
3637	3637	13 (305 ILCS 5/10-11.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-11.1)
3638	3638	14 Sec. 10-11.1. (a) Whenever it is determined in a
3639	3639	15 proceeding under Sections 10-6, 10-7, 10-11 or 10-17.1 that
3640	3640	16 the responsible relative is unemployed, and support is sought
3641	3641	17 on behalf of applicants for or recipients of financial aid
3642	3642	18 under Article IV of this Code or other persons who are given
3643	3643	19 access to the child support enforcement services of this
3644	3644	20 Article as provided in Section 10-1, the administrative
3645	3645	21 enforcement unit may order the responsible relative to report
3646	3646	22 to the Illinois Department for participation in job search,
3647	3647	23 training or work programs established under Section 9-6 and
3648	3648	24 Article IXA of this Code or to the Illinois Department of
3649	3649	25 Employment Security for job search services or to make
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3660	3660	1 application with the local Job Training Partnership Act
3661	3661	2 provider for participation in job search, training or work
3662	3662	3 programs.
3663	3663	4 (b) Whenever it is determined that a responsible relative
3664	3664	5 owes past-due support for a child under an administrative
3665	3665	6 support order entered under subsection (b) of Section 10-7 or
3666	3666	7 under Section 10-11 or 10-17.1 and the child is receiving
3667	3667	8 assistance under this Code, the administrative enforcement
3668	3668	9 unit shall order the following:
3669	3669	10 (1) that the responsible relative pay the past-due
3670	3670	11 support in accordance with a plan approved by the
3671	3671	12 administrative enforcement unit; or
3672	3672	13 (2) if the responsible relative owing past-due support
3673	3673	14 is unemployed, is subject to such a plan, and is not
3674	3674	15 incapacitated, that the responsible relative participate
3675	3675	16 in job search, training, or work programs established
3676	3676	17 under Section 9-6 and Article IXA of this Code. The
3677	3677	18 requirement to participate in programs under Section 9-6
3678	3678	19 and Article IXA of this Code shall not apply to a
3679	3679	20 responsible relative who owes past-due support for a child
3680	3680	21 who is only receiving cash assistance under Article IV,
3681	3681	22 and no other assistance under this Code.
3682	3682	23 (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-590, eff. 7-1-02.)
3683	3683	24 (305 ILCS 5/10-15) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-15)
3684	3684	25 Sec. 10-15. Enforcement of administrative order; costs and
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3695	3695	1 fees. If a responsible relative refuses, neglects, or fails to
3696	3696	2 comply with a final administrative support or reimbursement
3697	3697	3 order of the Illinois Department entered by the Child and
3698	3698	4 Spouse Support Unit pursuant to Sections 10-11 or 10-11.1 or
3699	3699	5 registered pursuant to Section 10-17.1, the Child and Spouse
3700	3700	6 Support Unit may file suit against the responsible relative or
3701	3701	7 relatives to secure compliance with the administrative order.
3702	3702	8 Suits shall be instituted in the name of the People of the
3703	3703	9 State of Illinois on the relation of the Department of
3704	3704	10 Healthcare and Family Services of the State of Illinois and
3705	3705	11 the spouse or dependent children for whom the support order
3706	3706	12 has been issued.
3707	3707	13 The court shall order the payment of the support
3708	3708	14 obligation, or orders for reimbursement of moneys for support
3709	3709	15 provided, directly to the Illinois Department but the order
3710	3710	16 shall permit the Illinois Department to direct the responsible
3711	3711	17 relative or relatives to make payments of support directly to
3712	3712	18 the spouse or dependent children, or to some person or agency
3713	3713	19 in his or their behalf, as provided in Section 10-8 or 10-10,
3714	3714	20 as applicable.
3715	3715	21 Whenever it is determined in a proceeding to enforce an
3716	3716	22 administrative order that the responsible relative is
3717	3717	23 unemployed, and support is sought on behalf of applicants for
3718	3718	24 or recipients of financial aid under Article IV of this Code or
3719	3719	25 other persons who are given access to the child support
3720	3720	26 enforcement services of this Article as provided in Section
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3731	3731	1 10-1, the court may order the responsible relative to seek
3732	3732	2 employment and report periodically to the court with a diary,
3733	3733	3 listing or other memorandum of his or her efforts in
3734	3734	4 accordance with such order. In addition, the court may order
3735	3735	5 the unemployed responsible relative to report to the Illinois
3736	3736	6 Department for participation in job search, training or work
3737	3737	7 programs established under Section 9-6 of this Code or to the
3738	3738	8 Illinois Department of Employment Security for job search
3739	3739	9 services or to make application with the local Job Training
3740	3740	10 Partnership Act provider for participation in job search,
3741	3741	11 training or work programs.
3742	3742	12 Charges imposed in accordance with the provisions of
3743	3743	13 Section 10-21 shall be enforced by the Court in a suit filed
3744	3744	14 under this Section.
3745	3745	15 To the extent the provisions of this Section are
3746	3746	16 inconsistent with the requirements pertaining to the State
3747	3747	17 Disbursement Unit under Sections 10-10.4 and 10-26 of this
3748	3748	18 Code, the requirements pertaining to the State Disbursement
3749	3749	19 Unit shall apply.
3750	3750	20 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
3751	3751	21 (305 ILCS 5/11-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-6)
3752	3752	22 Sec. 11-6. Decisions on applications. Within 10 days after
3753	3753	23 a decision is reached on an application, the applicant shall
3754	3754	24 be notified in writing of the decision. If the applicant
3755	3755	25 resides in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act
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3766	3766	1 or a supportive living facility authorized under Section
3767	3767	2 5-5.01a, the facility shall also receive written notice of the
3768	3768	3 decision, provided that the notification is related to a
3769	3769	4 Department payment for services received by the applicant in
3770	3770	5 the facility. Only facilities enrolled in and subject to a
3771	3771	6 provider agreement under the medical assistance program under
3772	3772	7 Article V may receive such notices of decisions. The
3773	3773	8 Department shall consider eligibility for, and the notice
3774	3774	9 shall contain a decision on, each of the following assistance
3775	3775	10 programs for which the client may be eligible based on the
3776	3776	11 information contained in the application: Cash Assistance to
3777	3777	12 Strengthen Households (CASH) Temporary Assistance for Needy
3778	3778	13 Families, Medical Assistance, Aid to the Aged, Blind and
3779	3779	14 Disabled, General Assistance (in the City of Chicago), and
3780	3780	15 food stamps. No decision shall be required for any assistance
3781	3781	16 program for which the applicant has expressly declined in
3782	3782	17 writing to apply. If the applicant is determined to be
3783	3783	18 eligible, the notice shall include a statement of the amount
3784	3784	19 of financial aid to be provided and a statement of the reasons
3785	3785	20 for any partial grant amounts. If the applicant is determined
3786	3786	21 ineligible for any public assistance the notice shall include
3787	3787	22 the reason why the applicant is ineligible. If the application
3788	3788	23 for any public assistance is denied, the notice shall include
3789	3789	24 a statement defining the applicant's right to appeal the
3790	3790	25 decision. The Illinois Department, by rule, shall determine
3791	3791	26 the date on which assistance shall begin for applicants
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3802	3802	1 determined eligible. That date may be no later than 30 days
3803	3803	2 after the date of the application.
3804	3804	3 Under no circumstances may any application be denied
3805	3805	4 solely to meet an application-processing deadline. As used in
3806	3806	5 this Section, "application" also refers to requests for
3807	3807	6 admission approval to facilities licensed under the Nursing
3808	3808	7 Home Care Act or to supportive living facilities authorized
3809	3809	8 under Section 5-5.01a.
3810	3810	9 (Source: P.A. 100-665, eff. 8-2-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
3811	3811	10 (305 ILCS 5/11-17) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-17)
3812	3812	11 Sec. 11-17. Duplication or supplementation of aid
3813	3813	12 prohibited-Exceptions. Except (1) for Medical Assistance
3814	3814	13 provided under Article V, (2) cash assistance provided under
3815	3815	14 Article IV, or (3) (2) when necessary to accomplish the
3816	3816	15 purposes of this Code, where not inconsistent therewith, and
3817	3817	16 subject to the rules of the Illinois Department, a person
3818	3818	17 receiving aid under Article any one of Articles III, IV, or VI
3819	3819	18 of this Code shall not at the same time receive aid under any
3820	3820	19 other of such Articles or any other financial aid from the
3821	3821	20 State, any political subdivision thereof, or any municipal
3822	3822	21 corporation therein.
