House Sponsors: FEIGENHOLTZ-GASH. Short description: PUB AID-TANF-5 YEAR LIMITATION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall exclude, from the 60-month limit on cash grants, months in which the adult receiving assistance: is the primary caregiver for a child in the assistance unit under the age of one or a disabled family member; has a pending application for federal Supplemental Security Income benefits and meets other criteria; needs assistance as determined by the Department to engage in activities to address a domestic violence situation to an extent inconsistent with sustained employment; or is employed and earning income or engaged in self-employment activities for an average of 20 hours per week. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes from the bill language that excluded, from the 60-month limit on cash grants, months in which the adult receiving assistance: is the primary caregiver for a child in the assistance unit under the age of one; has a pending application for Supplemental Security Income; needs assistance as determined by the Department to engage in activities to address a domestic violence situation to an extent inconsistent with sustained employment; or is employed and earning income or engaged in self-employment activities for an average of 20 hours per week. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Human Services) The annualized cost would be $5,199,397. This cost may be re- duced, assuming some portion of the population would be in- cluded in the 20% exemption as stated in the federal welfare reform law. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB 2021 (H-am 1) does not create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended, except that the Department shall not count months only if the adult receiving assistance is the primary caregiver for a disabled child (rather than a disabled family member). Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status