HB6849 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6849

Introduced 02/09/04, by Harry Osterman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/8.27	from Ch. 127, par. 144.27
305 ILCS 5/12-5	from Ch. 23, par. 12-5

Amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that federal funds received by the Illinois Department of Human Services under Title IV for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as reimbursement for expenditures made from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) appropriations for costs of providing services in behalf of DCFS clients shall be deposited quarterly into the DCFS Children's Services Fund in amounts specified by interagency agreement between both agencies and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. (Under current law, 80% of those federal funds shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.) Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing Section 8.27 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/8.27) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.27)

Sec. 8.27. All receipts from federal financial participation in the Foster Care and Adoption Services program under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, including receipts for related indirect costs, but excluding receipts from federal financial participation in such Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Training program, shall be deposited in the DCFS Children's Services Fund.

Federal funds received by the Illinois Department of Human Services under Title IV for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as reimbursement for expenditures made from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) appropriations for costs of providing services in behalf of DCFS clients shall be deposited quarterly into the DCFS Children's Services Fund in amounts specified by interagency agreement between both agencies and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Eighty percent of the federal funds received by the Illinois Department of Human Services under the Title IV-A Emergency Assistance program as reimbursement for expenditures made from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services appropriations for the costs of services in behalf of Department of Children and Family Services clients shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.

All receipts from federal financial participation in the Child Welfare Services program under Title IV-B of the federal Social Security Act, including receipts for related indirect costs, shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund for those moneys received as reimbursement for services provided on or after July 1, 1994.

In addition, as soon as may be practicable after the first day of November, 1994, the Department of Children and Family Services shall request the Comptroller to order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer the unexpended balance of the Child Welfare Services Fund to the DCFS Children's Services Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the Child Welfare Services Fund will be considered dissolved and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that fund will pass to the DCFS Children's Services Fund.

Monies in the Fund may be used by the Department, pursuant to appropriation by the General Assembly, for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department.

In fiscal year 1988 and in each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2000, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer an amount of $16,100,000 from the DCFS Children's Services Fund to the General Revenue Fund in the following manner: As soon as may be practicable after the 15th day of September, December, March and June, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer, to the extent that funds are available, 1/4 of $16,100,000, plus any cumulative deficiencies in such transfers for prior transfer dates during such fiscal year. In no event shall any such transfer reduce the available balance in the DCFS Children's Services Fund below $350,000.

In accordance with subsection (q) of Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act, disbursements from individual children's accounts shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.

(Source: P.A. 91-712, eff. 7-1-00.)

Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by changing Section 12-5 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/12-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-5)

Sec. 12-5. Appropriations; uses; federal grants; report to General Assembly. From the sums appropriated by the General Assembly, the Illinois Department shall order for payment by warrant from the State Treasury grants for public aid under Articles III, IV, and V, including grants for funeral and burial expenses, and all costs of administration of the Illinois Department and the County Departments relating thereto. Moneys appropriated to the Illinois Department for public aid under Article VI may be used, with the consent of the Governor, to co-operate with federal, State, and local agencies in the development of work projects designed to provide suitable employment for persons receiving public aid under Article VI. The Illinois Department, with the consent of the Governor, may be the agent of the State for the receipt and disbursement of federal funds or commodities for public aid purposes under Article VI and for related purposes in which the co-operation of the Illinois Department is sought by the federal government, and, in connection therewith, may make necessary expenditures from moneys appropriated for public aid under any Article of this Code and for administration. The Illinois Department, with the consent of the Governor, may be the agent of the State for the receipt and disbursement of federal funds pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and may make necessary expenditures from monies appropriated to it for operations, administration, and grants, including payment to the Health Insurance Reserve Fund for group insurance costs at the rate certified by the Department of Central Management Services. All amounts received by the Illinois Department pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 shall be deposited in the Immigration Reform and Control Fund. All amounts received into the Immigration Reform and Control Fund as reimbursement for expenditures from the General Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.