3823	3823	22 (Source: P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)
3824	3824	23 (305 ILCS 5/11-18) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-18)
3825	3825	24 Sec. 11-18. Duty to report changes in circumstances.
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3836	3836	1 Except as set forth in Article IV regarding the
3837	3837	2 administration of CASH, it It is the duty of every applicant
3838	3838	3 and recipient to notify promptly the county department or the
3839	3839	4 supervisor of general assistance, as the case may be, of any
3840	3840	5 change of status with respect to his property, or need, or
3841	3841	6 family composition, amount of income, money contributions and
3842	3842	7 other support, from whatever source, occurring, in the case of
3843	3843	8 an applicant, between the time of his filing an application
3844	3844	9 for financial aid and the issuance of the grant, and, in the
3845	3845	10 case of a recipient, occurring at any time during the period
3846	3846	11 that he receives financial aid.
3847	3847	12 If an applicant or recipient fails to give prompt notice
3848	3848	13 of changes in his circumstances, and as a result financial aid
3849	3849	14 is given to which he is not entitled, he shall be liable to the
3850	3850	15 county department or to the local governmental unit, as the
3851	3851	16 case may be, for refunding a sum of money up to but not in
3852	3852	17 excess of the entire amount of financial aid provided. Unless
3853	3853	18 the refund is made the amount may be recovered in a civil
3854	3854	19 action.
3855	3855	20 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)
3856	3856	21 (305 ILCS 5/11-19) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-19)
3857	3857	22 Sec. 11-19. Reports by recipients. Except as set forth in
3858	3858	23 Article IV regarding the administration of CASH, every Every
3859	3859	24 recipient who is of legal age, and every grantee of record of
3860	3860	25 aid provided for a minor recipient, shall file with the county
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3871	3871	1 department or the local governmental unit, as the case may be,
3872	3872	2 a statement in respect to any change occurring in his status
3873	3873	3 since his application was made or the filing of his last such
3874	3874	4 report, whichever is applicable. The report shall set out any
3875	3875	5 changes occurring in respect to his property or need, family
3876	3876	6 composition, amount of income, money contributions or other
3877	3877	7 support, from whatever source. Such reports shall be required
3878	3878	8 to be filed as often as may be specified by rule, and the
3879	3879	9 required frequency of such reports may vary by program,
3880	3880	10 geographic area, condition of employment, or such other
3881	3881	11 differentiation as may be specified by rule. The Illinois
3882	3882	12 Department may require that information in the reports filed
3883	3883	13 under this Section include a child immunization history for
3884	3884	14 recipients age 6 and under not attending school. For
3885	3885	15 recipients who report that they have not obtained the
3886	3886	16 immunizations in accordance with recommended schedules, the
3887	3887	17 Illinois Department shall respond by providing information
3888	3888	18 about the availability and location of immunization services
3889	3889	19 and shall transmit the immunization history information to the
3890	3890	20 Healthy Kids Program administered under Section 5-19 of this
3891	3891	21 Code.
3892	3892	22 (Source: P.A. 88-342.)
3893	3893	23 (305 ILCS 5/11-20.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-20.1)
3894	3894	24 Sec. 11-20.1. Employment; Rights of recipient and
3895	3895	25 obligations of Illinois Department when recipients become
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3906	3906	1 employed; Assistance when a recipient has employment or earned
3907	3907	2 income or both.
3908	3908	3 (a) When a recipient reports employment or earned income,
3909	3909	4 or both, or the Illinois Department otherwise learns of a
3910	3910	5 recipient's employment or earned income, or both, the Illinois
3911	3911	6 Department shall provide the recipient with:
3912	3912	7 (1) An explanation of how the earned income will
3913	3913	8 affect the recipient's eligibility for a grant, and
3914	3914	9 whether the recipient must engage in additional work
3915	3915	10 activities to meet the recipient's monthly work activities
3916	3916	11 requirement and what types of activities may be approved
3917	3917	12 for that purpose, and whether the employment is sufficient
3918	3918	13 to cause months of continued receipt of a grant not to be
3919	3919	14 counted against the recipient's lifetime eligibility
3920	3920	15 limit.
3921	3921	16 (2) An explanation of the Work Pays budgeting process,
3922	3922	17 and an explanation of how the first month's income on a new
3923	3923	18 job will be projected, and how the recipient should report
3924	3924	19 the new job to avoid the Department overestimating the
3925	3925	20 first month's income.
3926	3926	21 (3) An explanation of how the earned income will
3927	3927	22 affect the recipient's eligibility for food stamps,
3928	3928	23 whether the recipient will continue to receive food
3929	3929	24 stamps, and, if so, the amount of food stamps.
3930	3930	25 (4) The names and telephone numbers of all caseworkers
3931	3931	26 to whom the recipient's case or cases are assigned or will
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3942	3942	1 be transferred, an explanation of which type of case each
3943	3943	2 worker will be handling, and the effective date of the
3944	3944	3 transfer.
3945	3945	4 (5) An explanation of the recipient's responsibilities
3946	3946	5 to report income and household circumstances, the process
3947	3947	6 by which quarterly reporting forms are sent to recipients,
3948	3948	7 where and to whom the reports should be returned, the
3949	3949	8 deadline by which reports must be returned, instructions
3950	3950	9 on how to fill out the reports, an explanation of what the
3951	3951	10 recipient should do if he or she does not receive the form,
3952	3952	11 advice on how to prove the report was returned by the
3953	3953	12 recipient such as by keeping a copy, and an explanation of
3954	3954	13 the effects of failure to file reports.
3955	3955	14 (6) If the recipient will continue to receive a grant,
3956	3956	15 an explanation of the recipient's new fiscal month and a
3957	3957	16 statement as to when the recipient will receive his or her
3958	3958	17 grant.
3959	3959	18 (7) An explanation of Kidcare, Family Assist, Family
3960	3960	19 Care, and the 12 month extension of medical assistance
3961	3961	20 that is available when a grant is cancelled due to earned
3962	3962	21 income.
3963	3963	22 (8) An explanation of the medical assistance the
3964	3964	23 person may be eligible for when the 12 month extension
3965	3965	24 expires and how to request or apply for it.
3966	3966	25 (9) An explanation of the availability of a child care
3967	3967	26 subsidy to all families below the child care assistance
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3978	3978	1 program's income limit, how to apply for the benefit
3979	3979	2 through the Child Care Resource and Referral or
3980	3980	3 site-administered child care program or both, the nature
3981	3981	4 of the child care program's sliding scale co-payments, the
3982	3982	5 availability of the 10% earned income disregard in
3983	3983	6 determining eligibility for child care assistance and the
3984	3984	7 amount of the parent co-payment, the right to use the
3985	3985	8 subsidy for either licensed or license exempt legal care,
3986	3986	9 and the availability of benefits when the parent is
3987	3987	10 engaged in an education and training program.
3988	3988	11 (10) (Blank).
3989	3989	12 (11) (Blank).
3990	3990	13 (11a) (Blank).
3991	3991	14 (12) (Blank).
3992	3992	15 (13) An explanation of the availability of payment for
3993	3993	16 initial expenses of employment and how to request or apply
3994	3994	17 for it.
3995	3995	18 (14) An explanation of the job retention component and
3996	3996	19 how to participate in it, and an explanation of the
3997	3997	20 recipient's eligibility to receive supportive services to
3998	3998	21 participate in education and training programs while
3999	3999	22 working.
4000	4000	23 (15) A statement of the types of assistance that will
4001	4001	24 be provided to the person automatically or continued and a
4002	4002	25 statement of the types of assistance for which the person
4003	4003	26 must apply or reapply.
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4014	4014	1 (16) If the recipient will not continue to receive a
4015	4015	2 cash grant and the recipient has assigned his or her right
4016	4016	3 to child support to the Illinois Department, an
4017	4017	4 explanation of the recipient's right to continue to
4018	4018	5 receive child support enforcement services, the
4019	4019	6 recipient's right to have all current support paid after
4020	4020	7 grant cancellation forwarded promptly to the recipient,
4021	4021	8 the procedures by which child support will be forwarded,
4022	4022	9 and the procedures by which the recipient will be informed
4023	4023	10 of the collection and distribution of child support.
4024	4024	11 (17) An explanation of the availability of payments if
4025	4025	12 the recipient experiences a decrease in or loss of earned
4026	4026	13 income during a calendar quarter as to which the monthly
4027	4027	14 grant was previously budgeted based upon the higher
4028	4028	15 income.
4029	4029	16 (18) If the recipient will not continue to receive a
4030	4030	17 cash grant, an explanation of the procedures for
4031	4031	18 reapplying for cash assistance if the person experiences a
4032	4032	19 decrease in or loss of earned income.
