Public Act 098-0256
 
HB2786 EnrolledLRB098 08921 KTG 39053 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 
adding Section 12-4.45 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.45 new)
    Sec. 12-4.45. Change in legal guardianship; notification. 
Whenever there is a change in legal guardianship of a minor 
child who receives benefits under this Code, the appropriate 
State agency shall immediately inform the Department of Human 
Services of the change in legal guardianship to ensure such 
benefits are sent directly to the minor child's legal guardian.
    For purposes of this Section, "legal guardian" means a 
person appointed guardian, or given custody, of a minor by a 
circuit court of the State, but does not include a person 
appointed guardian, or given custody, of a minor under the 
Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.