House Sponsors: HAMOS-LYONS,EILEEN-LYONS,JOSEPH-LINDNER-HOWARD, FLOWERS, FEIGENHOLTZ, GASH, MCKEON, SILVA, DELGADO, ERWIN, CROTTY AND MCCARTHY. Senate Sponsors: OBAMA-LIGHTFORD-SULLIVAN-MOLARO-REA Short description: PUB AID-CHILD SUPPRT-PASS THRU Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid shall pay to families receiving cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article an amount equal to either two-thirds of the monthly child support collected or the amount of monthly child support collected and required to be paid to the family pursuant to administrative rule, whichever is greater. Provides that the child support passed through to a family pursuant to these provisions shall not affect the family's eligibility for assistance or decrease any amount otherwise payable as assistance to the family under the TANF program until a family's non-exempt income and child support passed through to the family equal the federal poverty level, at which point cash assistance to the family may be terminated. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Reinserts language similar to the bill as introduced, but provides that the child support referred to is current monthly support and provides that the point at which assistance may be terminated is when the family's gross income from employment, non-exempt unearned income, and the gross current monthly child support collected on the family's behalf equals or exceeds 3 times the payment level for the assistance unit rather than when the family's non-exempt income and the child support passed through equal the federal poverty level. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Public Aid) This legislation would cost the Dept. $19 million GRF. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Provides that the child support pass-through provisions apply to families who have earned income. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Department of Human Services) HB1232, as amended, would cost DHS $6 million. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Labels the provisions as the Child Support Pays Program. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall conduct an evaluation of the Child Support Pays Program by December 31, 2003 which shall include but not be limited to: (i) the amount of child support collections on behalf of children of TANF recipients who have earned income compared with TANF recipients who do not have earned income; (ii) the regularity of child support payments made on behalf of children of TANF recipients who have earned income; and (iii) the number of parentage establishments for children of TANF recipients who have earned income. Provides that the Department shall conduct an outreach program to publicize the availability of the Program to TANF recipients. Last action on Bill: TOTAL VETO STANDS Last action date: 99-12-02 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status