Senate Sponsors: OBAMA-MUNOZ-SMITH-HENDON, LIGHTFORD, VIVERITO, TROTTER AND DEL VALLE. House Sponsors: HAMOS-CURRIE-GILES-TURNER,ART-HOWARD Short description: DHS-TANF-JOB SKILLS TRAINING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the "education, training, and employment program for TANF recipients" Article of the Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish job skills enhancement pilot programs in 3 counties to enable current and former TANF recipients to enhance their existing job skills, gain additional or alternative job skills, or learn interpersonal communication and other related skills. Provides that the pilot programs may be administered by the county department of public aid or through the State service delivery area system under the federal Job Training Partnership Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes May 24, 1999) Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/4-1.12 305 ILCS 5/12-4.11 from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.11 305 ILCS 5/12-4.17a new Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. For purposes of the 60-month limit on receipt of TANF, provides that the Department of Human Services shall not count months in which the adult recipient is the primary caregiver for a disabled child. Provides that when a recipient reports that he or she has obtained employment, the Department of Human Services may project the recipient's likely earnings and eligibility for assistance and grant level under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and may take certain actions based on the projection. Requires the Department to provide in local office waiting areas written information concerning applicants' and recipients' rights. Requires the Department to establish 2-year pilot projects under which local offices will be open at least one weekday evening and Saturday each week. Adds immediate effective date. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. (House recedes May 24, 1999) Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/1-12 new 305 ILCS 5/4-22 rep. Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires that the Department of Human Services screen and identify TANF applicants and recipients who are past or present victims of domestic violence, refer those persons for counseling and supportive services, and waive any program requirements that would make it more difficult for those persons to escape domestic violence or unfairly penalize them. Repeals provisions of current law concerning domestic violence as it relates to TANF applicants and recipients. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. (House recedes May 24, 1999) Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/1-11 305 ILCS 5/12-4.34 Further amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, to be eligible for assistance under the Code, a person not a U.S. citizen may be (as an alternative to any of the categories specified in current law) (1) an American Indian born in Canada, (2) a Cuban or Haitian national admitted on or after April 21, 1980, (3) an Amerasian from Vietnam admitted through the Orderly Departure Program, (4) a member of a Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe between 1965 and 1975, or (5) a spouse, widow, or child of a citizen, or a spouse or child of a legal permanent resident, who has been abused by the citizen or permanent resident. In the Section of the Code providing for services to noncitizens, removes the Section's August 31, 1999 repeal date. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0624 Last action date: 99-08-19 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status