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91_SB1638eng SB1638 Engrossed LRB9112774DJcdA 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding 2 Section 10-26.5. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 6 adding Section 10-26.5 as follows: 7 (305 ILCS 5/10-26.5 new) 8 Sec. 10-26.5. Delayed payment from State Disbursement 9 Unit. 10 (a) In this Section, "adversely affected recipient of 11 support" means a person who meets all of the following 12 criteria: 13 (1) The person is entitled to disbursement of a 14 child support payment from the State Disbursement Unit. 15 (2) The person either (i) does not receive from the 16 State Disbursement Unit a disbursement of a child support 17 payment to which he or she is entitled or (ii) receives a 18 delayed disbursement of a child support payment from the 19 State Disbursement Unit. 20 (3) As a result of the nonreceipt of the 21 disbursement of the child support payment or the delayed 22 disbursement of the child support payment, the person 23 receives an adverse rating by a credit reporting agency 24 based, for example, on the person's inability to make a 25 timely payment of an amount owed to another person. 26 (b) Upon the request of an adversely affected recipient 27 of support, the Illinois Department shall send a letter to 28 the recipient verifying the delayed or undisbursed child 29 support payment. The recipient may submit that letter to the 30 appropriate credit reporting agency for placement in the 31 recipient's credit file. SB1638 Engrossed -2- LRB9112774DJcdA 1 (c) The Illinois Department shall adopt rules necessary 2 to implement this Section. 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 4 becoming law.