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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5adding Section 12-4.13b as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13b new)
7    Sec. 12-4.13b. College student eligibility for
8supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.
9    (a) For the purposes of Section 273.5(b)(11)(ii) of Title 7
10of the Code of Federal Regulations, an educational program
11offered at a community college under the Carl D. Perkins Career
12and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law
13109-270) that could be a component of a SNAP Employment and
14Training (E&T) program, as identified by the Department of
15Human Services, shall be considered an employment and training
16program under Section 273.7 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal
17Regulations, unless prohibited by federal law.
18    (b) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with
19representatives of the Illinois Community College Board, ISAC,
20the Illinois Workforce Investment Board, and advocates for
21students and SNAP recipients, shall establish a protocol to
22identify and verify all potential exemptions to the eligibility
23rule described in Section 273.5(a) of Title 7 of the Code of

 

 

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1Federal Regulations, and to identify and verify a student's
2participation in educational programs, including, but not
3limited to, self-initiated placements, that would exempt a
4student from the eligibility rule described in Section 273.5(a)
5of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations. To the extent
6possible, this consultation shall take place through existing
7workgroups convened by the Department of Human Services.
8    (c) If the United States Department of Agriculture requires
9federal approval of the exemption designation established
10pursuant to subsection (a) and the protocol established
11pursuant to subsection (b), the Department of Human Services
12shall seek and obtain that approval before publishing the
13guidance or regulation required by subsection (e).
14    (d)(1) This Section does not require the Department of
15Human Services to offer a particular component, support
16services, or workers' compensation to a college student found
17eligible for an exemption pursuant to this Section.
18    (2) This Section does not restrict or require the use of
19federal funds for the financing of SNAP E&T programs.
20    (3) This Section does not require an institution of higher
21education to verify eligibility for SNAP.
22    (e) The Department of Human Services shall adopt any rules
23necessary to implement the provisions of subsections (a), (b),
24(c), and (d).
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26becoming law.