Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
Filed: 3/11/2010
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6315
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6315 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 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; fleeing felons. Subject to federal approval, the | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Department of Corrections shall notify the Department | ||||||
| 10 | of Human Services of any person who violates parole and is | ||||||
| 11 | returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections or who | ||||||
| 12 | is a fleeing felon. Public aid recipients who receive benefits | ||||||
| 13 | under the federal food stamp program and are found to be in | ||||||
| 14 | violation of parole and are returned to the custody of the | ||||||
| 15 | Department of Corrections or are fleeing felons shall be | ||||||
| 16 | subject to an immediate suspension of their public aid | ||||||
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| 1 | benefits, including the immediate deactivation of their | ||||||
| 2 | electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the | ||||||
| 3 | federal food stamp program. For purposes of this Section, | ||||||
| 4 | "fleeing felon" means a person who is fleeing to avoid | ||||||
| 5 | prosecution, custody, or confinement for a crime or an attempt | ||||||
| 6 | to commit a crime that is considered a felony.
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| 7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
| 8 | 2010.".
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