House Sponsors: SCHAKOWSKY-HOWARD AND KENNER. Senate Sponsors: CULLERTON-FITZGERALD Short description: RE-EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Re-employment Support Program Act. Creates a program similar to the Unemployment Insurance program, to be administered by the Department of Employment Security and funded with appropriations from general revenue funds of the State, for employees who lose their job for reasons other than misconduct, are ineligible for Unemployment Insurance, and would be eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program created by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Funds used shall qualify for the State's maintenance of effort requirements under the TANF program. Eligibility for benefits shall be determined in coordination with the Department of Human Services. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Employment Security) Assuming 40,000 eligible individuals, the new program benefits could range from $38 million to $232 million annually. Esti- mated implementation costs could range from $2 million to $5 million annually. Indirect operation costs would average $12,000 annually. Total annual on-going administrativion costs would be approximately $8,595,000. Increase in overhead for postage could reach $65,000 per year. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB1088 fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE HB 1088 does not preempt the power of home rule units of local gov't. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything and reinserts only the short title and purpose provisions of the bill as introduced. Creates the Re-employment Support Program Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to expand the coverage of the re-employment strategy used by the Unemployment Insurance program by using general revenue funds to serve workers who do not qualify for Unemployment Insurance and who would otherwise likely resort to public assistance to sustain their families while they search for re-employment. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status