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| Public Act 101-0415 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 1-7 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/1-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-7)
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Sec. 1-7.
(a) For purposes of determining eligibility for | ||||
assistance
under this Code, the Illinois Department, County | ||||
Departments, and local
governmental units shall exclude from | ||||
consideration restitution payments,
including all income and | ||||
resources derived therefrom, made to persons of
Japanese or | ||||
Aleutian ancestry pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties Act
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of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act, | ||||
P.L. 100-383.
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(b) For purposes of any program or form of assistance where | ||||
a person's
income or assets are considered in determining | ||||
eligibility or level of
assistance, whether under this Code or | ||||
another authority, neither the State
of Illinois nor any entity | ||||
or person administering a program wholly or
partially financed | ||||
by the State of Illinois or any of its political
subdivisions | ||||
shall include restitution payments, including all income and
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resources derived therefrom, made pursuant to the federal Civil | ||||
Liberties
Act of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island | ||||
Restitution Act, P.L.
100-383, in the calculation of income or | ||
assets for determining eligibility
or level of assistance.
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(c) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the | ||
amount of assistance
under this Code, except for the | ||
determination of eligibility for payments or
programs under the | ||
TANF employment, education, and training programs and the
Food | ||
Stamp
Employment and Training Program, the Illinois | ||
Department, County Departments,
and local governmental units | ||
shall exclude from consideration any financial
assistance | ||
received under any student aid program administered by an | ||
agency of
this State or the federal government, by a person who | ||
is enrolled as a
full-time or part-time student of any public | ||
or private university, college, or
community college in this | ||
State.
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(d) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the | ||
amount of assistance under this Code, except for the | ||
determination of eligibility for payments or programs under the | ||
TANF employment, education, and training programs and the SNAP | ||
Employment and Training Program, the Illinois Department, | ||
County Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude | ||
from consideration, for a period of 36 months, any financial | ||
assistance, including wages, that is provided to a person who | ||
is enrolled in a demonstration project that is not funded with | ||
general revenue funds and that is intended as a bridge to | ||
self-sufficiency by offering (i) intensive workforce support | ||
and training and (ii) support services for new and expectant | ||
parents that are intended to foster multi-generational healthy | ||
families as described in Section 12-4.51. | ||
(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, | ||
and to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, for | ||
purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of | ||
assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department and local | ||
governmental units shall exclude from consideration, for a | ||
period of no more than 60 months, any financial assistance, | ||
including wages, cash transfers, or gifts, that is provided to | ||
a person who is enrolled in a program or research project that | ||
is not funded with general revenue funds and that is intended | ||
to investigate the impacts of policies or programs designed to | ||
reduce poverty, promote social mobility, or increase financial | ||
stability for Illinois residents if there is an explicit plan | ||
to collect data and evaluate the program or initiative that is | ||
developed prior to participants in the study being enrolled in | ||
the program and if a research team has been identified to | ||
oversee the evaluation. | ||
(2) The Department shall choose State options and seek all | ||
necessary federal approvals or waivers to implement this | ||
subsection. | ||
(Source: P.A. 100-806, eff. 1-1-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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