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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 316
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 316 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 | changing Section 11-6 as follows:
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| 6 | (305 ILCS 5/11-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-6)
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| 7 | Sec. 11-6. Decisions on applications. Within 10 days after | ||||||
| 8 | a decision is
reached on an application, the applicant
shall be | ||||||
| 9 | notified in writing of the decision. If the applicant resides | ||||||
| 10 | in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the | ||||||
| 11 | facility shall also receive written notice of the decision. The | ||||||
| 12 | Department shall
consider eligibility for, and the notice shall | ||||||
| 13 | contain a decision on, each
of the following assistance | ||||||
| 14 | programs for which the client may be
eligible based on the | ||||||
| 15 | information contained in the application: Temporary
Assistance | ||||||
| 16 | to Needy Families, Medical Assistance, Aid to the Aged, Blind
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| 1 | and Disabled, General Assistance (in the City of Chicago), and | ||||||
| 2 | food stamps. No
decision shall be required for any
assistance | ||||||
| 3 | program for which the applicant has expressly declined in
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| 4 | writing to apply. If the applicant is determined to
be | ||||||
| 5 | eligible, the notice shall include a statement of the
amount of | ||||||
| 6 | financial aid to be provided and a statement of the reasons for
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| 7 | any partial grant amounts. If the applicant is determined
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| 8 | ineligible for any public assistance the notice shall include | ||||||
| 9 | the reason
why the applicant is ineligible. If the application | ||||||
| 10 | for any public
assistance is denied, the notice shall include a | ||||||
| 11 | statement defining the
applicant's right to appeal the | ||||||
| 12 | decision.
The Illinois Department, by rule, shall determine the | ||||||
| 13 | date on which
assistance shall begin for applicants determined | ||||||
| 14 | eligible. That date may be
no later than 30 days after the date | ||||||
| 15 | of the application.
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| 16 | Under no circumstances may any application be denied solely | ||||||
| 17 | to meet an
application-processing deadline.
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| 18 | (Source: P.A. 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)
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| 19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 20 | becoming law.".
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