Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5705

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the programs of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services concerning child support orders shall include cases in which a responsible relative who is in Department of Corrections custody requests modification of the support order. Provides that the Department shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Department of Corrections to facilitate these requests. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a program to assist committed persons who are obligors under child support orders in cases in which child support enforcement services are provided by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Department shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to facilitate these requests.

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