HB6315 Engrossed LRB096 20962 RCE 36801 b

1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 adding Section 12-4.7b-1 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new)
7     Sec. 12-4.7b-1. Illinois Department of Corrections'
8 notification. Subject to federal approval, the Illinois
9 Department of Corrections shall notify the Department of Human
10 Services of any person who violates parole and is returned to
11 the custody of the Department of Corrections. Public aid
12 recipients who receive benefits under the federal Supplemental
13 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and are found to be in
14 violation of parole and are returned to the custody of the
15 Department of Corrections shall be subject to a review by the
16 Department of Human Services of their public aid benefits,
17 which may include the termination of their federal SNAP
18 benefits when appropriate.
 
19     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
20 2010.