4033	4033	20 (19) An explanation of the earned income tax credit
4034	4034	21 and the procedures by which it may be obtained and the
4035	4035	22 rules for disregarding it in determining eligibility for
4036	4036	23 and the amount of assistance.
4037	4037	24 (20) An explanation of the education and training
4038	4038	25 opportunities available to recipients.
4039	4039	26 (b) The information listed in subsection (a) shall be
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4050	4050	1 provided to the recipient on an individual basis during an
4051	4051	2 in-person meeting with a representative of the Illinois
4052	4052	3 Department. The individual in-person meeting shall be held at
4053	4053	4 a time which does not conflict with the recipient's work
4054	4054	5 schedule within 30 days of the date the recipient begins
4055	4055	6 working. If the recipient informs the Illinois Department that
4056	4056	7 an in-person meeting would be inconvenient, the Illinois
4057	4057	8 Department may provide the information during a home visit, by
4058	4058	9 telephone, or by mail within 30 days of the date the recipient
4059	4059	10 begins working, whichever the client prefers.
4060	4060	11 For individuals receiving only cash assistance under
4061	4061	12 Article IV, the Department shall provide the information
4062	4062	13 listed in subsection (a) by telephone, mail, electronic mail,
4063	4063	14 text message, or other method of preferred communication as
4064	4064	15 indicated by the individual. The Department shall not seek to
4065	4065	16 conduct an in-person meeting with individuals receiving only
4066	4066	17 cash assistance under Article IV.
4067	4067	18 (c) At the conclusion of the meeting described in
4068	4068	19 subsection (b), the Illinois Department shall ensure that all
4069	4069	20 case transfers and calculations of benefits necessitated by
4070	4070	21 the recipient's employment or receipt of earned income have
4071	4071	22 been performed, that applications have been made or provided
4072	4072	23 for all benefits for which the person must apply or reapply,
4073	4073	24 and that the person has received payment for initial expenses
4074	4074	25 of employment.
4075	4075	26 (d) In food stamp cases in which an applicant or recipient
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4086	4086	1 reports earned income, the applicant's or recipient's
4087	4087	2 employment shall be presumed to be a hardship for purposes of
4088	4088	3 scheduling an in-person meeting with a representative of the
4089	4089	4 Illinois Department and an in-person meeting shall be waived.
4090	4090	5 (Source: P.A. 96-867, eff. 1-1-11.)
4091	4091	6 (305 ILCS 5/11-22c) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-22c)
4092	4092	7 Sec. 11-22c. Recovery of back wages.
4093	4093	8 (a) As used in this Section, "recipient" means any person
4094	4094	9 receiving financial assistance under Article IV or Article VI
4095	4095	10 of this Code, receiving health care benefits under the
4096	4096	11 Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or receiving health
4097	4097	12 care benefits under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act
4098	4098	13 or the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008.
4099	4099	14 (b) If a recipient maintains any suit, charge or other
4100	4100	15 court or administrative action against an employer seeking
4101	4101	16 back pay for a period during which the recipient received
4102	4102	17 financial assistance under Article IV or Article VI of this
4103	4103	18 Code, health care benefits under the Covering ALL KIDS Health
4104	4104	19 Insurance Act, or health care benefits under the Veterans'
4105	4105	20 Health Insurance Program Act or the Veterans' Health Insurance
4106	4106	21 Program Act of 2008, the recipient shall report such fact to
4107	4107	22 the Department. To the extent of the amount of assistance
4108	4108	23 provided to or on behalf of the recipient under Article IV or
4109	4109	24 Article VI, health care benefits provided under the Covering
4110	4110	25 ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or health care benefits
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4121	4121	1 provided under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act or
4122	4122	2 the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008, the
4123	4123	3 Department may by intervention or otherwise without the
4124	4124	4 necessity of assignment of claim, attach a lien on the
4125	4125	5 recovery of back wages equal to the amount of assistance
4126	4126	6 provided by the Department to the recipient under Article IV
4127	4127	7 or Article VI, under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance
4128	4128	8 Act, or under the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act or
4129	4129	9 the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008.
4130	4130	10 (Source: P.A. 94-693, eff. 7-1-06; 94-816, eff. 5-30-06;
4131	4131	11 95-755, eff. 7-25-08.)
4132	4132	12 (305 ILCS 5/11-32)
4133	4133	13 Sec. 11-32. Premium debts; forgiveness, compromise,
4134	4134	14 reduction. The Department may forgive, compromise, or reduce
4135	4135	15 any debt owed by a former or current recipient of medical
4136	4136	16 assistance under this Code or health care benefits under the
4137	4137	17 Children's Health Insurance Program or the Covering ALL KIDS
4138	4138	18 Health Insurance Program that is related to any premium that
4139	4139	19 was determined or imposed in accordance with (i) the
4140	4140	20 Children's Health Insurance Program Act or the Covering ALL
4141	4141	21 KIDS Health Insurance Act prior to those Acts becoming
4142	4142	22 inoperative or (ii) any corresponding administrative rule.
4143	4143	23 The Department may forgive, compromise, or reduce any debt
4144	4144	24 owed by a former or current recipient of cash assistance under
4145	4145	25 Article IV, including those recipients whose debt was
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4156	4156	1 generated by overpayment of TANF cash assistance before July
4157	4157	2 1, 2026.
4158	4158	3 (Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)
4159	4159	4 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.4)
4160	4160	5 Sec. 12-4.4. Administration of federally-aided programs.
4161	4161	6 Direct County Departments of Public Aid in the administration
4162	4162	7 of the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
4163	4163	8 (SNAP) Program, programs to aid refugees and Articles III, IV,
4164	4164	9 and V of this Code.
4165	4165	10 The Illinois Department of Human Services shall operate a
4166	4166	11 SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program in compliance
4167	4167	12 with federal law. The SNAP E&T program may only be mandatory in
4168	4168	13 counties where the Department can show that there are
4169	4169	14 sufficient program slots for at least the majority of the
4170	4170	15 county's current non-exempt work registrants as described in
4171	4171	16 Section 11-20 of this Code. Nothing in this Section shall
4172	4172	17 prevent the Department from operating a fully voluntary SNAP
4173	4173	18 E&T program. The SNAP E&T program will have an Earnfare
4174	4174	19 component. The Earnfare component shall be available in
4175	4175	20 selected geographic areas based on criteria established by the
4176	4176	21 Illinois Department of Human Services by rule. Participants in
4177	4177	22 Earnfare will, to the extent resources allow, earn their
4178	4178	23 assistance. Participation in the Earnfare program is
4179	4179	24 voluntary, except when ordered by a court of competent
4180	4180	25 jurisdiction. Eligibility for Earnfare may be limited to only
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4191	4191	1 6 months out of any 12 consecutive month period. Clients are
4192	4192	2 not entitled to be placed in an Earnfare slot. Earnfare slots
4193	4193	3 shall be made available only as resources permit. Earnfare
4194	4194	4 shall be available to persons receiving SNAP benefits who meet
4195	4195	5 eligibility criteria established by the Illinois Department of
4196	4196	6 Human Services by rule. The Illinois Department may, by rule,
4197	4197	7 extend the Earnfare Program to clients who do not receive SNAP
4198	4198	8 benefits. Receipt of SNAP benefits is not an eligibility
4199	4199	9 requirement of Earnfare when a court of competent jurisdiction
4200	4200	10 orders an individual to participate in the Earnfare Program.
4201	4201	11 To the extent resources permit, the Earnfare program will
4202	4202	12 allow participants to engage in work-related activities to
4203	4203	13 earn monthly financial assistance payments and to improve
4204	4204	14 participants' employability in order for them to succeed in
4205	4205	15 obtaining employment. The Illinois Department of Human
4206	4206	16 Services may enter into contracts with other public agencies
4207	4207	17 including State agencies, with local governmental units, and
4208	4208	18 with not-for-profit community based organizations to carry out
4209	4209	19 the elements of the Program that the Department of Human
4210	4210	20 Services deems appropriate.
4211	4211	21 The Earnfare Program shall contain the following elements:
4212	4212	22 (1) To the extent resources allow and slots exist, the
4213	4213	23 Illinois Department of Human Services shall refer
4214	4214	24 recipients of SNAP benefits who meet eligibility criteria,
4215	4215	25 as established by rule. Receipt of SNAP benefits is not an
4216	4216	26 eligibility requirement of Earnfare when a court of
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4227	4227	1 competent jurisdiction orders an individual to participate
4228	4228	2 in the Earnfare Program.
