96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6139


 
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Chapin Rose
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new











     Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the Illinois State Police (ISP) to allow the Department's database of public aid recipients to cross-reference with ISP's database of outstanding criminal warrants. Further provides that public aid recipients who are found to have an outstanding criminal warrant shall be subject to  an immediate suspension of their public aid benefits, including the immediate deactivation of their electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the food stamp program.
  















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HB6139

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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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adding Section 12-4.7b-1 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new)
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    Sec. 12-4.7b-1. Criminal warrants database.  The 
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Department of Human Services shall enter into an agreement with 
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the Illinois State Police (ISP) to allow the Department's 
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database of public aid recipients to cross-reference with ISP's 
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database of outstanding criminal warrants. Public aid 
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recipients who are found to have an outstanding criminal 
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warrant shall be subject to an immediate suspension of their 
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public aid benefits, including the immediate deactivation of 
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their electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the 
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food stamp program.