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91_SB1712eng SB1712 Engrossed LRB9112790DJcs 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing 2 Section 4-22. 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 changing Section 4-22 as follows: 7 (305 ILCS 5/4-22) 8 Sec. 4-22. Domestic violence. 9 (a) The assessment process to develop the personal plan 10 for achieving self-sufficiency shall include questions that 11 screen for domestic violence issues. If the individual 12 indicates that he or she is the victim of domestic violence 13 and indicates a need to address domestic violence issues in 14 order to reach self-sufficiency, the plan shall take this 15 factor into account in determining the work, education, and 16 training activities suitable to the client for achieving 17 self-sufficiency. In addition, in such a case, specific 18 steps needed to directly address the domestic violence issues 19 may also be made part of the plan, including referral to an 20 available domestic violence program. 21 (b) The Illinois Department shall develop and monitor 22 compliance procedures for its employees, contractors, and 23 subcontractors to ensure that any information pertaining to 24 any client who claims to be a past or present victim of 25 domestic violence or an individual at risk of further 26 domestic violence, whether provided by the victim or by a 27 third party, will remain confidential. 28 (c) The Illinois Department shall develop and implement 29 a domestic violence training curriculum for Illinois 30 Department employees who serve applicants for and recipients 31 of aid under this Article. The curriculum shall be designed SB1712 Engrossed -2- LRB9112790DJcs 1 to better equip those employees to identify and serve 2 domestic violence victims. The Illinois Department may enter 3 into a contract for the development of the curriculum with 4 one or more organizations providing services to domestic 5 violence victims. The Illinois Department shall adopt rules 6 necessary to implement this subsection. 7 (Source: P.A. 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)