Public Act 098-0114
 
HB2262 EnrolledLRB098 10087 KTG 40246 b


  
    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
changing Section 4-1.6 as follows:
 


    (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6)  (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6)




    Sec. 4-1.6. Need. Income available to the family as defined 
by the
Illinois Department by rule, or to the child
in the case 
of a child removed from his or her home, when added to

contributions in money, substance or services from other 
sources,
including income available from parents absent from 
the home or from a
stepparent, contributions made for the 
benefit of the parent or other
persons necessary to provide 
care and supervision to the child, and
contributions from 
legally responsible relatives, must be equal to or less than 
the grant amount established by Department regulation for such

a person. For purposes of eligibility for aid under this 
Article, the Department shall (a) disregard all earned income 
between the grant amount and 50% of the Federal Poverty Level 
and (b) disregard the value of all assets held by the family. 

    In considering income to be taken into account, 
consideration shall
be given to any expenses reasonably 
attributable to the earning of such
income. Three-fourths of 
the earned income of a household eligible for aid under this 
Article shall be disregarded when determining the level of 
assistance for which a household is eligible. The Illinois 
Department may also permit all or any
portion of earned or 
other income to be set aside for the future
identifiable needs 
of a child. The Illinois Department
may provide by rule and 
regulation for the exemptions thus permitted or
required.  The 
eligibility of any applicant for or recipient of public
aid 
under this Article is not affected by the payment of any grant 
under
the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax 
Relief Act" or any distributions or items of income
described 
under subparagraph (X) of
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of 
Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax
Act.

    The Illinois Department may, by rule, set forth criteria 
under which an
assistance unit is ineligible for cash 
assistance under this Article for a
specified number of months 
due to the receipt of a lump sum payment.

(Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.