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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. Civil rights impact statement. The Department
8 of Human Services must submit to the Governor and the General
9 Assembly on January 1 of each even-numbered year a written
10 report that details the disparate impact of various
11 provisions of the TANF program on Whites, Blacks/African
12 Americans, and Latinos. The report must at least compare the
13 number of persons in each group:
14 (1) who are receiving TANF assistance;
15 (2) whose 60-month lifetime limit on receiving
16 assistance has expired;
17 (3) who have left TANF due to earned income;
18 (4) who have left TANF due to non-compliance with
19 program rules;
20 (5) whose TANF grants have been reduced by
21 sanctions for non-compliance with program rules;
22 (6) who have returned to TANF 6 months after
23 leaving due to earned income;
24 (7) who have returned to TANF 12 months after
25 leaving due to earned income;
26 (8) who have one or more children excluded from
27 receiving TANF cash assistance due to the child exclusion
28 rule;
29 (9) who have been granted an exemption from work
30 requirements; and
31 (10) who are participating in post-secondary
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1 education activities.
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.