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 1                        90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 2                     CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
 3                         ON SENATE BILL 320
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 6        To the President of the Senate and  the  Speaker  of  the
 7    House of Representatives:
 8        We,  the  conference  committee appointed to consider the
 9    differences  between  the  houses  in   relation   to   House
10    Amendments  Nos.  2,  3,  4,  5,  and  6  to Senate Bill 320,
11    recommend the following:
12        (1)  that the House recede from House Amendments Nos.  2,
13    3, 4, 5, and 6; and
14        (2)  that  Senate  Bill  320  be amended by replacing the
15    title with the following:
16        "AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code  by  adding
17    Section 12-4.34 and repealing Section 12-4.32."; and
18    by  replacing  everything  after the enacting clause with the
19    following:
20        "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code  is  amended  by
21    adding Section 12-4.34 as follows:
22        (305 ILCS 5/12-4.34 new)
23        Sec.  12-4.34.   Naturalization and nutrition services to
24    noncitizens.
25        (a)  Subject to specific appropriation for this  purpose,
26    the  Department  of  Human  Services is authorized to provide
27    naturalization services to legal immigrants.
28        (b)  Subject to specific appropriation for this  purpose,
29    the  Department  of  Human  Services is authorized to provide
30    nutrition services to noncitizens who are 65 years of age  or
31    older,  under  18  years of age, or disabled, and who were in
32    the United States prior  to  August  22,  1996  and  are  not
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 1    eligible  for  the  federal  food  stamp program due to their
 2    noncitizen status.  The payment levels and other  eligibility
 3    conditions for these services shall be determined by rule.
 4        The  Illinois  Department  is  authorized  to  lower  the
 5    payment levels established under this subsection or take such
 6    other  actions  during  the  fiscal  year as are necessary to
 7    ensure that payments under this subsection do not exceed  the
 8    amounts  appropriated for this purpose.  These changes may be
 9    accomplished by emergency rule  under  Section  5-45  of  the
10    Illinois   Administrative  Procedure  Act,  except  that  the
11    limitation on the number  of  emergency  rules  that  may  be
12    adopted in a 24-month period shall not apply.
13        (c)  This Section is repealed on August 31, 1998.
14        (305 ILCS 5/12-4.32 rep.)
15        Section  10.   The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
16    repealing Section 12-4.32.
17        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
18    becoming law.".
19        Submitted on                     , 1997.
20    ______________________________  _____________________________
21    Senator                         Representative
22    ______________________________  _____________________________
23    Senator                         Representative
24    ______________________________  _____________________________
25    Senator                         Representative
26    ______________________________  _____________________________
27    Senator                         Representative
28    ______________________________  _____________________________
29    Senator                         Representative
30    Committee for the Senate        Committee for the House

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