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92_HB0714eng HB0714 Engrossed LRB9204870DJmg 1 AN ACT in relation to 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 adding Section 4-1.6b as follows: 6 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b new) 7 Sec. 4-1.6b. Child Support Pays Program. 8 (a) There is created the Child Support Pays Program 9 under which the Department shall pay to families receiving 10 cash assistance under this Article who have earned income an 11 amount equal to whichever of the following is greater: (1) 12 50% of the current monthly child support collected on behalf 13 of the members of the assistance unit; or (2) the amount of 14 current monthly child support collected on behalf of the 15 members of the assistance unit required to be paid to the 16 family pursuant to administrative rule. The child support 17 passed through to a family pursuant to this Section shall not 18 affect the family's eligibility for assistance or decrease 19 any amount otherwise payable as assistance to the family 20 under this Article until the family's gross income from 21 employment, non-exempt unearned income, and the gross current 22 monthly child support collected on the family's behalf equals 23 or exceeds 3 times the payment level for the assistance unit, 24 at which point cash assistance to the family may be 25 terminated. 26 (b) In consultation with the Child Support Advisory 27 Committee, the Department shall conduct an evaluation of the 28 Child Support Pays Program by December 31, 2004. The 29 evaluation shall include but not be limited to: 30 (1) the amount of child support collections on 31 behalf of children of TANF recipients who have earned HB0714 Engrossed -2- LRB9204870DJmg 1 income compared with TANF recipients who do not have 2 earned income; 3 (2) the regularity of child support payments made 4 on behalf of children of TANF recipients who have earned 5 income, both with respect to newly established child 6 support orders and existing orders; and 7 (3) the number of parentage establishments for 8 children of TANF recipients who have earned income. 9 In order to be able to evaluate the Child Support Pays 10 Program, the Department shall conduct an outreach program to 11 publicize the availability of the Program to TANF recipients.