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91_HB1232eng HB1232 Engrossed LRB9103021SMdv 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding 2 Section 4-1.6b. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 6 adding Section 4-1.6b as follows: 7 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b new) 8 Sec. 4-1.6b. Child support pays. The Department shall 9 pay to families receiving cash assistance under this Article 10 who have earned income an amount equal to whichever of the 11 following is greater: (1) two-thirds of the current monthly 12 child support collected on behalf of the members of the 13 assistance unit; or (2) the amount of current monthly child 14 support collected on behalf of the members of the assistance 15 unit required to be paid to the family pursuant to 16 administrative rule. The child support passed through to a 17 family pursuant to this Section shall not affect the family's 18 eligibility for assistance or decrease any amount otherwise 19 payable as assistance to the family under this Article until 20 the family's gross income from employment, non-exempt 21 unearned income, and the gross current monthly child support 22 collected on the family's behalf equals or exceeds 3 times 23 the payment level for the assistance unit, at which point 24 cash assistance to the family may be terminated.