4229	4229	3 (2) Persons participating in Earnfare shall engage in
4230	4230	4 employment assigned activities equal to the amount of the
4231	4231	5 SNAP benefits divided by the State or federal minimum
4232	4232	6 wage, whichever is higher, and subsequently shall earn
4233	4233	7 minimum wage assistance for each additional hour of
4234	4234	8 performance in Earnfare activity. Earnfare participants
4235	4235	9 shall be offered the opportunity to earn up to $154. The
4236	4236	10 Department of Human Services may establish a higher amount
4237	4237	11 by rule provided resources permit. If a court of competent
4238	4238	12 jurisdiction orders an individual to participate in the
4239	4239	13 Earnfare program, hours engaged in employment assigned
4240	4240	14 activities shall first be applied for a $50 payment made
4241	4241	15 to the custodial parent as a support obligation. If the
4242	4242	16 individual receives SNAP benefits, the individual shall
4243	4243	17 engage in employment assigned activities equal to the
4244	4244	18 amount of the SNAP benefits divided by the State or
4245	4245	19 federal minimum wage, whichever is higher, and
4246	4246	20 subsequently shall earn State or federal minimum wage
4247	4247	21 assistance, whichever is higher, for each additional hour
4248	4248	22 of performance in Earnfare activity.
4249	4249	23 (3) To the extent appropriate slots are available, the
4250	4250	24 Illinois Department of Human Services shall assign
4251	4251	25 Earnfare participants to Earnfare activities based on an
4252	4252	26 assessment of the person's age, literacy, education,
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4263	4263	1 educational achievement, job training, work experience,
4264	4264	2 and recent institutionalization, whenever these factors
4265	4265	3 are known to the Department of Human Services or to the
4266	4266	4 contractor and are relevant to the individual's success in
4267	4267	5 carrying out the assigned activities and in ultimately
4268	4268	6 obtaining employment.
4269	4269	7 (4) The Department of Human Services shall consider
4270	4270	8 the participant's preferences and personal employment
4271	4271	9 goals in making assignments to the extent administratively
4272	4272	10 possible and to the extent that resources allow.
4273	4273	11 (5) The Department of Human Services may enter into
4274	4274	12 cooperative agreements with local governmental units
4275	4275	13 (which may, in turn, enter into agreements with
4276	4276	14 not-for-profit community based organizations): with other
4277	4277	15 public, including State, agencies; directly with
4278	4278	16 not-for-profit community based organizations, and with
4279	4279	17 private employers to create Earnfare activities for
4280	4280	18 program participants.
4281	4281	19 (6) To the extent resources permit, the Department of
4282	4282	20 Human Services shall provide the Earnfare participants
4283	4283	21 with the costs of transportation in looking for work and
4284	4284	22 in getting to and from the assigned Earnfare job site and
4285	4285	23 initial expenses of employment.
4286	4286	24 (7) All income and asset limitations of the Federal
4287	4287	25 SNAP Program will govern continued Earnfare participation,
4288	4288	26 except that court ordered participants shall participate
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4299	4299	1 for 6 months unless the court orders otherwise.
4300	4300	2 (8) Earnfare participants shall not displace or
4301	4301	3 substitute for regular, full time or part time employees,
4302	4302	4 regardless of whether or not the employee is currently
4303	4303	5 working, on a leave of absence or in a position or similar
4304	4304	6 position where a layoff has taken place or the employer
4305	4305	7 has terminated the employment of any regular employee or
4306	4306	8 otherwise reduced its workforce with the effect of filling
4307	4307	9 the vacancy so created with a participant subsidized under
4308	4308	10 this program, or is or has been involved in a labor dispute
4309	4309	11 between a labor organization and the sponsor.
4310	4310	12 (9) Persons who fail to cooperate with the SNAP E&T
4311	4311	13 program in counties where available program slots exist
4312	4312	14 for at least the majority of that county's current work
4313	4313	15 registrants shall become ineligible for SNAP benefits
4314	4314	16 according to SNAP regulations, and for Earnfare
4315	4315	17 participation. Failure to participate in Earnfare for all
4316	4316	18 of the hours assigned is not a failure to cooperate unless
4317	4317	19 so established by the employer pursuant to Department of
4318	4318	20 Human Services rules. If a person who is ordered by a court
4319	4319	21 of competent jurisdiction to participate in the Earnfare
4320	4320	22 Program fails to cooperate with the Program, the person
4321	4321	23 shall be referred to the court for failure to comply with
4322	4322	24 the court order.
4323	4323	25 (Source: P.A. 101-566, eff. 8-23-19.)
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4334	4334	1 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.11) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.11)
4335	4335	2 Sec. 12-4.11. Grant amounts. The Department, with due
4336	4336	3 regard for and subject to budgetary limitations, shall
4337	4337	4 establish grant amounts for each of the programs, by
4338	4338	5 regulation, except as provided by Section 4-2. The grant
4339	4339	6 amounts may vary by program, size of assistance unit and
4340	4340	7 geographic area. Grant amounts under the Cash Assistance to
4341	4341	8 Strengthen Households (CASH) Temporary Assistance for Needy
4342	4342	9 Families (TANF) program may not vary on the basis of a TANF
4343	4343	10 recipient's county of residence.
4344	4344	11 Payments of cash assistance under Article IV shall not be
4345	4345	12 reduced, for any reason, for eligible households during their
4346	4346	13 certification as set forth in Section 4-2.2. All other aid Aid
4347	4347	14 payments administered under this Code shall not be reduced
4348	4348	15 except: (1) for changes in the cost of items included in the
4349	4349	16 grant amounts, or (2) for changes in the expenses of the
4350	4350	17 recipient, or (3) for changes in the income or resources
4351	4351	18 available to the recipient, or (4) for changes in grants
4352	4352	19 resulting from adoption of a consolidated grant amount.
4353	4353	20 The maximum benefit levels provided to TANF recipients
4354	4354	21 shall increase as follows: beginning October 1, 2023, the
4355	4355	22 Department of Human Services shall increase TANF grant amounts
4356	4356	23 in effect on September 30, 2023 to at least 35% of the most
4357	4357	24 recent United States Department of Health and Human Services
4358	4358	25 Federal Poverty Guidelines for each family size. Beginning
4359	4359	26 October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter, the maximum
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4370	4370	1 benefit levels shall be annually adjusted to remain equal to
4371	4371	2 at least 35% of the most recent poverty guidelines updated
4372	4372	3 periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
4373	4373	4 Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
4374	4374	5 9902(2) for each family size.
4375	4375	6 TANF grants for child-only assistance units shall be at
4376	4376	7 least 75% of TANF grants for assistance units of the same size
4377	4377	8 that consist of a caretaker relative with children.
4378	4378	9 In fixing standards to govern payments or reimbursements
4379	4379	10 for funeral and burial expenses, the Department shall
4380	4380	11 establish a minimum allowable amount of not less than $1,000
4381	4381	12 for Department payment of funeral services and not less than
4382	4382	13 $500 for Department payment of burial or cremation services.
4383	4383	14 On January 1, 2006, July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, the
4384	4384	15 Department shall increase the minimum reimbursement amount for
4385	4385	16 funeral and burial expenses under this Section by a percentage
4386	4386	17 equal to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index
4387	4387	18 for All Urban Consumers, if any, during the 12 months
4388	4388	19 immediately preceding that January 1 or July 1. In
4389	4389	20 establishing the minimum allowable amount, the Department
4390	4390	21 shall take into account the services essential to a dignified,
4391	4391	22 low-cost (i) funeral and (ii) burial or cremation, including
4392	4392	23 reasonable amounts that may be necessary for burial space and
4393	4393	24 cemetery charges, and any applicable taxes or other required
4394	4394	25 governmental fees or charges. If no person has agreed to pay
4395	4395	26 the total cost of the (i) funeral and (ii) burial or cremation
4396	4396
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4406	4406	1 charges, the Department shall pay the vendor the actual costs
4407	4407	2 of the (i) funeral and (ii) burial or cremation, or the minimum
4408	4408	3 allowable amount for each service as established by the
4409	4409	4 Department, whichever is less, provided that the Department
4410	4410	5 reduces its payments by the amount available from the
4411	4411	6 following sources: the decedent's assets and available
4412	4412	7 resources and the anticipated amounts of any death benefits
4413	4413	8 available to the decedent's estate, and amounts paid and
4414	4414	9 arranged to be paid by the decedent's legally responsible
4415	4415	10 relatives. A legally responsible relative is expected to pay
4416	4416	11 (i) funeral and (ii) burial or cremation expenses unless
4417	4417	12 financially unable to do so.
