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91_HB0540eng
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1 AN ACT to amend certain Acts in relation to child
2 support.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 adding Section 12-12.1 as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/12-12.1 new)
8 Sec. 12-12.1. World Wide Web page. The Illinois
9 Department of Public Aid shall create and maintain or cause
10 to be created and maintained one or more World Wide Web pages
11 containing information on selected individuals who are in
12 arrears in their child support obligations under an Illinois
13 court order or administrative order. The information
14 regarding each of the individuals shall include the
15 individual's name, a photograph if available, the amount of
16 the child support arrearage, and any other information deemed
17 appropriate by the Illinois Department in its discretion. The
18 individuals may be chosen by the Illinois Department using
19 criteria including, but not limited to, the amount of the
20 arrearage, the effect of inclusion of an individual upon the
21 likelihood of the individual's payment of an arrearage, the
22 motivational effect that inclusion of an individual may have
23 on the willingness of other individuals to pay their
24 arrearages, or the need to locate a particular individual.
25 The Illinois Department shall make the page or pages
26 accessible to Internet users through the World Wide Web. The
27 Illinois Department, in its discretion, may change the
28 contents of the page or pages from time to time.
29 Before including information on the World Wide Web page
30 concerning an individual who owes past due support, the
31 Illinois Department shall, pursuant to rule, provide the
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1 individual with notice and an opportunity to be heard. Any
2 final administrative decision rendered by the Illinois
3 Department shall be reviewed only under and in accordance
4 with the Administrative Review Law.
5 Section 10. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by
6 adding Section 15.1 as follows:
7 (705 ILCS 105/15.1 new)
8 Sec. 15.1. Child support information. The clerks of the
9 circuit courts may, upon request, cooperate with and supply
10 information to counties and municipalities wishing to create
11 and maintain World Wide Web pages containing information on
12 individuals who are in arrears in their child support
13 obligations and have been found to be in contempt of court as
14 a result of the existence of that arrearage.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.
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