All grants received by the Illinois Department for programs funded by the Federal Social Services Block Grant shall be deposited in the Social Services Block Grant Fund. All funds received into the Social Services Block Grant Fund as reimbursement for expenditures from the General Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. All funds received into the Social Services Block Grant fund for reimbursement for expenditure out of the Local Initiative Fund shall be transferred into the Local Initiative Fund. Any other federal funds received into the Social Services Block Grant Fund shall be transferred to the Special Purposes Trust Fund. All federal funds received by the Illinois Department as reimbursement for Employment and Training Programs for expenditures made by the Illinois Department from grants, gifts, or legacies as provided in Section 12-4.18 or made by an entity other than the Illinois Department shall be deposited into the Employment and Training Fund, except that federal funds received as reimbursement as a result of the appropriation made for the costs of providing adult education to public assistance recipients under the "Adult Education, Public Assistance Fund" shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; provided, however, that all funds, except those that are specified in an interagency agreement between the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Department, that are received by the Illinois Department as reimbursement under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act for expenditures that are made by the Illinois Community College Board or any public community college of this State shall be credited to a special account that the State Treasurer shall establish and maintain within the Employment and Training Fund for the purpose of segregating the reimbursements received for expenditures made by those entities. As reimbursements are deposited into the Employment and Training Fund, the Illinois Department shall certify to the State Comptroller and State Treasurer the amount that is to be credited to the special account established within that Fund as a reimbursement for expenditures under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act made by the Illinois Community College Board or any of the public community colleges. All amounts credited to the special account established and maintained within the Employment and Training Fund as provided in this Section shall be held for transfer to the TANF Opportunities Fund as provided in subsection (d) of Section 12-10.3, and shall not be transferred to any other fund or used for any other purpose.

Any or all federal funds received as reimbursement for food and shelter assistance under the Emergency Food and Shelter Program authorized by Section 12-4.5 may be deposited, with the consent of the Governor, into the Homelessness Prevention Fund.

Federal funds received by the Illinois Department of Human Services under Title IV for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as reimbursement for expenditures made from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) appropriations for costs of providing services in behalf of DCFS clients shall be deposited quarterly into the DCFS Children's Services Fund in amounts specified by interagency agreement between both agencies and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Eighty percent of the federal financial participation funds received by the Illinois Department under the Title IV-A Emergency Assistance program as reimbursement for expenditures made from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services appropriations for the costs of providing services in behalf of Department of Children and Family Services clients shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.

All federal funds, except those covered by the foregoing 3 paragraphs, received as reimbursement for expenditures from the General Revenue Fund shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund for administrative and distributive expenditures properly chargeable by federal law or regulation to aid programs established under Articles III through XII and Titles IV, XVI, XIX and XX of the Federal Social Security Act. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department under Sections 12-4.6, 12-4.18 and 12-4.19 that are required by Section 12-10 of this Code to be paid into the Special Purposes Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Special Purposes Trust Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department pursuant to the Child Support Enforcement Program established by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act shall be deposited in the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund as required under Section 12-10.2 of this Code. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for medical assistance program expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 5-4.21 of this Code to be paid into the Medicaid Developmentally Disabled Provider Participation Fee Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Medicaid Developmentally Disabled Provider Participation Fee Trust Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for medical assistance program expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 5-4.31 of this Code to be paid into the Medicaid Long Term Care Provider Participation Fee Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Medicaid Long Term Care Provider Participation Fee Trust Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for hospital inpatient, hospital ambulatory care, and disproportionate share hospital expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 14-2 of this Code to be paid into the Hospital Services Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Hospital Services Trust Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Articles V and VI of this Code that are required by Section 15-2 of this Code to be paid into the County Provider Trust Fund shall be deposited into the County Provider Trust Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for hospital inpatient, hospital ambulatory care, and disproportionate share hospital expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 5A-8 of this Code to be paid into the Hospital Provider Fund shall be deposited into the Hospital Provider Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for medical assistance program expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 5B-8 of this Code to be paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund shall be deposited into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for medical assistance program expenditures made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of this Code that are required by Section 5C-7 of this Code to be paid into the Developmentally Disabled Care Provider Fund shall be deposited into the Developmentally Disabled Care Provider Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department for trauma center adjustment payments that are required by Section 5-5.03 of this Code and made under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and Article V of this Code shall be deposited into the Trauma Center Fund. Any other federal funds received by the Illinois Department as reimbursement for expenses for early intervention services paid from the Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund shall be deposited into that Fund.

The Illinois Department shall report to the General Assembly at the end of each fiscal quarter the amount of all funds received and paid into the Social Service Block Grant Fund and the Local Initiative Fund and the expenditures and transfers of such funds for services, programs and other purposes authorized by law. Such report shall be filed with the Speaker, Minority Leader and Clerk of the House, with the President, Minority Leader and Secretary of the Senate, with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Human Resources Committee and the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Corrections Committee, or the successor standing Committees of each as provided by the rules of the House and Senate, respectively, with the Legislative Research Unit and with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act shall be deemed sufficient to comply with this Section.

(Source: P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02; 93-632, eff. 2-1-04.)

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