Public Act 0823 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3565 Enrolled LRB104 17832 KTG 31266 b

Public Act 104-0823

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by changing Section 9-15 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/9-15)

Sec. 9-15. Township food pantries. In addition to financial aid provided to persons eligible therefor under Article VI of this Code, in a county under township organization, a township may provide, from moneys received and collected for public aid to all persons eligible therefor under Article VI of this Code, funds, may establish and administer food banks, food pantries, and programs for providing in-kind aid in meeting basic maintenance requirements, including, but not limited to, food, paper goods, toiletries, and clothing, to persons who are poor, indigent, homeless, or in need of immediate assistance regardless of their eligibility , in addition to financial aid provided under this Code.

(Source: P.A. 101-309, eff. 1-1-20.)