House Sponsors: LYONS,EILEEN-SKINNER-LYONS,JOSEPH-MITCHELL,JERRY-O'BRIEN AND LINDNER. Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON Short description: PUB AID CD-PRIOR STATUTE-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning references to the 1949 Code, which preceded this Code. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/1-3 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/10-10.4 305 ILCS 5/10-26 305 ILCS 5/12-10.2 from Ch. 23, par. 12-10.2 705 ILCS 105/27.1 from Ch. 25, par. 27.1 705 ILCS 105/27.1a from Ch. 25, par. 27.1a 705 ILCS 105/27.2 from Ch. 25, par. 27.2 705 ILCS 105/27.2a from Ch. 25, par. 27.2a 750 ILCS 5/507.1 750 ILCS 22/320 new 750 ILCS 45/21.1 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Clerks of Courts Act, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Specifies the cases in which support payments are to be made to the State Disbursement Unit and those in which support payments are to be made to the circuit clerk. Requires support payments to be made to the State Disbursement Unit if no party to the order for support is receiving child and spouse support services from the Department of Public Aid and the support payments are being made through income withholding. (Deletes the additional condition that the order for support must have been entered after January 1, 1994.) Requires circuit clerks to send notice to obligors if no party to the order for support is receiving child and spouse support services and the support payments are to be made to the clerk or the obligee. After June 30, 2000, in cases in which support payments must be made to the State Disbursement Unit, requires the circuit clerk to retain $5 of the $36 annual child support collection fee and transmit the remaining $31 to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund for use in offsetting the cost of establishing the State Disbursement Unit. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/10-16.6 new 750 ILCS 28/35 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Income Withholding for Support Act. Requires the Director of Public Aid to establish an Electronic Funds Transfer Committee within the Department of Public Aid. Requires the committee to study ways to modify or expand the use of electronic funds transfers for the payment of child support and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly before December 1, 2001. Provides that after June 30, 2000, every payor that has 250 or more employees shall use electronic funds transfer to pay all amounts withheld for the payment of child support under the Income Withholding for Support Act. Provides that during the year 2001 and during each year thereafter, every payor that has fewer than 250 employees and that withheld income for the payment of child support pursuant to 10 or more income withholding notices during December of the preceding year shall use electronic funds transfer to pay all amounts withheld for that purpose. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 5. Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/12-10.2 705 ILCS 105/27.1 705 ILCS 105/27.1a 705 ILCS 105/27.2 705 ILCS 105/27.2a Deletes provisions concerning the annual support collection fee charged by circuit clerks. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House concur in S-ams 2, 3 and 5. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid provisions concerning the State Disbursement Unit and the collection and disbursement of child support payments. Provides that the Department of Public Aid shall conduct regional training and education seminars for circuit clerks by February 1, 2000 (rather than immediately). Provides that the Depart- ment shall conduct similar seminars for payors by March 1, 2000. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0677 Last action date: 00-01-05 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status