4418	4418	13 Nothing contained in this Section or in any other Section
4419	4419	14 of this Code shall be construed to prohibit the Illinois
4420	4420	15 Department (1) from consolidating existing standards on the
4421	4421	16 basis of any standards which are or were in effect on, or
4422	4422	17 subsequent to July 1, 1969, or (2) from employing any
4423	4423	18 consolidated standards in determining need for public aid and
4424	4424	19 the amount of money payment or grant for individual recipients
4425	4425	20 or recipient families.
4426	4426	21 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
4427	4427	22 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.14) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.14)
4428	4428	23 Sec. 12-4.14. Investigation of resources of applicants,
4429	4429	24 recipients, and responsible relatives. Investigate the
4430	4430	25 financial condition of applicants, recipients, and responsible
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4441	4441	1 relatives as defined in Section 2-11 of Article II, in order to
4442	4442	2 determine whether an applicant or recipient has or can obtain
4443	4443	3 property, income, resources, or other sources of support
4444	4444	4 sufficient to provide him with a standard of living compatible
4445	4445	5 with health and well-being.
4446	4446	6 This Section shall not apply to the administration of cash
4447	4447	7 assistance under Article IV.
4448	4448	8 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)
4449	4449	9 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.33)
4450	4450	10 Sec. 12-4.33. Welfare reform research and accountability.
4451	4451	11 (a) The Illinois Department shall collect and report upon
4452	4452	12 all data in connection with federally funded or assisted
4453	4453	13 welfare programs as federal law may require, including, but
4454	4454	14 not limited to, Section 411 of the Personal Responsibility and
4455	4455	15 Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and its
4456	4456	16 implementing regulations and any amendments thereto as may
4457	4457	17 from time to time be enacted.
4458	4458	18 (b) In addition to and on the same schedule as the data
4459	4459	19 collection required by federal law and subsection (a), the
4460	4460	20 Department shall collect and report on further information
4461	4461	21 with respect to the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households
4462	4462	22 (CASH) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("TANF")
4463	4463	23 program, as follows:
4464	4464	24 (1) With respect to denials of applications for
4465	4465	25 benefits, all of the same information about the family
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4476	4476	1 required under the federal law, plus the specific reason
4477	4477	2 or reasons for denial of the application.
4478	4478	3 (2) With respect to all terminations of benefits, all
4479	4479	4 of the same information as required under the federal law,
4480	4480	5 plus the specific reason or reasons for the termination.
4481	4481	6 (c) (Blank). The Department shall collect all of the same
4482	4482	7 data as set forth in subsections (a) and (b), and report it on
4483	4483	8 the same schedule, with respect to all cash assistance
4484	4484	9 benefits provided to families that are not funded from the
4485	4485	10 TANF program federal block grant or are not otherwise required
4486	4486	11 to be included in the data collection and reporting in
4487	4487	12 subsections (a) and (b).
4488	4488	13 (d) Whether or not reports under this Section must be
4489	4489	14 submitted to the federal government, they shall be considered
4490	4490	15 public and they shall be promptly made available to the public
4491	4491	16 at the end of each fiscal year, free of charge upon request.
4492	4492	17 The data underlying the reports shall be made available to
4493	4493	18 academic institutions and public policy organizations involved
4494	4494	19 in the study of welfare issues or programs and redacted to
4495	4495	20 conform with applicable privacy laws. The cost shall be no
4496	4496	21 more than that incurred by the Department in assembling and
4497	4497	22 delivering the data.
4498	4498	23 (e) (Blank).
4499	4499	24 (f) (Blank).
4500	4500	25 (Source: P.A. 95-322, eff. 1-1-08.)
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4511	4511	1 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.104)
4512	4512	2 Sec. 12-4.104. Family and Community Development Grant
4513	4513	3 Program.
4514	4514	4 (a) Subject to funding availability, a family and
4515	4515	5 community development grant program shall be administered by
4516	4516	6 the Department of Human Services. The program shall be
4517	4517	7 designed to make services available to families who are at
4518	4518	8 risk of long-term economic dependency and to work with
4519	4519	9 communities to provide economic opportunities. The purpose of
4520	4520	10 the program is to fund, evaluate, and provide recommendations
4521	4521	11 on not less than 8 nor more than 10 projects to move 100
4522	4522	12 families at risk of long-term economic dependency to
4523	4523	13 self-sufficiency through the family and community development
4524	4524	14 program.
4525	4525	15 (b) As used in this Section only:
4526	4526	16 "Applicant" means a public or private organization that
4527	4527	17 makes application for a grant through the request for
4528	4528	18 proposals process.
4529	4529	19 "Council" means the Social Services Advisory Council.
4530	4530	20 "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
4531	4531	21 "Grant" means an award to fund a project approved by the
4532	4532	22 Department with the advice of the Council.
4533	4533	23 "Grantee" means the recipient of a grant approved by the
4534	4534	24 Department.
4535	4535	25 (c) The Social Services Advisory Council as established
4536	4536	26 within the Department of Human Services shall, with respect to
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4547	4547	1 the family and community development grants administered by
4548	4548	2 the Department, involve a representative of the Human Resource
4549	4549	3 Investment Council in considering proposed projects and
4550	4550	4 monitoring approved projects.
4551	4551	5 (d) The Council shall:
4552	4552	6 (1) Identify the factors and conditions that place
4553	4553	7 Illinois families at risk of long-term dependency upon the
4554	4554	8 AFDC program or its successor program. The Council shall
4555	4555	9 seek to use relevant research findings and national and
4556	4556	10 Illinois-specific data on TANF (formerly AFDC), and, after
4557	4557	11 July 1, 2026, data related to the administration of the
4558	4558	12 CASH program including data set forth in Section 12-4.33.
4559	4559	13 (2) Identify the factors and conditions that place
4560	4560	14 Illinois families at risk of family instability, long-term
4561	4561	15 economic dependency, and foster care placement.
4562	4562	16 (3) Report those findings to the Secretary of Human
4563	4563	17 Services for his or her evaluation.
4564	4564	18 (4) Recommend grants to public or private
4565	4565	19 organizations to provide family and community development
4566	4566	20 services to families at risk of long-term economic
4567	4567	21 dependency.
4568	4568	22 (5) In cooperation with the Illinois Community Action
4569	4569	23 Association, use family and community development outcome
4570	4570	24 measures to independently evaluate the effectiveness of
4571	4571	25 demonstration projects.
4572	4572	26 (6) Seek the support of an Illinois accredited
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4583	4583	1 university to continue research and evaluation
4584	4584	2 responsibilities.
4585	4585	3 (7) Seek additional support for the funding of family
4586	4586	4 and community development grants.
4587	4587	5 (8) Make recommendations to the Governor, the General
4588	4588	6 Assembly, and the Secretary of Human Services on the
4589	4589	7 effectiveness of family and community development
4590	4590	8 intervention programs in Illinois.
4591	4591	9 (9) Evaluate and make recommendations regarding the
4592	4592	10 cost and benefits to the expansion of eligibility or the
4593	4593	11 services provided under CASH TANF (formerly TANF AFDC) to
4594	4594	12 include tuition for parenting skills programs, family
4595	4595	13 support and counseling services, child development
4596	4596	14 services, job readiness and job skill training, and
4597	4597	15 transportation and child care expenses associated with the
4598	4598	16 programs and services.
4599	4599	17 (e) In cooperation with the Illinois Community Action
4600	4600	18 Association, the grantees shall identify families that receive
4601	4601	19 CASH TANF (formerly TANF AFDC) payments that may place
4602	4602	20 families at risk of long-term economic dependency.
4603	4603	21 (f) The Department shall adopt rules for the operation of
4604	4604	22 this program.
4605	4605	23 (Source: P.A. 90-783, eff. 8-14-98.)
4606	4606	24 (305 ILCS 5/12-13.05)
4607	4607	25 Sec. 12-13.05. Rules for Temporary Assistance for Needy
4608	4608
4609	4609
4610	4610
4611	4611
4612	4612
4613	4613	HB2694 - 129 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4614	4614
4615	4615
4616	4616	HB2694- 130 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 130 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4617	4617	HB2694 - 130 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4618	4618	1 Families. All rules regulating the Cash Assistance to
4619	4619	2 Strengthen Households (CASH) (formerly the Temporary
4620	4620	3 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program) and all other
4621	4621	4 rules regulating the amendatory changes to this Code made by
4622	4622	5 this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be promulgated pursuant to
4623	4623	6 this Section.
