House Sponsors: LINDNER-RONEN-ROSKAM-MOORE,ANDREA-BIGGERT AND FLOWERS. Senate Sponsors: PARKER Short description: PUB AID-CHILD SUPPORT BUDGETNG Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services, as the successor agency to the Department of Public Aid for the purpose of administering the AFDC program, shall apply the same budgeting process to income from child support as it does for earned income, but not counting as income the first $50 in child support received each month. Provides that families may choose to have the unearned income of a household member who is not included in the assistance unit budgeted as earned income of the assistance unit. Effective July 1, 1997. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB 1129 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Public Aid) HB1129 would have a significant impact on the child support enforcement trust fund which is used to operate the State's Child Support Program. By passing onto the client not only the first $50 collected, but also $2 of each additional $3 collec- ted, the trust fund would ultimately go bankrupt without the infusion of general revenue funds. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything and reinserts language similar to the bill as introduced, but provides that the provisions regarding budgeting child support income apply to families who have income from employment as well as child support income. Provides that the Dept. shall distribute child support to the family not exceeding the amount required to be paid to the family each month. Provides that implementation of the budgeting process in these provisions is contingent on the Department of Health and Human Services granting a waiver or agreeing not to claim child support money distributed to families as the federal share of the amount collected. Effective July 1, 1997. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE No change from previous mandates note. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. of Public Health) The bill would be cost neutral to the State. HOME RULE NOTE HB 1129 does not preempt home rule authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Replaces provisions regarding budgeting earned income and child support income for families receiving cash assistance. Provides that the Department shall reduce the cash assistance grant by an amount equal to one-third of the child support paid to the household and that the family shall continue to be eligible for cash assistance if the budgeted earned income and child support does not exceed the federal poverty level. Deletes provisions regarding budgeting unearned income. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status