98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4369

 

Introduced , by Rep. Greg Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/3-5  from Ch. 23, par. 3-5

    Amends the Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that financial aid granted to persons who have been found ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) due to expiration of the period of eligibility for refugees and asylees shall equal 90% of the current maximum SSI payment amount per month.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/3-5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. Amount of aid. The amount and nature of financial
8aid granted to or in behalf of aged, blind, or disabled persons
9shall be determined in accordance with the standards, grant
10amounts, rules and regulations of the Illinois Department. Due
11regard shall be given to the requirements and conditions
12existing in each case, and to the amount of property owned and
13the income, money contributions, and other support, and
14resources received or obtainable by the person, from whatever
15source. However, the amount and nature of any financial aid is
16not affected by the payment of any grant under the "Senior
17Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act" or any
18distributions or items of income described under subparagraph
19(X) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the
20Illinois Income Tax Act. The aid shall be sufficient, when
21added to all other income, money contributions and support, to
22provide the person with a grant in the amount established by
23Department regulation for such a person, based upon standards

 

 

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1providing a livelihood compatible with health and well-being.
2Financial aid under this Article granted to persons who have
3been found ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
4due to expiration of the period of eligibility for refugees and
5asylees pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2) shall equal 90% of the
6current maximum SSI payment amount per month not exceed $500
7per month.
8(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)