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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
5adding Section 12-4.45 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.45 new)
7    Sec. 12-4.45. Change in legal guardianship; notification.
8Whenever there is a change in legal guardianship of a minor
9child who receives benefits under this Code, the appropriate
10State agency shall immediately inform the Department of Human
11Services of the change in legal guardianship to ensure such
12benefits are sent directly to the minor child's legal guardian.
13    For purposes of this Section, "legal guardian" means a
14person appointed guardian, or given custody, of a minor by a
15circuit court of the State, but does not include a person
16appointed guardian, or given custody, of a minor under the
17Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.