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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 12-4.13b and adding Section 12-4.13c as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13b) |
| 8 | | Sec. 12-4.13b. College student eligibility for |
| 9 | | supplemental nutrition assistance benefits. |
| 10 | | (a) For the purposes of Section 273.5(b)(11)(ii) of Title 7 |
| 11 | | of the Code of Federal Regulations, a career and technical an |
| 12 | | educational program offered at a community college and approved |
| 13 | | by the Illinois Community College Board under the Carl D. |
| 14 | | Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 |
| 15 | | (Public Law 109-270) that could be a component of a SNAP |
| 16 | | Employment and Training (E&T) program, as identified by the |
| 17 | | Department of Human Services, shall be considered an employment |
| 18 | | and training program under Section 273.7 of Title 7 of the Code |
| 19 | | of Federal Regulations, unless prohibited by federal law. |
| 20 | | (b) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with |
| 21 | | representatives of the Illinois Community College Board, the |
| 22 | | Illinois Student Assistance Commission ISAC, the Illinois |
| 23 | | Workforce Innovation Board Investment Board, and advocates for |
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| 1 | | students and SNAP recipients, shall establish a protocol to |
| 2 | | identify and verify all potential exemptions to the eligibility |
| 3 | | rule described in Section 273.5(a) of Title 7 of the Code of |
| 4 | | Federal Regulations, and to identify and verify a student's |
| 5 | | participation in educational programs, including, but not |
| 6 | | limited to, self-initiated placements, that would exempt a |
| 7 | | student from the eligibility rule described in Section 273.5(a) |
| 8 | | of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations. To the extent |
| 9 | | possible, this consultation shall take place through existing |
| 10 | | workgroups convened by the Department of Human Services. |
| 11 | | (c) If the United States Department of Agriculture requires |
| 12 | | federal approval of the exemption designation established |
| 13 | | pursuant to subsection (a) and the protocol established |
| 14 | | pursuant to subsection (b), the Department of Human Services |
| 15 | | shall seek and obtain that approval before publishing the |
| 16 | | guidance or regulation required by subsection (e). |
| 17 | | (d)(1) This Section does not require the Department of |
| 18 | | Human Services to offer a particular component, support |
| 19 | | services, or workers' compensation to a college student found |
| 20 | | eligible for an exemption pursuant to this Section. |
| 21 | | (2) This Section does not restrict or require the use of |
| 22 | | federal funds for the financing of SNAP E&T programs. |
| 23 | | (3) This Section does not require an institution of higher |
| 24 | | education to verify eligibility for SNAP. |
| 25 | | (e) The Department of Human Services shall adopt any rules |
| 26 | | necessary to implement the provisions of subsections (a), (b), |
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| 1 | | (c), and (d).
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| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 100-620, eff. 7-20-18.)
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| 3 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13c new) |
| 4 | | Sec. 12-4.13c. SNAP eligibility notification; college |
| 5 | | students. |
| 6 | | (a) To complement student financial assistance programs |
| 7 | | and to enhance their effectiveness for students with financial |
| 8 | | need, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) shall |
| 9 | | annually include information about the Supplemental Nutrition |
| 10 | | Assistance Program (SNAP) in the language that schools are |
| 11 | | required to provide to students eligible for the Monetary Award |
| 12 | | Program grant. The language shall, at a minimum, direct |
| 13 | | students to information about college student eligibility |
| 14 | | criteria for SNAP, and it shall direct students to the |
| 15 | | Department of Human Services and to the Illinois Hunger |
| 16 | | Coalition's Hunger Hotline for additional information. |
| 17 | | (b) Illinois institutions of higher education that |
| 18 | | participate in the Monetary Award Program (MAP) shall provide |
| 19 | | the notice described in subsection (a) to all students who are |
| 20 | | enrolled, or who are accepted for enrollment and intending to |
| 21 | | enroll, and who have been identified by ISAC as MAP-eligible at |
| 22 | | the institution. If possible, the institution may designate a |
| 23 | | public benefits liaison or single point person to assist |
| 24 | | students in taking the necessary steps to obtain public |
| 25 | | benefits if eligible. |