Rep. Charles E. Jefferson

Filed: 3/11/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6315

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6315 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 adding Section 12-4.7b-1 as follows:
 
6     (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new)
7     Sec. 12-4.7b-1. Illinois Department of Corrections'
8 notification; fleeing felons. Subject to federal approval, the
9 Illinois Department of Corrections shall notify the Department
10 of Human Services of any person who violates parole and is
11 returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections or who
12 is a fleeing felon. Public aid recipients who receive benefits
13 under the federal food stamp program and are found to be in
14 violation of parole and are returned to the custody of the
15 Department of Corrections or are fleeing felons shall be
16 subject to an immediate suspension of their public aid

 

 

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1 benefits, including the immediate deactivation of their
2 electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the
3 federal food stamp program. For purposes of this Section,
4 "fleeing felon" means a person who is fleeing to avoid
5 prosecution, custody, or confinement for a crime or an attempt
6 to commit a crime that is considered a felony.
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
8 2010.".