Full Text of SB4192 102nd General Assembly
SB4192 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB4192 Introduced 3/7/2022, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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305 ILCS 5/1-10 |
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305 ILCS 5/6-9 | from Ch. 23, par. 6-9 |
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that persons shall not be determined ineligible for cash assistance provided under the General Assistance Article of the Code based upon a conviction for any drug-related felony under State or federal law. Provides that a local governmental unit may provide assistance to households under its General Assistance program following a disaster proclamation issued by the Governor if the local governmental unit is within the area designated under the proclamation.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 1-10 and 6-9 as follows:
| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/1-10)
| 7 | | Sec. 1-10. Drug convictions.
| 8 | | (a) Persons convicted of an offense under the Illinois | 9 | | Controlled Substances
Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the | 10 | | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act which is | 11 | | a Class X felony, or a Class 1 felony,
or comparable federal | 12 | | criminal law which has as an element the
possession, use, or | 13 | | distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in
Section | 14 | | 102(6) of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. | 15 | | 802(c)),
shall not be eligible for cash assistance provided | 16 | | under this Code.
| 17 | | (b) Persons convicted of
any other felony under the | 18 | | Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis
Control Act, | 19 | | or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act | 20 | | which is not a Class X or Class 1 felony, or comparable
federal | 21 | | criminal law which has as an element the possession, use, or
| 22 | | distribution of a
controlled substance, as defined in Section | 23 | | 102(6) of the federal Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. |
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| 1 | | 802(c)), shall not be eligible for cash assistance
provided | 2 | | under this Code for 2 years from the date of conviction. This
| 3 | | prohibition shall not apply if the person is in a drug | 4 | | treatment program,
aftercare program, or similar program as | 5 | | defined by rule.
| 6 | | (c) Persons shall not be determined ineligible for food | 7 | | stamps provided
under this Code based upon a conviction of any | 8 | | felony or comparable federal or
State criminal law which has | 9 | | an element the possession, use or distribution of
a controlled | 10 | | substance, as defined in Section 102(6) of the federal | 11 | | Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(c)).
| 12 | | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to | 13 | | the contrary, persons shall not be determined ineligible for | 14 | | cash assistance provided under Article IV or Article VI of | 15 | | this Code based upon a conviction for any drug-related felony | 16 | | under State or federal law. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 102-178, eff. 10-30-21 .)
| 18 | | (305 ILCS 5/6-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-9)
| 19 | | Sec. 6-9.
(a) (1) A local governmental unit may provide | 20 | | assistance to
households under its General Assistance program | 21 | | following a declaration by
the President of the United States | 22 | | of a major disaster or emergency
pursuant to the Federal | 23 | | Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as now or hereafter
amended, if | 24 | | the local governmental unit is within the area designated | 25 | | under
the declaration. A local governmental unit may also |
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| 1 | | provide assistance to households under its General Assistance | 2 | | program following a disaster proclamation issued by the | 3 | | Governor if the local governmental unit is within the area | 4 | | designated under the proclamation. Assistance under this | 5 | | Section may be provided to
households which have suffered | 6 | | damage, loss or hardships as a result of the
major disaster or | 7 | | emergency. Assistance under this Section may be provided
to | 8 | | households without regard to the eligibility requirements and | 9 | | other
requirements of this Code. Assistance under this Section | 10 | | may be provided
only during the 90-day period following the | 11 | | date of declaration of a major
disaster or emergency.
| 12 | | (2) A local governmental unit
shall not use State funds to | 13 | | provide assistance under this Section. If a local
governmental | 14 | | unit receives State funds to provide General Assistance under | 15 | | this
Article, assistance provided by the local governmental | 16 | | unit under this
Section shall not be considered in determining | 17 | | whether a local governmental
unit has qualified to receive | 18 | | State funds under Article XII.
A local governmental unit which | 19 | | provides assistance under this
Section shall not, as a result | 20 | | of payment of such assistance, change the
nature or amount of | 21 | | assistance provided to any other individual or family
under | 22 | | this Article.
| 23 | | (3) This Section shall not apply to any municipality of | 24 | | more than 500,000
population in which a separate program has | 25 | | been established by the Illinois
Department under Section 6-1.
| 26 | | (b) (1) A local governmental unit may provide assistance |
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| 1 | | to households
for food and temporary shelter. To qualify for | 2 | | assistance a household
shall submit to the local governmental | 3 | | unit: (A) such application as the
local governmental unit may | 4 | | require; (B) a copy of an application to the
Federal Emergency | 5 | | Management Agency (hereinafter "FEMA") or the Small
Business | 6 | | Administration (hereinafter "SBA") for assistance; (C) such | 7 | | other
proof of damage, loss or hardship as the local | 8 | | governmental unit may
require; and (D) an agreement to | 9 | | reimburse the local governmental unit for
the amount of any | 10 | | assistance received by the household under this subsection | 11 | | (b).
| 12 | | (2) Assistance under this subsection (b) may be in the | 13 | | form of cash or
vouchers. The amount of assistance provided to | 14 | | a household in any month
under this subsection (b) shall not | 15 | | exceed the maximum amount payable under Section 6-2.
| 16 | | (3) No assistance shall be provided to a household after | 17 | | it receives a
determination of its application to FEMA or SBA | 18 | | for assistance.
| 19 | | (4) A household which has received assistance under this | 20 | | subsection (b)
shall reimburse the local governmental unit in | 21 | | full for any assistance
received under this subsection. If the | 22 | | household receives
assistance from FEMA or SBA in the form of | 23 | | loans or grants, the household
shall reimburse the local | 24 | | governmental unit from those funds. If the
household's request | 25 | | for assistance is denied or rejected by the FEMA or
SBA, the | 26 | | household shall repay the local governmental unit in |
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| 1 | | accordance with a
repayment schedule prescribed by the local | 2 | | governmental unit.
| 3 | | (c) (1) A local governmental unit may provide assistance | 4 | | to households
for structural repairs to homes or for repair or | 5 | | replacement of home electrical
or heating systems, bedding and | 6 | | food refrigeration equipment. To qualify
for assistance a | 7 | | household shall submit to the local governmental unit:
| 8 | | (A) such application as the local governmental unit may | 9 | | require; (B) a
copy of claim to an insurance company for | 10 | | reimbursement for the damage or
loss for which assistance is | 11 | | sought; (C) such other proof of damage, loss
or hardship as the | 12 | | local governmental unit may require; and (D) an
agreement to | 13 | | reimburse the local governmental unit for the amount of any
| 14 | | assistance received by the household under this subsection | 15 | | (c).
| 16 | | (2) Any assistance provided under this subsection (c) | 17 | | shall be in the
form of direct payments to vendors, and shall | 18 | | not be made directly to a
household. The total amount of | 19 | | assistance provided to a household under
this subsection (c) | 20 | | shall not exceed $1,500.
| 21 | | (3) No assistance shall be provided to a household after | 22 | | it receives a
determination of its insurance claims.
| 23 | | (4) A household which has received assistance under this | 24 | | subsection (c)
shall reimburse the local governmental unit in | 25 | | full for any assistance
received under this subsection. If the | 26 | | household's insurance claim is
approved, the household shall |
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| 1 | | reimburse the local governmental unit from
the proceeds. If | 2 | | the household's insurance claim is denied, the household
shall | 3 | | repay the local governmental unit in accordance with a | 4 | | repayment
schedule prescribed by the local governmental unit.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 85-1233.)
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