House Sponsors: PUGH-JONES,LOU-JONES,SHIRLEY-MOORE,EUGENE, RONEN, FANTIN, HOWARD, FLOWERS, YOUNGE AND MCKEON. Short description: DHS-TANF-ADDITIONAL CHILDREN Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the provision prohibiting the increase of the amount of an assistance grant for the birth of an additional child shall not exclude the inclusion of that additional child when determining eligibility for and the amount of assistance for an assistance unit during any month in which the assistance unit has earned income. Provides that the Department shall pass through to the custodial parent of a child excluded from an assistance unit under these provisions all child support collected on that child's behalf and shall treat the child support as exempt income in determining the cash assistance grant of the assistance unit. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/4-2 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/4-1.7 from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.7 305 ILCS 5/12-10.2 from Ch. 23, par. 12-10.2 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Aid shall implement at least 2 3-year pilot projects to test the effects of passing certain amounts of child support collected by the Department of Public Aid through to families receiving cash assistance under Article IV. Provides that the child support passed through to a family shall not affect the family's eligibility for or the amount of assistance provided under Article IV within certain limits. Provides that no later than 6 months after the conclusion of the pilot projects, the Departments shall report their findings and recommendations for change, if any, to the General Assembly. Requires the Department of Public Aid to pass through to families receiving cash assistance under Article IV the first $50 of child support collected by the Department without affecting the families' eligibility for or the amount of assistance under Article IV. Deletes provisions allowing money to be transferred from the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund to the General Revenue Fund each year. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB 3386 fails to create a State mandate. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dpt. Public Aid) This legislation would cost $3.4 M to $4.9 M per year; provi- sions requiring $50 pass through per order would cost $2.9 M while pilot projects would cost $500,000 to $2 M per year. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the pilot projects may be limited to one or more sites within the counties chosen and do not need to be conducted county-wide. Provides that the provision requiring the first $50 of child support collected to be passed through to recipients applies to those families not covered by a pilot project under these provisions. Provides that both the pilot projects and the general $50 pass through program are conditioned upon the General Assembly's appropriation of sufficient funds from the General Revenue Fund to reimburse the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund for the expenses. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status