HB3920ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Barbara Hernandez

Filed: 3/16/2021

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3920

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3920 by replacing line 5 on page 4 through line 20 on page 5 with the following:

"Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 3-13.5 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/3-13.5 new)

Sec. 3-13.5. Supplemental payments for recipients of Supplemental Security Income and other persons. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any individual who receives federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits shall automatically qualify to receive monthly supplemental payments from the Department in an amount equal to 1/12 of the applicable annual federal poverty level for the individual's family size minus the amount of the individual's monthly federal SSI benefit. An individual's monthly supplemental payment amount shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the cost of living and other pertinent factors. The supplemental payments under this Section shall also be available to undocumented residents who: (i) have a disability, with supporting documentation meeting requirements determined by the Department by rule; (ii) have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; and (iii) are determined by the Department to meet the eligibility requirements for Supplemental Security Income other than the requirements related to status as a citizen or as an alien determined by the federal government to be eligible.

Subject to federal approval, the supplemental payments provided under this Section shall not be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility or the amount of assistance for any public aid benefit provided under State or federal law, including, but not limited to, benefits provided under the Medical Assistance Program established under Article V of this Code, personal care benefits and other services provided under the Community Care Program established under Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging, benefits provided under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or any housing voucher or rental subsidy provided under the Rental Housing Support Program Act or under a similar locally funded rent subsidy program, or under the Housing Choice Voucher Program under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

The Illinois Supplemental Payments for Supplemental Security Income Recipients Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of the proceeds collected under subsection (d) of Section 3 and subsection (c) of Section 4 of the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Moneys in the Fund shall be expended for the supplemental payments provided under this Section and for no other purpose. All interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Section 15 takes effect one year after this Act becomes law.".