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92_SB0558

 
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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 1-10 as follows:

 6        (305 ILCS 5/1-10)
 7        Sec. 1-10.  Drug convictions.
 8        (a)  Persons convicted of an offense under  the  Illinois
 9    Controlled  Substances  Act or the Cannabis Control Act which
10    is a Class X felony, or a Class  1  felony,    or  comparable
11    federal  criminal law which has as an element the possession,
12    use, or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in
13    Section 102(6) of the federal Controlled Substances  Act  (21
14    U.S.C.  802(c)),  shall  not  be eligible for cash assistance
15    provided under this Code.
16        (b)  A person Persons convicted of any other felony under
17    the  Illinois  Controlled  Substances  Act  or  the  Cannabis
18    Control Act which is not a Class X  or  Class  1  felony,  or
19    comparable  federal  criminal law which has as an element the
20    possession, use, or distribution of a  controlled  substance,
21    as  defined  in  Section  102(6)  of  the  federal Controlled
22    Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(c)),  may,  if  he  or  she  is
23    otherwise  shall not be eligible for cash assistance provided
24    under this Code, receive cash assistance for a maximum  of  3
25    months in his or her lifetime after for 2 years from the date
26    of  his or her conviction.  This limitation prohibition shall
27    not apply if the person  is  in  a  drug  treatment  program,
28    aftercare program, or similar program as defined by rule.
29        (c)  Persons  shall not be determined ineligible for food
30    stamps provided under this Code based upon  a  conviction  of
31    any  felony or comparable federal or State criminal law which
 
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 1    has an element the  possession,  use  or  distribution  of  a
 2    controlled  substance,  as  defined  in Section 102(6) of the
 3    federal Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 802(c)).
 4    (Source: P.A. 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)

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