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Sen. Mike Simmons
Filed: 3/23/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 917
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 917 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 12-4.13a as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13a) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.13a. Gross income eligibility standard; SNAP. |
| 8 | | Subject to federal approval if required, a household that |
| 9 | | includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be |
| 10 | | considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition |
| 11 | | Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such |
| 12 | | household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty |
| 13 | | guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the |
| 14 | | U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services under the |
| 15 | | authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not |
| 16 | | include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be |