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91_SB1843
SRS91S0082ABsa
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 Pass Through Program.
9 (a) There is created the Child Support Pass Through
10 Program under which the Department shall pay to families
11 receiving cash assistance under this Article who have earned
12 income an amount equal to whichever of the following is
13 greater: (1) one-half of the current monthly child support
14 collected on behalf of the members of the assistance unit; or
15 (2) the amount of current monthly child support collected on
16 behalf of the members of the assistance unit required to be
17 paid to the family pursuant to administrative rule. The
18 child support passed through to a family pursuant to this
19 Section shall not affect the family's eligibility for
20 assistance or decrease any amount otherwise payable as
21 assistance to the family under this Article until the
22 family's gross income from employment, non-exempt unearned
23 income, and the gross current monthly child support collected
24 on the family's behalf equals or exceeds 3 times the payment
25 level for the assistance unit, at which point cash assistance
26 to the family may be terminated.
27 (b) In consultation with the Child Support Advisory
28 Committee, the Department shall conduct an evaluation of the
29 Child Support Pass Through Program by December 31, 2003. The
30 evaluation shall include but not be limited to:
31 (1) the amount of child support collections on
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1 behalf of children of TANF recipients who have earned
2 income compared with TANF recipients who do not have
3 earned income;
4 (2) the regularity of child support payments made
5 on behalf of children of TANF recipients who have earned
6 income, both with respect to newly established child
7 support orders and existing orders; and
8 (3) the number of parentage establishments for
9 children of TANF recipients who have earned income.
10 (c) The Child Support Pass Through Program is terminated
11 on July 1, 2004.