Full Text of HR0419 099th General Assembly
HR0419 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0419 | | LRB099 12086 MST 34746 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Suspension of expenditures for indigent burial | 3 | | funds contained in the Department
of Human Services budget was | 4 | | announced on April 3, 2015, retroactive to January 15 of this | 5 | | year; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Governor Rauner's administration's proposed FY | 7 | | 2016 budget eliminated funding for the
program in its entirety; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Articles III, IV, V, and VI of the Illinois Public | 10 | | Aid Code directs the State to pay "such
reasonable amounts as | 11 | | may be necessary to meet costs of the funeral, burial space, | 12 | | and
cemetery charges"; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Humans Services (DHS) website | 14 | | proclaims the funeral and burial
benefits program "pays for the | 15 | | funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and
all | 16 | | other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment | 17 | | rates"; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The website further states these funds are | 19 | | available for individuals who at the
time of their death are | 20 | | participating in or who are qualified for All Kids Assist, | 21 | | Parent/All
Kids Assist, All Kids Moms & Babies, Family Assist, |
| | | HR0419 | - 2 - | LRB099 12086 MST 34746 r |
|
| 1 | | and AABD Medical or were receiving
TANF or an AABD cash grant; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, This program provided burial and funeral | 4 | | assistance to 8,649 Illinoisans of all ages
in FY 2014, whose | 5 | | estates were insufficient to cover necessary expenses and for | 6 | | whom no
responsible relative existed; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Every person deserves to be treated with dignity | 8 | | and respect at their death,
regardless of their income; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Implementation of such an edict without a workable | 10 | | alternative plan in place may
reduce the states expenditures | 11 | | but is not a solution the citizens of the State of Illinois | 12 | | find
acceptable; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | request the immediate
reinstatement of the program and release | 16 | | of such funds; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That providers of medical services to residents | 18 | | qualifying for benefits authorized
under the Illinois Public | 19 | | Aid Code must be notified of this reinstatement; and be it | 20 | | further
|
| | | HR0419 | - 3 - | LRB099 12086 MST 34746 r |
|
| 1 | | RESOLVED, That media outlets statewide be alerted and asked | 2 | | to report the
restatement with instructions for how families in | 3 | | need of assistance can apply.
|
|