House Sponsors: SCHOENBERG-BEAUBIEN-GASH-SILVA-MCKEON AND ERWIN. Senate Sponsors: OBAMA Short description: PUB AID CD-TANF-TIME LIMIT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall not count months in which the adult receiving assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is the primary caregiver for a child in the assistance unit under the age of 6 and is employed and earning income, or engaged in self-employment for an average of 20 hours per week. Provides that the Department shall not require a recipient who is the primary caregiver for a child in the assistance unit under the age of 6 to participate in the education, training, and employment program more than 20 hours each week. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) Does not create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Human Services) Amounts spent on TANF grants in out years would increase. As TANF caseloads decrease and the population of persons that have their "clocked stopped" increases, it becomes increasingly difficult to have enough expenditures to support drawing in the full federal TANF block grant. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status