4624	4624	7 (Source: P.A. 94-416, eff. 1-1-06.)
4625	4625	8 (305 ILCS 5/12-13.4)
4626	4626	9 Sec. 12-13.4. Materials on nutritional health. The
4627	4627	10 Department of Human Services, in cooperation with the
4628	4628	11 Department of Public Health, shall develop materials and
4629	4629	12 resources on nutritional health for distribution to new
4630	4630	13 enrollees in the CASH TANF program under Article IV and the
4631	4631	14 Food Stamp program. The Department of Public Health shall
4632	4632	15 develop a video presentation on nutritional health to be shown
4633	4633	16 to new enrollees in the TANF program under Article IV and the
4634	4634	17 Food Stamp program. The Department of Human Services shall
4635	4635	18 develop the materials and resources within 6 months after the
4636	4636	19 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
4637	4637	20 Assembly and shall provide those materials and resources to
4638	4638	21 all persons who enroll in the TANF program and the Food Stamp
4639	4639	22 program after the materials and resources are developed.
4640	4640	23 (Source: P.A. 94-433, eff. 1-1-06.)
4641	4641	24 (305 ILCS 5/16-1)
4642	4642
4643	4643
4644	4644
4645	4645
4646	4646
4647	4647	HB2694 - 130 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4648	4648
4649	4649
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4651	4651	HB2694 - 131 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4652	4652	1 Sec. 16-1. Benefits for foreign-born victims of
4653	4653	2 trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes. In order to
4654	4654	3 protect persons who are foreign-born victims of trafficking,
4655	4655	4 torture, or other serious crimes and to reduce the risk of
4656	4656	5 further harm, exploitation, and re-trafficking, beginning
4657	4657	6 January 1, 2018, cash assistance provided under the Temporary
4658	4658	7 Assistance for Needy Families program established under
4659	4659	8 Article IV of this Code and benefits provided under the
4660	4660	9 federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) shall
4661	4661	10 be provided to such persons and their derivative family
4662	4662	11 members to the same extent cash assistance and SNAP benefits
4663	4663	12 are provided to individuals who are admitted to the United
4664	4664	13 States as refugees under Section 1157 of Title 8 of the United
4665	4665	14 States Code. To the extent that federal funding is not
4666	4666	15 available, any cash assistance or SNAP benefits provided under
4667	4667	16 this Article shall be paid from State funds. If changes made in
4668	4668	17 this Section require federal approval, they shall not take
4669	4669	18 effect until such approval has been received.
4670	4670	19 (Source: P.A. 99-870, eff. 8-22-16.)
4671	4671	20 (305 ILCS 5/16-2)
4672	4672	21 Sec. 16-2. Eligibility. Subject to available funding, a
4673	4673	22 foreign-born victim of trafficking, torture, or other serious
4674	4674	23 crimes and the individual's derivative family members, but not
4675	4675	24 a single adult without derivative family members, are eligible
4676	4676	25 for cash assistance or SNAP benefits under this Article if the
4677	4677
4678	4678
4679	4679
4680	4680
4681	4681
4682	4682	HB2694 - 131 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4683	4683
4684	4684
4685	4685	HB2694- 132 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 132 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4686	4686	HB2694 - 132 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4687	4687	1 individual:
4688	4688	2 (a) has filed:
4689	4689	3 (1) an application for T Nonimmigrant status with
4690	4690	4 the appropriate federal agency pursuant to Section
4691	4691	5 1101(a)(15)(T) of Title 8 of the United States Code,
4692	4692	6 or is otherwise taking steps to meet the conditions
4693	4693	7 for federal benefits eligibility under Section 7105 of
4694	4694	8 Title 22 of the United States Code;
4695	4695	9 (2) a formal application with the appropriate
4696	4696	10 federal agency for status pursuant to Section
4697	4697	11 1101(a)(15)(U) of Title 8 of the United States Code;
4698	4698	12 or
4699	4699	13 (3) a formal application with the appropriate
4700	4700	14 federal agency for status under Section 1158 of Title
4701	4701	15 8 of the United States Code; and
4702	4702	16 (b) is otherwise eligible for cash assistance or SNAP
4703	4703	17 benefits, as applicable.
4704	4704	18 An individual residing in an institution or other setting
4705	4705	19 that provides the majority of the individual's daily meals is
4706	4706	20 not eligible for SNAP benefits.
4707	4707	21 (Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
4708	4708	22 (305 ILCS 5/16-3)
4709	4709	23 Sec. 16-3. Determination of eligibility.
4710	4710	24 (a) The Department shall determine that an applicant for
4711	4711	25 cash assistance or SNAP benefits provided under this Article
4712	4712
4713	4713
4714	4714
4715	4715
4716	4716
4717	4717	HB2694 - 132 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4718	4718
4719	4719
4720	4720	HB2694- 133 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 133 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4721	4721	HB2694 - 133 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4722	4722	1 is eligible for such benefits if the applicant meets the
4723	4723	2 income guidelines and is otherwise eligible and either:
4724	4724	3 (1) the applicant has filed:
4725	4725	4 (A) an application for T Nonimmigrant status with
4726	4726	5 the appropriate federal agency pursuant to Section
4727	4727	6 1101(a)(15)(T) of Title 8 of the United States Code,
4728	4728	7 or is otherwise taking steps to meet the conditions
4729	4729	8 for federal benefits eligibility under Section 7105 of
4730	4730	9 Title 22 of the United States Code;
4731	4731	10 (B) a formal application with the appropriate
4732	4732	11 federal agency for status pursuant to Section
4733	4733	12 1101(a)(15)(U) of Title 8 of the United States Code;
4734	4734	13 or
4735	4735	14 (C) a formal application with the appropriate
4736	4736	15 federal agency for status under Section 1158 of Title
4737	4737	16 8 of the United States Code; or
4738	4738	17 (2) the applicant, or a representative of the
4739	4739	18 applicant if the applicant is not competent, has provided
4740	4740	19 to the Department:
4741	4741	20 (A) a sworn statement that he or she is a
4742	4742	21 foreign-born victim of trafficking, torture, or other
4743	4743	22 serious crimes; and
4744	4744	23 (B) at least one item of additional credible
4745	4745	24 evidence, including, but not limited to, any of the
4746	4746	25 following:
4747	4747	26 (i) police, government agency, or court
4748	4748
4749	4749
4750	4750
4751	4751
4752	4752
4753	4753	HB2694 - 133 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4754	4754
4755	4755
4756	4756	HB2694- 134 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 134 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4757	4757	HB2694 - 134 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4758	4758	1 records or files;
4759	4759	2 (ii) news articles;
4760	4760	3 (iii) documentation from a social services,
4761	4761	4 trafficking, domestic violence program or rape
4762	4762	5 crisis center, or a legal, clinical, medical, or
4763	4763	6 other professional from whom the applicant or
4764	4764	7 recipient has sought assistance in dealing with
4765	4765	8 the crime;
4766	4766	9 (iv) a statement from any other individual
4767	4767	10 with knowledge of the circumstances that provided
4768	4768	11 the basis for the claim;
4769	4769	12 (v) physical evidence;
4770	4770	13 (vi) a copy of a completed visa application;
4771	4771	14 or
4772	4772	15 (vii) written notice from the federal agency
4773	4773	16 of receipt of the visa application.
4774	4774	17 (b) The Department may, in its discretion, provide cash
4775	4775	18 assistance or SNAP benefits pursuant to this Article to an
4776	4776	19 applicant who cannot provide additional evidence as set forth
4777	4777	20 in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) if:
4778	4778	21 (1) the applicant, or a representative of the
4779	4779	22 applicant if the applicant is not competent, has provided
4780	4780	23 a sworn statement that he or she is a foreign-born victim
4781	4781	24 of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes; and
4782	4782	25 (2) the Department determines that the applicant is
4783	4783	26 credible.
4784	4784
4785	4785
4786	4786
4787	4787
4788	4788
4789	4789	HB2694 - 134 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4790	4790
4791	4791
4792	4792	HB2694- 135 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 135 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4793	4793	HB2694 - 135 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4794	4794	1 (Source: P.A. 99-870, eff. 8-22-16.)
4795	4795	2 (305 ILCS 5/16-4)
4796	4796	3 Sec. 16-4. Work requirements and exemptions.
4797	4797	4 (a) Persons who are foreign-born victims of trafficking,
4798	4798	5 torture, or other serious crimes and who are receiving cash
4799	4799	6 assistance or SNAP benefits under this Article shall be
4800	4800	7 subject to the same work requirements and work requirement
4801	4801	8 exemptions as other recipients of cash assistance or SNAP
4802	4802	9 benefits, provided that compliance with these requirements is
4803	4803	10 authorized by law.
