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91_SB0320
LRB9104282SMdv
1 AN ACT regarding assistance to needy families.
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 4-1.6 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6)
7 Sec. 4-1.6. Need. Income available to the family as
8 defined by the Illinois Department by rule, or to the child
9 in the case of a child removed from his or her home, when
10 added to contributions in money, substance or services from
11 other sources, including income available from parents absent
12 from the home or from a stepparent, contributions made for
13 the benefit of the parent or other persons necessary to
14 provide care and supervision to the child, and contributions
15 from legally responsible relatives, must be insufficient to
16 equal the grant amount established by Department regulation
17 for such a person.
18 In considering income to be taken into account,
19 consideration shall be given to any expenses reasonably
20 attributable to the earning of such income. The Illinois
21 Department may also, subject to such limitations as may be
22 prescribed by federal law or regulation, permit all or any
23 portion of earned or other income to be set aside for the
24 future identifiable needs of a child. If federal law or
25 regulations permit or require exemption of other income of
26 recipients, the Illinois Department may provide by rule and
27 regulation for the exemptions thus permitted or required.
28 The eligibility of any applicant for or recipient of public
29 aid under this Article is not affected by the payment of any
30 grant under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
31 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act".
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1 The Illinois Department may, by rule, set forth criteria
2 under which an assistance unit is ineligible for cash
3 assistance under this Article for a specified number of
4 months due to the receipt of a lump sum payment.
5 (Source: P.A. 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)