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Public Act 101-0560
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
changing Section 12-4.13b and adding Section 12-4.13c as |
follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/12-4.13b) |
Sec. 12-4.13b. College student eligibility for |
supplemental nutrition assistance benefits. |
(a) For the purposes of Section 273.5(b)(11)(ii) of Title 7 |
of the Code of Federal Regulations, a career and technical an |
educational program offered at a community college and approved |
by the Illinois Community College Board under the Carl D. |
Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 |
(Public Law 109-270) that could be a component of a SNAP |
Employment and Training (E&T) program, as identified by the |
Department of Human Services, shall be considered an employment |
and training program under Section 273.7 of Title 7 of the Code |
of Federal Regulations, unless prohibited by federal law. |
(b) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with |
representatives of the Illinois Community College Board, the |
Illinois Student Assistance Commission ISAC, the Illinois |
Workforce Innovation Board Investment Board, and advocates for |
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students and SNAP recipients, shall establish a protocol to |
identify and verify all potential exemptions to the eligibility |
rule described in Section 273.5(a) of Title 7 of the Code of |
Federal Regulations, and to identify and verify a student's |
participation in educational programs, including, but not |
limited to, self-initiated placements, that would exempt a |
student from the eligibility rule described in Section 273.5(a) |
of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations. To the extent |
possible, this consultation shall take place through existing |
workgroups convened by the Department of Human Services. |
(c) If the United States Department of Agriculture requires |
federal approval of the exemption designation established |
pursuant to subsection (a) and the protocol established |
pursuant to subsection (b), the Department of Human Services |
shall seek and obtain that approval before publishing the |
guidance or regulation required by subsection (e). |
(d)(1) This Section does not require the Department of |
Human Services to offer a particular component, support |
services, or workers' compensation to a college student found |
eligible for an exemption pursuant to this Section. |
(2) This Section does not restrict or require the use of |
federal funds for the financing of SNAP E&T programs. |
(3) This Section does not require an institution of higher |
education to verify eligibility for SNAP. |
(e) The Department of Human Services shall adopt any rules |
necessary to implement the provisions of subsections (a), (b), |
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(c), and (d).
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(Source: P.A. 100-620, eff. 7-20-18.)
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(305 ILCS 5/12-4.13c new) |
Sec. 12-4.13c. SNAP eligibility notification; college |
students. |
(a) To complement student financial assistance programs |
and to enhance their effectiveness for students with financial |
need, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) shall |
annually include information about the Supplemental Nutrition |
Assistance Program (SNAP) in the language that schools are |
required to provide to students eligible for the Monetary Award |
Program grant. The language shall, at a minimum, direct |
students to information about college student eligibility |
criteria for SNAP, and it shall direct students to the |
Department of Human Services and to the Illinois Hunger |
Coalition's Hunger Hotline for additional information. |
(b) Illinois institutions of higher education that |
participate in the Monetary Award Program (MAP) shall provide |
the notice described in subsection (a) to all students who are |
enrolled, or who are accepted for enrollment and intending to |
enroll, and who have been identified by ISAC as MAP-eligible at |
the institution. If possible, the institution may designate a |
public benefits liaison or single point person to assist |
students in taking the necessary steps to obtain public |
benefits if eligible. |