96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5240


 
Introduced 2/3/2010, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













215 ILCS 106/7 new






215 ILCS 170/7 new






305 ILCS 5/1-12 new










    Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance  Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of any of those Acts to the contrary, the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall require an applicant for or recipient of benefits under any of those Acts to supply pay stubs covering at least a 30 day period for the purpose of determining the applicant's or recipient's income eligibility for those benefits. Further provides that if an applicant holds a seasonal job or does not have consistent pay stubs, he or she may have an employer fill out a verification form for income. Effective immediately.
















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HB5240

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    AN ACT concerning State benefits.

 
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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 Children's Health Insurance Program Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 7 as follows:
 
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    (215 ILCS 106/7  new)
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    Sec. 7. Income verification. Notwithstanding any other 
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provision of this Act to the contrary, the Department of 
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Healthcare and Family Services shall require an applicant for 
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or recipient of benefits under this Act to supply pay stubs 
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covering at least a 30 day period for the purpose of 
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determining the applicant's or recipient's income eligibility 
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for those benefits. If an applicant holds a seasonal job or 
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does not have consistent pay stubs, he or she may have an 
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employer fill out a verification form for income.
 
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    Section 10. The Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance  Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 7 as follows:
 
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    (215 ILCS 170/7  new)
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    Sec. 7. Income verification. Notwithstanding any other 
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provision of this Act to the contrary, the Department of 
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Healthcare and Family Services shall require an applicant for 
 


 






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or recipient of benefits under this Act to supply pay stubs 
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covering at least a 30 day period for the purpose of 
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determining the applicant's or recipient's income eligibility 
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for those benefits. If an applicant holds a seasonal job or 
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does not have consistent pay stubs, he or she may have an 
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employer fill out a verification form for income.
 
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    Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 1-12 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/1-12  new)
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    Sec. 1-12. Income verification. Notwithstanding any other 
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provision of this Code to the contrary, the Department of Human 
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Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
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shall require an applicant for or recipient of benefits under 
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this Code to supply pay stubs covering at least a 30 day period 
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for the purpose of determining the applicant's or recipient's 
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income eligibility for those benefits. If an applicant  holds a 
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seasonal job or does not have consistent pay stubs, he or she 
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may have an employer fill out a verification form for income.
 

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