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Public Act 101-0415
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
changing Section 1-7 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/1-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-7)
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Sec. 1-7.
(a) For purposes of determining eligibility for |
assistance
under this Code, the Illinois Department, County |
Departments, and local
governmental units shall exclude from |
consideration restitution payments,
including all income and |
resources derived therefrom, made to persons of
Japanese or |
Aleutian ancestry pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties Act
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of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act, |
P.L. 100-383.
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(b) For purposes of any program or form of assistance where |
a person's
income or assets are considered in determining |
eligibility or level of
assistance, whether under this Code or |
another authority, neither the State
of Illinois nor any entity |
or person administering a program wholly or
partially financed |
by the State of Illinois or any of its political
subdivisions |
shall include restitution payments, including all income and
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resources derived therefrom, made pursuant to the federal Civil |
Liberties
Act of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island |
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Restitution Act, P.L.
100-383, in the calculation of income or |
assets for determining eligibility
or level of assistance.
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(c) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the |
amount of assistance
under this Code, except for the |
determination of eligibility for payments or
programs under the |
TANF employment, education, and training programs and the
Food |
Stamp
Employment and Training Program, the Illinois |
Department, County Departments,
and local governmental units |
shall exclude from consideration any financial
assistance |
received under any student aid program administered by an |
agency of
this State or the federal government, by a person who |
is enrolled as a
full-time or part-time student of any public |
or private university, college, or
community college in this |
State.
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(d) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the |
amount of assistance under this Code, except for the |
determination of eligibility for payments or programs under the |
TANF employment, education, and training programs and the SNAP |
Employment and Training Program, the Illinois Department, |
County Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude |
from consideration, for a period of 36 months, any financial |
assistance, including wages, that is provided to a person who |
is enrolled in a demonstration project that is not funded with |
general revenue funds and that is intended as a bridge to |
self-sufficiency by offering (i) intensive workforce support |
and training and (ii) support services for new and expectant |
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parents that are intended to foster multi-generational healthy |
families as described in Section 12-4.51. |
(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, |
and to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, for |
purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of |
assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department and local |
governmental units shall exclude from consideration, for a |
period of no more than 60 months, any financial assistance, |
including wages, cash transfers, or gifts, that is provided to |
a person who is enrolled in a program or research project that |
is not funded with general revenue funds and that is intended |
to investigate the impacts of policies or programs designed to |
reduce poverty, promote social mobility, or increase financial |
stability for Illinois residents if there is an explicit plan |
to collect data and evaluate the program or initiative that is |
developed prior to participants in the study being enrolled in |
the program and if a research team has been identified to |
oversee the evaluation. |
(2) The Department shall choose State options and seek all |
necessary federal approvals or waivers to implement this |
subsection. |
(Source: P.A. 100-806, eff. 1-1-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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