4804	4804	11 (b) A person who is a foreign-born victim of trafficking,
4805	4805	12 torture, or other serious crimes shall be exempted from any
4806	4806	13 work requirements if physical or psychological trauma related
4807	4807	14 to or arising from the trafficking, torture, or other serious
4808	4808	15 crimes impedes his or her ability to comply.
4809	4809	16 (Source: P.A. 99-870, eff. 8-22-16.)
4810	4810	17 (305 ILCS 5/16-5)
4811	4811	18 Sec. 16-5. Termination of benefits.
4812	4812	19 (a) Any cash assistance or SNAP benefits provided under
4813	4813	20 this Article to a person who is a foreign-born victim of
4814	4814	21 trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes and his or her
4815	4815	22 derivative family members shall be terminated if there is a
4816	4816	23 final denial of that person's visa or asylum application under
4817	4817	24 Section 1101(a)(15)(T), 1101(a)(15)(U), or 1158 of Title 8 of
4818	4818
4819	4819
4820	4820
4821	4821
4822	4822
4823	4823	HB2694 - 135 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4824	4824
4825	4825
4826	4826	HB2694- 136 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 136 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4827	4827	HB2694 - 136 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4828	4828	1 the United States Code.
4829	4829	2 (b) A person who is a foreign-born victim of trafficking,
4830	4830	3 torture, or other serious crimes and his or her derivative
4831	4831	4 family members shall be ineligible for continued State-funded
4832	4832	5 cash assistance or SNAP benefits provided under this Article
4833	4833	6 if that person has not filed a formal application for status
4834	4834	7 pursuant to Section 1101(a)(15)(T), 1101(a)(15)(U), or 1158 of
4835	4835	8 Title 8 of the United States Code within one year after the
4836	4836	9 date of his or her application for cash assistance or SNAP
4837	4837	10 benefits provided under this Article. The Department of Human
4838	4838	11 Services may extend the person's and his or her derivative
4839	4839	12 family members' eligibility for medical assistance, cash
4840	4840	13 assistance, or SNAP benefits beyond one year if the Department
4841	4841	14 determines that the person, during the year of initial
4842	4842	15 eligibility (i) experienced a health crisis, (ii) has been
4843	4843	16 unable, after reasonable attempts, to obtain necessary
4844	4844	17 information from a third party, or (iii) has other extenuating
4845	4845	18 circumstances that prevented the person from completing his or
4846	4846	19 her application for status.
4847	4847	20 (Source: P.A. 99-870, eff. 8-22-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
4848	4848	21 (305 ILCS 5/4-0.5 rep.)
4849	4849	22 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.2c rep.)
4850	4850	23 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.7 rep.)
4851	4851	24 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.8 rep.)
4852	4852	25 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.9 rep.)
4853	4853
4854	4854
4855	4855
4856	4856
4857	4857
4858	4858	HB2694 - 136 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4859	4859
4860	4860
4861	4861	HB2694- 137 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 137 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4862	4862	HB2694 - 137 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4863	4863	1 (305 ILCS 5/4-7 rep.)
4864	4864	2 (305 ILCS 5/4-8 rep.)
4865	4865	3 (305 ILCS 5/4-21 rep.)
4866	4866	4 (305 ILCS 5/9A-1 rep.)
4867	4867	5 (305 ILCS 5/9A-5 rep.)
4868	4868	6 (305 ILCS 5/9A-7 rep.)
4869	4869	7 (305 ILCS 5/9A-16 rep.)
4870	4870	8 Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
4871	4871	9 repealing Sections 4-0.5, 4-1.2c, 4-1.7, 4-1.8, 4-1.9, 4-7,
4872	4872	10 4-8, 4-21, 9A-1, 9A-5, 9A-7, and 9A-16.
4873	4873	11 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
4874	4874	12 2026.
4875	4875	HB2694- 138 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 305 ILCS 5/1-7from Ch. 23, par. 1-74 305 ILCS 5/1-115 305 ILCS 5/Art. IV heading6 305 ILCS 5/4-0.5.1 new7 305 ILCS 5/4-0.6.1 new8 305 ILCS 5/4-1from Ch. 23, par. 4-19 305 ILCS 5/4-1.1from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.110 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.211 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2afrom Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2a12 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.613 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b14 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6c new15 305 ILCS 5/4-1.13 new16 305 ILCS 5/4-2from Ch. 23, par. 4-217 305 ILCS 5/4-2.1 new18 305 ILCS 5/4-2.2 new19 305 ILCS 5/4-2.3 new20 305 ILCS 5/4-4from Ch. 23, par. 4-421 305 ILCS 5/4-9from Ch. 23, par. 4-922 305 ILCS 5/4-12from Ch. 23, par. 4-1223 305 ILCS 5/4-2224 305 ILCS 5/4-2325 305 ILCS 5/4-24 new HB2694- 139 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b 1 305 ILCS 5/4-25 new2 305 ILCS 5/6-1.3from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.33 305 ILCS 5/8A-184 305 ILCS 5/9A-3from Ch. 23, par. 9A-35 305 ILCS 5/9A-4from Ch. 23, par. 9A-46 305 ILCS 5/9A-8from Ch. 23, par. 9A-87 305 ILCS 5/9A-8.18 305 ILCS 5/9A-9from Ch. 23, par. 9A-99 305 ILCS 5/9A-10from Ch. 23, par. 9A-1010 305 ILCS 5/9A-11from Ch. 23, par. 9A-1111 305 ILCS 5/9A-1312 305 ILCS 5/9A-1513 305 ILCS 5/10-1from Ch. 23, par. 10-114 305 ILCS 5/10-2from Ch. 23, par. 10-215 305 ILCS 5/10-3from Ch. 23, par. 10-316 305 ILCS 5/10-4from Ch. 23, par. 10-417 305 ILCS 5/10-7from Ch. 23, par. 10-718 305 ILCS 5/10-8from Ch. 23, par. 10-819 305 ILCS 5/10-10from Ch. 23, par. 10-1020 305 ILCS 5/10-11.1from Ch. 23, par. 10-11.121 305 ILCS 5/10-15from Ch. 23, par. 10-1522 305 ILCS 5/11-6from Ch. 23, par. 11-623 305 ILCS 5/11-17from Ch. 23, par. 11-1724 305 ILCS 5/11-18from Ch. 23, par. 11-1825 305 ILCS 5/11-19from Ch. 23, par. 11-1926 305 ILCS 5/11-20.1from Ch. 23, par. 11-20.1 HB2694- 140 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694- 138 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 138 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 305 ILCS 5/1-7 from Ch. 23, par. 1-7 4 305 ILCS 5/1-11 5 305 ILCS 5/Art. IV heading 6 305 ILCS 5/4-0.5.1 new 7 305 ILCS 5/4-0.6.1 new 8 305 ILCS 5/4-1 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1 9 305 ILCS 5/4-1.1 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.1 10 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2 11 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2a from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2a 12 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6 13 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b 14 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6c new 15 305 ILCS 5/4-1.13 new 16 305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2 17 305 ILCS 5/4-2.1 new 18 305 ILCS 5/4-2.2 new 19 305 ILCS 5/4-2.3 new 20 305 ILCS 5/4-4 from Ch. 23, par. 4-4 21 305 ILCS 5/4-9 from Ch. 23, par. 4-9 22 305 ILCS 5/4-12 from Ch. 23, par. 4-12 23 305 ILCS 5/4-22 24 305 ILCS 5/4-23 25 305 ILCS 5/4-24 new HB2694- 139 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 139 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b 1 305 ILCS 5/4-25 new 2 305 ILCS 5/6-1.3 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.3 3 305 ILCS 5/8A-18 4 305 ILCS 5/9A-3 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3 5 305 ILCS 5/9A-4 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-4 6 305 ILCS 5/9A-8 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8 7 305 ILCS 5/9A-8.1 8 305 ILCS 5/9A-9 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-9 9 305 ILCS 5/9A-10 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-10 10 305 ILCS 5/9A-11 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11 11 305 ILCS 5/9A-13 12 305 ILCS 5/9A-15 13 305 ILCS 5/10-1 from Ch. 23, par. 10-1 14 305 ILCS 5/10-2 from Ch. 23, par. 10-2 15 305 ILCS 5/10-3 from Ch. 23, par. 10-3 16 305 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 23, par. 10-4 17 305 ILCS 5/10-7 from Ch. 23, par. 10-7 18 305 ILCS 5/10-8 from Ch. 23, par. 10-8 19 305 ILCS 5/10-10 from Ch. 23, par. 10-10 20 305 ILCS 5/10-11.1 from Ch. 23, par. 10-11.1 21 305 ILCS 5/10-15 from Ch. 23, par. 10-15 22 305 ILCS 5/11-6 from Ch. 23, par. 11-6 23 305 ILCS 5/11-17 from Ch. 23, par. 11-17 24 305 ILCS 5/11-18 from Ch. 23, par. 11-18 25 305 ILCS 5/11-19 from Ch. 23, par. 11-19 26 305 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 23, par. 11-20.1 HB2694- 140 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 140 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4876	4876	HB2694- 138 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 138 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4877	4877	HB2694 - 138 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4878	4878	1 INDEX
