PUB AID-CHILD SUPPRT-PASS THRU House SponsorsRep. Eileen Lyons-Patricia R. Bellock-Sidney H. Mathias-Sandra M. Pihos, Elizabeth Coulson and Rosemary Mulligan 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/4-1.6b new Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Creates the Child Support Pays Program under which the Department of Public Aid shall pay to families receiving TANF cash assistance an amount equal to either 50% of the monthly child support collected or the amount of monthly child support collected and required to be paid to the family pursuant to administrative rule, whichever is greater. Provides that the child support passed through to a family pursuant to these provisions shall not affect the family's eligibility for assistance or decrease any amount otherwise payable as assistance to the family under the TANF program until a family's non-exempt income and child support passed through to the family equal the federal poverty level, at which point cash assistance to the family may be terminated. 2/21/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Eileen Lyons 2/21/2003HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 2/21/2003HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 2/21/2003HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 2/21/2003HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 2/21/2003HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan 2/21/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/21/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/26/2003HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 3/13/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die