SB0742eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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 5-33 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-33 new)

Sec. 5-33. Personal needs allowance. No later than January 1, 2015, the monthly personal needs allowance required under Section 1902(g) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396(g)) for any person residing in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act and who has been determined eligible for medical assistance under this Code shall be no less than $50.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.