HB2483sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 4/24/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2483

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2483 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by changing Section 8A-18 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/8A-18)

Sec. 8A-18. Application assistance fraud; SNAP; AABD; TANF. It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person, including an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or joint venture, or any employee or agent of any of those, to impose, accept, or receive payment or compensation in any form from public aid applicants or recipients for assistance with assist or represent another person in completing or submitting an application or renewal application for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the State's Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) program, or the State's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, in exchange for a portion of the applicant's SNAP, AABD, or TANF benefits or cash or any other form of payment from any other source. An applicant or recipient who receives such assistance or representation is not in violation of this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting a person or other entity from receiving payment or funding from a State or federal agency or other grant funding to provide assistance to applicants for or recipients of SNAP, AABD, or TANF. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting an applicant or recipient from receiving such assistance or representation when appealing a SNAP, AABD, or TANF matter before the Department of Human Services a denial of an application for SNAP, AABD, or TANF benefits.

(Source: P.A. 98-931, eff. 8-15-14.)".