SB1937sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Christine Radogno

Filed: 3/14/2013

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1937

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1937 on page 3, by replacing lines 3 through 8 with the following:

""Person with a disability" means a person unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months."; and

on page 3, by replacing lines 16 through 18 with the following: "year. Household income does not include the income of any person with a disability who is a member of the applicant's household, as defined in this Section, and is a dependent of the applicant."; and

on page 10, by replacing lines 7 through 19 with the following:

"If any applicant's household contains a person with a disability who is a dependent of the applicant, and if that person's income is not reported as part of the applicant's household income on an application for an exemption under this Section, then that applicant shall submit proof of the disability in such form and manner as the Department shall by rule and regulation prescribe. Proof that the person with a disability is eligible to receive disability benefits under the Federal Social Security Act shall constitute proof of disability for purposes of this Act. Issuance of an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card stating that the person with a disability is under a Class 2 disability, as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act, shall constitute proof that the person named thereon is a disabled person for purposes of this Act. A disabled person not covered under the Federal Social Security Act and not presenting an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card stating that the claimant is under a Class 2 disability shall be examined by a physician designated by the Department, and his status as a disabled person determined using the same standards as used by the Social Security Administration. The costs of any required examination shall be borne by the applicant.".