4879	4879	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
4880	4880	3 305 ILCS 5/1-7 from Ch. 23, par. 1-7
4881	4881	4 305 ILCS 5/1-11
4882	4882	5 305 ILCS 5/Art. IV heading
4883	4883	6 305 ILCS 5/4-0.5.1 new
4884	4884	7 305 ILCS 5/4-0.6.1 new
4885	4885	8 305 ILCS 5/4-1 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1
4886	4886	9 305 ILCS 5/4-1.1 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.1
4887	4887	10 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2
4888	4888	11 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2a from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2a
4889	4889	12 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
4890	4890	13 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b
4891	4891	14 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6c new
4892	4892	15 305 ILCS 5/4-1.13 new
4893	4893	16 305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
4894	4894	17 305 ILCS 5/4-2.1 new
4895	4895	18 305 ILCS 5/4-2.2 new
4896	4896	19 305 ILCS 5/4-2.3 new
4897	4897	20 305 ILCS 5/4-4 from Ch. 23, par. 4-4
4898	4898	21 305 ILCS 5/4-9 from Ch. 23, par. 4-9
4899	4899	22 305 ILCS 5/4-12 from Ch. 23, par. 4-12
4900	4900	23 305 ILCS 5/4-22
4901	4901	24 305 ILCS 5/4-23
4902	4902	25 305 ILCS 5/4-24 new
4903	4903	HB2694- 139 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 139 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4904	4904	HB2694 - 139 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4905	4905	1 305 ILCS 5/4-25 new
4906	4906	2 305 ILCS 5/6-1.3 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.3
4907	4907	3 305 ILCS 5/8A-18
4908	4908	4 305 ILCS 5/9A-3 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3
4909	4909	5 305 ILCS 5/9A-4 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-4
4910	4910	6 305 ILCS 5/9A-8 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8
4911	4911	7 305 ILCS 5/9A-8.1
4912	4912	8 305 ILCS 5/9A-9 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-9
4913	4913	9 305 ILCS 5/9A-10 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-10
4914	4914	10 305 ILCS 5/9A-11 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11
4915	4915	11 305 ILCS 5/9A-13
4916	4916	12 305 ILCS 5/9A-15
4917	4917	13 305 ILCS 5/10-1 from Ch. 23, par. 10-1
4918	4918	14 305 ILCS 5/10-2 from Ch. 23, par. 10-2
4919	4919	15 305 ILCS 5/10-3 from Ch. 23, par. 10-3
4920	4920	16 305 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 23, par. 10-4
4921	4921	17 305 ILCS 5/10-7 from Ch. 23, par. 10-7
4922	4922	18 305 ILCS 5/10-8 from Ch. 23, par. 10-8
4923	4923	19 305 ILCS 5/10-10 from Ch. 23, par. 10-10
4924	4924	20 305 ILCS 5/10-11.1 from Ch. 23, par. 10-11.1
4925	4925	21 305 ILCS 5/10-15 from Ch. 23, par. 10-15
4926	4926	22 305 ILCS 5/11-6 from Ch. 23, par. 11-6
4927	4927	23 305 ILCS 5/11-17 from Ch. 23, par. 11-17
4928	4928	24 305 ILCS 5/11-18 from Ch. 23, par. 11-18
4929	4929	25 305 ILCS 5/11-19 from Ch. 23, par. 11-19
4930	4930	26 305 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 23, par. 11-20.1
4931	4931	HB2694- 140 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 140 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4932	4932	HB2694 - 140 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4933	4933
4934	4934
4935	4935
4936	4936
4937	4937
4938	4938	HB2694 - 137 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4939	4939
4940	4940
4941	4941
4942	4942	HB2694- 138 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 138 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4943	4943	HB2694 - 138 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4944	4944	1 INDEX
4945	4945	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
4946	4946	3 305 ILCS 5/1-7 from Ch. 23, par. 1-7
4947	4947	4 305 ILCS 5/1-11
4948	4948	5 305 ILCS 5/Art. IV heading
4949	4949	6 305 ILCS 5/4-0.5.1 new
4950	4950	7 305 ILCS 5/4-0.6.1 new
4951	4951	8 305 ILCS 5/4-1 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1
4952	4952	9 305 ILCS 5/4-1.1 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.1
4953	4953	10 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2
4954	4954	11 305 ILCS 5/4-1.2a from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2a
4955	4955	12 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
4956	4956	13 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b
4957	4957	14 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6c new
4958	4958	15 305 ILCS 5/4-1.13 new
4959	4959	16 305 ILCS 5/4-2 from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
4960	4960	17 305 ILCS 5/4-2.1 new
4961	4961	18 305 ILCS 5/4-2.2 new
4962	4962	19 305 ILCS 5/4-2.3 new
4963	4963	20 305 ILCS 5/4-4 from Ch. 23, par. 4-4
4964	4964	21 305 ILCS 5/4-9 from Ch. 23, par. 4-9
4965	4965	22 305 ILCS 5/4-12 from Ch. 23, par. 4-12
4966	4966	23 305 ILCS 5/4-22
4967	4967	24 305 ILCS 5/4-23
4968	4968	25 305 ILCS 5/4-24 new
4969	4969
4970	4970
4971	4971
4972	4972
4973	4973
4974	4974	HB2694 - 138 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4975	4975
4976	4976
4977	4977	HB2694- 139 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 139 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4978	4978	HB2694 - 139 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
4979	4979	1 305 ILCS 5/4-25 new
4980	4980	2 305 ILCS 5/6-1.3 from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.3
4981	4981	3 305 ILCS 5/8A-18
4982	4982	4 305 ILCS 5/9A-3 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3
4983	4983	5 305 ILCS 5/9A-4 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-4
4984	4984	6 305 ILCS 5/9A-8 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8
4985	4985	7 305 ILCS 5/9A-8.1
4986	4986	8 305 ILCS 5/9A-9 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-9
4987	4987	9 305 ILCS 5/9A-10 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-10
4988	4988	10 305 ILCS 5/9A-11 from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11
4989	4989	11 305 ILCS 5/9A-13
4990	4990	12 305 ILCS 5/9A-15
4991	4991	13 305 ILCS 5/10-1 from Ch. 23, par. 10-1
4992	4992	14 305 ILCS 5/10-2 from Ch. 23, par. 10-2
4993	4993	15 305 ILCS 5/10-3 from Ch. 23, par. 10-3
4994	4994	16 305 ILCS 5/10-4 from Ch. 23, par. 10-4
4995	4995	17 305 ILCS 5/10-7 from Ch. 23, par. 10-7
4996	4996	18 305 ILCS 5/10-8 from Ch. 23, par. 10-8
4997	4997	19 305 ILCS 5/10-10 from Ch. 23, par. 10-10
4998	4998	20 305 ILCS 5/10-11.1 from Ch. 23, par. 10-11.1
4999	4999	21 305 ILCS 5/10-15 from Ch. 23, par. 10-15
5000	5000	22 305 ILCS 5/11-6 from Ch. 23, par. 11-6
5001	5001	23 305 ILCS 5/11-17 from Ch. 23, par. 11-17
5002	5002	24 305 ILCS 5/11-18 from Ch. 23, par. 11-18
5003	5003	25 305 ILCS 5/11-19 from Ch. 23, par. 11-19
5004	5004	26 305 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 23, par. 11-20.1
5005	5005
5006	5006
5007	5007
5008	5008
5009	5009
5010	5010	HB2694 - 139 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
5011	5011
5012	5012
5013	5013	HB2694- 140 -LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b HB2694 - 140 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
5014	5014	HB2694 - 140 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b
5015	5015
5016	5016
5017	5017
5018	5018
5019	5019
5020	5020	HB2694 - 140 - LRB104 10136 KTG 20208 b