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91_SR0202
SRS91SR0027DLsa
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, the federal Personal Responsibility and Work
3 Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193)
4 required all states to create a centralized state
5 disbursement unit for the collection and disbursement of
6 certain child support checks; and
7 WHEREAS, Illinois' state disbursement unit began
8 operating on October 1, 1999; and
9 WHEREAS, Unforeseen delays have occurred in processing
10 and distributing child support checks to custodial parents
11 throughout the state; and
12 WHEREAS, Many custodial parents are facing extreme
13 financial hardship as a result of this unfortunate delay in
14 processing of child support checks; and
15 WHEREAS, This delay has left many parents unable to pay
16 necessary expenses such as rent or mortgage payments, utility
17 payments, day care bills, and food expenses; and
18 WHEREAS, Custodial parents throughout the state, waiting
19 for their child support payments, are incurring or at risk of
20 incurring late fees, financial penalties, or loss of crucial
21 services such as housing, utilities, and day care services;
22 and
23 WHEREAS, Custodial parents should not be financially or
24 otherwise penalized for the delay in processing of child
25 support checks; and
26 WHEREAS, The Department of Public Aid and the state
27 disbursement unit are working together to expeditiously
28 resolve the backlog in child support payments; and
29 WHEREAS, This unfortunate situation offers an
30 unprecedented opportunity for businesses and creditors to be
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1 compassionate and lend a helping hand to those in need;
2 therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That the members of the
5 Illinois State Senate respectfully urge all utility
6 companies, day care centers, land-lords, mortgage companies
7 and other creditors to recognize the hardships custodial
8 parents are facing due to the delays in receiving child
9 support payments; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the members of the Illinois State Senate
11 respectfully ask all creditors to exercise restraint by not
12 terminating services or otherwise imposing financial
13 penalties on custodial parents experiencing delays in
14 receiving child support payments.