Sen. Mike Simmons

Filed: 3/23/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 917

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 917 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5changing Section 12-4.13a as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13a)
7    Sec. 12-4.13a. Gross income eligibility standard; SNAP.
8Subject to federal approval if required, a household that
9includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be
10considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition
11Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such
12household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty
13guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the
14U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the
15authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not
16include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be

 

 

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1considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition
2Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such
3household is at or below 200% 165% of those nonfarm income
4poverty guidelines.
5(Source: P.A. 99-170, eff. 1-1-16.)".