HB4788eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4788 Engrossed LRB094 17077 DRJ 52359 b

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 10-17.12 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/10-17.12 new)

Sec. 10-17.12. Compromise of assigned child support arrearages. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide by rule for compromise of debt owed to the State in the form of child support arrearages and interest accrued on child support arrearages assigned to the State under Section 10-1. The rule shall establish the circumstances under which such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of encouraging payment of current child support obligations.