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91_HB1232eng
HB1232 Engrossed LRB9103021SMdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
2 Section 4-1.6b.
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 4-1.6b as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b new)
8 Sec. 4-1.6b. Child support pays. The Department shall
9 pay to families receiving cash assistance under this Article
10 who have earned income an amount equal to whichever of the
11 following is greater: (1) two-thirds of the current monthly
12 child support collected on behalf of the members of the
13 assistance unit; or (2) the amount of current monthly child
14 support collected on behalf of the members of the assistance
15 unit required to be paid to the family pursuant to
16 administrative rule. The child support passed through to a
17 family pursuant to this Section shall not affect the family's
18 eligibility for assistance or decrease any amount otherwise
19 payable as assistance to the family under this Article until
20 the family's gross income from employment, non-exempt
21 unearned income, and the gross current monthly child support
22 collected on the family's behalf equals or exceeds 3 times
23 the payment level for the assistance unit, at which point
24 cash assistance to the family may be terminated.
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