99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0421
 
Introduced 1/28/2015, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


305 ILCS 5/10-26

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the establishment of the State Disbursement Unit.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
5changing Section 10-26 as follows:
 



6    (305 ILCS 5/10-26)



7    Sec. 10-26. State Disbursement Unit. 

8    (a) Effective October 1, 1999 the
the Illinois Department 
9shall establish a
State Disbursement Unit in accordance with 
10the requirements of Title IV-D of
the Social Security Act.  The 
11Illinois Department shall enter into an agreement
with a State 
12or local governmental unit or private entity to perform the

13functions of the State Disbursement Unit as set forth in this 
14Section.  The
State Disbursement Unit shall collect and disburse 
15support payments made under
court and administrative support 
16orders:

17        (1) being enforced in cases in which child and spouse 
18    support services are
being provided under this Article X; 
19    and


20        (2) in all cases in which child and spouse support 
21    services are not being
provided under this Article X and in 
22    which support payments are made under the
provisions of the 
23    Income Withholding for Support Act.

 
 
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1    (a-2) The contract entered into by the Illinois Department 
2with a
public or
private entity or an individual for the 
3operation of the State
Disbursement
Unit is subject to 
4competitive bidding.  In addition, the contract is subject
to 
5Section
10-26.2 of this
Code.  As used in this subsection (a-2), 
6"contract" has the same meaning as in
the Illinois
Procurement 
7Code.

8    (a-5) If the State Disbursement Unit receives a support 
9payment that was
not appropriately made to the Unit under this 
10Section, the Unit shall
immediately return the payment to the 
11sender, including, if possible,
instructions detailing where 
12to send the support payments.

13    (b) All payments received by the State Disbursement Unit:


14        (1) shall be deposited into an account obtained by the 
15    Illinois
Department, and


16        (2) distributed and disbursed by the State 
17    Disbursement Unit, in
accordance with the directions of the 
18    Illinois Department, pursuant to Title
IV-D of the Social 
19    Security Act and rules promulgated by the Department.

20    (c) All support payments assigned to the Illinois 
21Department under Article X
of this Code and rules promulgated 
22by the Illinois Department that are
disbursed to the Illinois 
23Department by the State Disbursement Unit shall be
paid into 
24the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund.

25    (d) If the agreement with the State or local governmental 
26unit or private
entity provided for in this Section is not in 
 
 
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1effect for any reason, the
Department shall perform the 
2functions of the State Disbursement Unit as set
forth in this 
3Section for a maximum of 12 months before July 1, 2001, and for

4a
maximum of 24 months after June 30, 2001.  If the Illinois 
5Department is
performing the functions of the State 
6Disbursement Unit on July 1, 2001, then
the Illinois Department 
7shall make an award on or before December 31, 2002, to
a State 
8or local government unit or private entity to perform the 
9functions of
the State Disbursement Unit.
Payments received by 
10the Illinois Department in performance of the duties
of the 
11State
Disbursement Unit shall be deposited into the State 
12Disbursement Unit Revolving
Fund established under Section 
1312-8.1.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Illinois 
14Department from holding
the State Disbursement Unit Revolving 
15Fund after June 30, 2003.

16    (e) By February 1, 2000, the Illinois Department shall 
17conduct at least 4
regional training and educational seminars 
18to educate the clerks of the circuit
court on the general 
19operation of the State Disbursement Unit, the role of the
State 
20Disbursement Unit, and the role of the clerks of the circuit 
21court in the
collection and distribution of child support 
22payments.

23    (f) By March 1, 2000, the Illinois Department shall conduct 
24at least 4
regional educational and training seminars to 
25educate payors, as defined
in the Income Withholding for 
26Support Act, on the general operation of the
State Disbursement 
 
 
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1Unit, the role of the State Disbursement Unit, and the

2distribution of income withholding payments pursuant to this 
3Section and the
Income Withholding for Support Act.

4(Source: P.A. 92-44, eff. 7-1-01; 93-20, eff. 6-20-03.)