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    AN ACT concerning public aid.

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

 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 3-1 as follows:
 



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    (305 ILCS 5/3-1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 3-1)



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    Sec. 3-1. Eligibility Requirements. Financial aid in 
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meeting basic
maintenance requirements for a livelihood 
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compatible with health and
well-being shall be given under this 
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Article to or in behalf of aged,
blind, or disabled persons who 
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meet the eligibility conditions of Sections
3-1.1 through 
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3-1.7. Financial aid under this Article shall be available only

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for persons who are receiving Supplemental Security Income 
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(SSI) or who have
been found ineligible for SSI (i) on the 
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basis of income or (ii) due to expiration of the period of 
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eligibility for refugees and asylees pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 
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1612(a)(2).  Financial aid based on item (ii) of this paragraph 
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shall be available until July 1, 2009
2006.

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    "Aged person" means a person who has attained age 65, as 
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demonstrated by
such evidence of age as the Illinois Department 
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may by rule prescribe.

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    "Blind person" means a person who has no vision or whose 
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vision with
corrective glasses is so defective as to prevent 
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the performance of
ordinary duties or tasks for which eyesight 
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is essential. The Illinois
Department shall define blindness in 
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terms of ophthalmic measurements or
ocular conditions.  For 
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purposes of this Act, an Illinois Disabled Person

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Identification Card issued pursuant to The Illinois 
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Identification Card
Act, indicating that the person thereon 
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named has a Type 3 disability shall
be evidence that such 
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person is a blind person within the meaning of this
Section; 
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however, such a card shall not qualify such person for aid as a

 


 






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blind person under this Act, and eligibility for aid as a blind 
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person
shall be determined as provided in this Act.

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    "Disabled person" means a person age 18 or over who has a 
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physical or
mental impairment, disease, or loss which is of a 
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permanent nature and
which substantially impairs his ability to 
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perform labor or services or to
engage in useful occupations 
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for which he is qualified, as determined by
rule and regulation 
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of the Illinois Department.  For purposes of this
Act, an 
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Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card issued pursuant 
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to The
Illinois Identification Card Act, indicating that the 
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person thereon named
has a Type 1 or 2, Class 2 disability 
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shall be evidence that such person is
a disabled person under 
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this Section; however, such a card shall not
qualify such 
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person for aid as a disabled person under this Act, and

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eligibility for aid as a disabled person shall be determined as 
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provided in
this Act.  If federal law or regulation permit or 
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require the inclusion of
blind or disabled persons whose 
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blindness or disability is not of the
degree specified in the 
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foregoing definitions, or permit or require the
inclusion of 
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disabled persons under age 18 or aged persons under age 65,
the 
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Illinois Department, upon written approval of the Governor, may 
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provide
by rule that all aged, blind or disabled persons toward 
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whose aid federal
funds are available be eligible for 
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assistance under this Article as is
given to those who meet the 
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foregoing definitions of blind person and
disabled person or 
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aged person.

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(Source: P.A. 93-741, eff. 7-15-04.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.