093_SB0691
LRB093 07454 DRJ 07619 b
1 AN ACT in relation to 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 adding Section 4-23 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/4-23 new)
7 Sec. 4-23. Transitional transportation assistance.
8 Subject to appropriations, the Department of Human Services
9 shall provide up to 12 months of transitional transportation
10 assistance to former recipients of Temporary Assistance for
11 Needy Families if the former recipients are no longer
12 eligible for assistance due to an increase in earned income
13 in the household. This Section shall not be construed to
14 create an entitlement to transitional transportation
15 assistance.
16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
17 January 1, 2004.