093_SB0044ham001
LRB093 02022 WGH 15284 a
1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 44
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 44 on page 2, by
3 replacing lines 5 through 12 with the following:
4 "(a-5) A collection agency may not impose a fee or
5 charge, including costs, for any child support payments
6 collected through the efforts of a State or local
7 governmental agency, including but not limited to child
8 support collected from federal or State tax refunds,
9 unemployment insurance benefits, or Social Security benefits.
10 For any child support payments received by the State
11 Disbursement Unit, as provided for in Section 10-26 of the
12 Illinois Public Aid Code, as a result of income withholding
13 by an employer, the collection agency may apply charges or
14 fees only to arrears as specified in the notice for income
15 withholding.
16 (a-10) A collection agency may not impose a fee or
17 charge, including costs, for the collection of child support
18 payments that exceeds 35% of the amount of child support
19 actually collected by the collection agency. As to any fees
20 or charges retained by the collection agency, the agency
21 shall provide documentation to the obligee demonstrating that
22 the child support payments resulted from the actions of the
23 agency.".