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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services, in 
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administering some of its programs, must determine whether an 
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applicant for or recipient of benefits is disabled; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Some of those applicants or recipients attempt to 
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engage in some sort of work even while disabled from performing 
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work in which they previously engaged; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services does not always 
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allow applicants or recipients the same benefits of a trial 
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work period as allowed by the Social Security Administration in 
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administering the federal program of disability benefits; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that in determining whether an 
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individual is disabled for purposes of any program administered 
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by the Department of Human Services, the Department shall 
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follow the most recently updated rules adopted by the Social 
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Security Administration concerning an individual working while 
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disabled, including, without limitation, rules concerning a 
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trial work period and whether an individual's earnings are 
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"substantial"; and be it further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That, in particular, the Department of Human 
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Services shall not, after a trial work period ends, determine 
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that an individual is earning substantial earnings and open the 
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individual's case for review unless the individual has earnings 
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of more than the amount allowed by the Social Security 
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Administration during a trial work period (for 2009, $980 per 
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month); and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to 
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the Governor and the Director of Human Services.