Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
Filed: 3/11/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6315




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6315 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 12-4.7b-1 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new)
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    Sec. 12-4.7b-1. Illinois Department of Corrections' 
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notification; fleeing felons. Subject to federal approval, the 
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Illinois Department of Corrections shall notify the Department 
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of Human Services of any person who violates parole and is 
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returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections or who 
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is a fleeing felon. Public aid recipients who receive benefits 
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under the federal food stamp program and are found to be in 
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violation of parole and are returned to the custody of the 
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Department of Corrections or are fleeing felons shall be 
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subject to an immediate suspension of their public aid 
 


 






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benefits, including the immediate deactivation of their 
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electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the 
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federal food stamp program. For purposes of this Section, 
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"fleeing felon" means a person who is fleeing to avoid 
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prosecution, custody, or confinement for a crime or an attempt 
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to commit a crime that is considered a felony.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2010.".