96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1418


 
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Jack D. Franks
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		







  



15 ILCS 405/9.03
  from Ch. 15, par. 209.03








    Amends the State Comptroller Act.  Makes a technical change concerning direct
deposit of payments.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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

 
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    Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by changing 
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Section 9.03 as follows:
 



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    (15 ILCS 405/9.03)  (from Ch. 15, par. 209.03)



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    Sec. 9.03. Direct deposit of State payments. 
The 
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Comptroller, with the
approval of the State  Treasurer, may 
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provide by rule or regulation for the the
direct deposit of any 
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payment lawfully payable from the State Treasury and in

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accordance with federal banking regulations including but not 
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limited to
payments to (i) persons paid from personal services, 
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(ii)
persons receiving benefit payments from him under the 
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State pension
systems, (iii) individuals who receive 
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assistance under Articles III, IV,
and VI of the Illinois 
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Public Aid Code, (iv) providers of services under
the Mental 
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Health and Developmental Disabilities
Administrative Act, (v)

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providers of community-based mental health services, and (vi) 
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providers of
services under programs administered by the State 
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Board of Education, in the
accounts of those persons or 
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entities maintained at a bank, savings and loan
association, or 
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credit
union, where authorized by the payee. The Comptroller 
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also may deposit
public aid payments for individuals who 
 


 






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receive assistance under Articles
III, IV, VI, and X of the 
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Illinois Public Aid Code directly into an
electronic benefits 
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transfer account in a financial institution approved by
the 
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State Treasurer as prescribed by the Illinois Department of 
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Human
Services
and in accordance with the rules and regulations 
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of that Department and the
rules and regulation adopted by the 
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Comptroller and the State Treasurer.
The Comptroller, with the 
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approval of the State Treasurer, may provide by
rule for the 
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electronic direct deposit of payments to public agencies and 
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any
other payee of the State.  The electronic direct
deposits 
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may be made to the designated account in those financial 
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institutions
specified in this Section for the direct deposit 
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of payments.  Within 6 months
after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of 1994, the Comptroller shall
establish a pilot 
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program for the electronic direct deposit of payments to
local 
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school districts, municipalities, and units of local 
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government.
The payments may be made without the use of the 
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voucher-warrant system,
provided that documentation of 
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approval by the Treasurer of each group of
payments made by 
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direct deposit shall be retained by the Comptroller.  The
form 
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and method of the Treasurer's approval shall be established by 
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the
rules or regulations adopted by the Comptroller under this 
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Section.
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(Source: P.A. 88-641, eff. 9-9-94; 88-643, eff. 1-1-95; 89-235, 
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eff.
8-4-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)