093_SB0395

 
                                     LRB093 08314 DRJ 08532 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to housing.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Housing Authorities  Act  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 8.22 as follows:

 6        (310 ILCS 10/8.22)
 7        Sec.  8.22.  Determination of income.  In determining the
 8    income of a tenant for the purpose of determining  rent,  the
 9    Housing Authority shall exclude the following:
10             (i)  The amount of any income received by the tenant
11        as   a  result  of  anti-drug,  anti-crime,  and  related
12        security initiatives conducted by the Housing  Authority.
13        Any  activities or income excluded under this subdivision
14        (i) must first be certified by the Housing Authority.
15             (ii)  Any income earned by a tenant during the first
16        18 consecutive months of employment that, which follow  a
17        period of unemployment of 6 or more consecutive months.
18    (Source: P.A. 88-220; 89-322, eff. 1-1-96.)