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Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Filed: 2/15/2006
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09400HB4788ham001 |
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LRB094 17077 DRJ 55691 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4788
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4788 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 10-17.12 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/10-17.12 new) |
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| Sec. 10-17.12. Compromise of assigned child support |
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| arrearages. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
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| may provide by rule for compromise of debt owed to the State in |
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| the form of child support arrearages and interest accrued on |
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| child support arrearages assigned to the State under Section |
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| 10-1. The rule shall establish the circumstances under which |
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| such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the |
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| payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of |
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| encouraging payment of current child support obligations.".
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