Public Act 103-0297
 
HB2214 EnrolledLRB103 27204 KTG 53574 b


  
    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  




 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
adding Section 12-4.57 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.57 new)
    Sec. 12-4.57. Stolen SNAP benefits via card skimming; data 
collection and reports. 
    (a) As the State administrator of benefits provided under 
the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP), the Department of Human Services shall track and 
collect data on the scope and frequency of SNAP benefits fraud 
in this State where a SNAP recipient's benefits are stolen 
from the recipient's electronic benefits transfer card by 
means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar 
fraudulent method. The Department shall specifically keep a 
record of every report made to the Department by a  SNAP 
recipient alleging the theft of benefits due to no fault of the 
recipient, the benefit amount stolen, and, if practicable, how 
those stolen benefits were used and the location of those 
thefts.
    (b) The Department shall report its findings to the 
General Assembly on an annual basis beginning on January 1, 
2024. The Department shall file an annual report no later than 
the 60th day of the following year following each reporting 
period. A SNAP recipient's personally identifiable information 
shall be excluded from the reports consistent with State and 
federal privacy protections. Each annual report shall also be 
posted on the Department's official website.
    (c) If the Department determines that a SNAP recipient has 
made a substantiated report of stolen benefits due to card 
skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent 
method, the Department shall refer the matter to the State's 
Attorney who has jurisdiction over the alleged theft or fraud 
and shall provide any assistance to that State's Attorney in 
the prosecution of the alleged theft or fraud.




Effective Date:  1/1/2024