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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3551 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval if required, a household that includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 165% of those nonfarm income poverty guidelines. Effective January 1, 2016.
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| | HB3551 | | LRB099 09281 KTG 29485 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 12-4.13a as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.13a. Gross income eligibility standard; SNAP. |
| 8 | | Subject to federal approval if required, a household that |
| 9 | | includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be |
| 10 | | considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition |
| 11 | | Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such |
| 12 | | household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty |
| 13 | | guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the |
| 14 | | U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services under the |
| 15 | | authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not |
| 16 | | include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be |
| 17 | | considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition |
| 18 | | Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such |
| 19 | | household is at or below 165% of those nonfarm income poverty |
| 20 | | guidelines.
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| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
| 22 | | 1, 2016.
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