Full Text of HB4621 98th General Assembly
HB4621 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB4621 Introduced , by Rep. John D. Cavaletto SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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305 ILCS 5/4-1 | from Ch. 23, par. 4-1 |
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Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the financial aid provided under the State's TANF program, which is intended to help eligible recipients pay for basic needs such as food, shelter, utilities, and basic living expenses, shall not be used for items not essential for the health and well-being of the recipient. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning 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 | | changing Section 4-1 as follows:
| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/4-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1)
| 7 | | Sec. 4-1. Eligibility requirements. Financial aid in | 8 | | meeting basic maintenance requirements for a livelihood
| 9 | | compatible with health and well-being shall be given under this | 10 | | Article to
or in behalf of families with dependent children who | 11 | | meet the eligibility
conditions of Sections 4-1.1 through | 12 | | 4-1.12. The financial aid provided under this Article, which is | 13 | | intended to help eligible recipients pay for basic needs such | 14 | | as food, shelter, utilities, and basic living expenses, shall | 15 | | not be used for items not essential for the health and | 16 | | well-being of the recipient. It shall be the policy of the | 17 | | Illinois Department to provide aid under this Article to all | 18 | | qualified persons who seek assistance and to conduct outreach | 19 | | efforts to educate the public about the program. The Department | 20 | | shall provide timely, accurate, and fair service to all | 21 | | applicants for assistance.
Persons who meet the eligibility | 22 | | criteria authorized under this Article shall
be treated | 23 | | equally, provided that nothing in this Article shall be |
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| 1 | | construed to
create an entitlement to a particular grant or | 2 | | service level or to aid in
amounts not authorized under this | 3 | | Code, nor construed to limit the authority of
the General | 4 | | Assembly to change the eligibility requirements or provisions
| 5 | | respecting assistance amounts. The General Assembly recognizes | 6 | | that the need for aid will fluctuate with the economic | 7 | | situation in Illinois and that at times the number of people | 8 | | receiving aid under this Article will increase.
| 9 | | The Illinois Department shall advise every applicant for | 10 | | and recipient of
aid under this Article of (i) the requirement | 11 | | that all recipients move toward
self-sufficiency and (ii) the | 12 | | value and benefits of employment. As a condition
of eligibility | 13 | | for that aid, every person who applies for aid under this
| 14 | | Article on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act | 15 | | of 1995 shall
prepare and submit, as part of the application or | 16 | | subsequent redetermination,
a personal plan for achieving
| 17 | | employment and self-sufficiency.
The plan shall incorporate | 18 | | the individualized assessment and employability
plan set out in | 19 | | subsections (d), (f), and (g) of Section 9A-8. The plan may be
| 20 | | amended as the recipient's needs change. The assessment
process | 21 | | to develop the plan shall include questions that screen for | 22 | | domestic
violence issues and steps needed to address these | 23 | | issues may be part of the
plan. If the individual indicates | 24 | | that he or she is a victim of domestic
violence, he or she may | 25 | | also be referred to an available domestic violence
program.
| 26 | | Failure of the client to follow through on the
personal plan |
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| 1 | | for employment and self-sufficiency may be a basis for sanction
| 2 | | under Section 4-21.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
| 4 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 | | becoming law.
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