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1    AN ACT concerning housing.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
5changing Sections 8.21 and 8.22 as follows:
 
6    (310 ILCS 10/8.21)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 8.21)
7    Sec. 8.21. In determining the income of tenants for the
8purpose of determining rent, the Housing Authority shall comply
9with all federal housing statutes and regulations of the U.S.
10Department of Housing and Urban Development.
11    Exemptions to federal, State, or local requirements may be
12granted to a Housing Authority in the form of Waivers,
13Exclusions, Public Notices, Executive Orders, or Moving to Work
14Agreements approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
15Development.
16(Source: P.A. 86-789; 87-200.)
 
17    (310 ILCS 10/8.22)
18    Sec. 8.22. Determination of income.
19    (a) Exclusions from income. In determining the income of a
20tenant for the purpose of determining rent, the Housing
21Authority shall exclude the following as provided in subsection
22(b):

 

 

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1        (i) The amount of any income received by the tenant as
2    a result of anti-drug, anti-crime, and related security
3    initiatives conducted by the Housing Authority. Any
4    activities or income excluded under this subdivision (i)
5    must first be certified by the Housing Authority.
6        (ii) Any income earned by a tenant during the first 12
7    months of employment which follow a period of unemployment
8    of 12 or more consecutive months if:
9            (A) a period of unemployment of 12 or more
10        consecutive months or the income received within the 12
11        months prior to employment is less than 10 hours of
12        work per week at the established minimum wage; or
13            (B) the income earned during those 12 months is
14        received as a result of the tenant's participation in
15        any economic self-sufficiency or other job training
16        program; or
17            (C) the income earned during those 12 months is
18        earned by a tenant due to new employment or increased
19        earnings, during or within 6 months after receiving
20        assistance under a State program for temporary
21        assistance for needy families funded under Part A of
22        Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 and
23        following), provided that the total amount of earned
24        income received by the tenant within the previous 6
25        months was at least $500.
26    (b) Procedure for excluding income.

 

 

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1        (i) Initial 12-month exclusion. Beginning on the first
2    date the tenant is employed or the first date the tenant's
3    family experiences an increase in annual income as
4    determined under subdivision (a)(ii) of this Section, the
5    Housing Authority must exclude the increase in annual
6    income for each month in which the increase is received,
7    but not for more than 12 months.
8        (ii) Second 12-month exclusion and phase-out. After
9    the initial 12-month exclusion period under subdivision
10    (b)(i) of this Section, the Housing Authority must exclude,
11    for each month in which the increase in income is received,
12    but not for more than 12 months, 50% of the increase in the
13    annual income that is received due to the tenant's
14    employment or the tenant's family experiencing an increase
15    in annual income under subdivision (a)(ii).
16        (iii) Maximum 48-month period for exclusions. The
17    exclusion of increases in income of an individual family
18    member as provided in subdivision (b)(i) or (b)(ii) of this
19    Section is limited to a lifetime 48-month period. The
20    exclusion applies for a maximum of 12 months for the
21    exclusion under subdivision (b)(i) and a maximum of 12
22    months for the exclusion under subdivision (b)(ii), during
23    the 48-month period starting with the beginning of the
24    initial exclusion period under subdivision (b)(i), which
25    immediately follows 12 or more months of unemployment.
26    (c) Inapplicability of income exclusions to admission

 

 

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1process. The exclusion of increases in income as a result of
2employment under this Section for the purpose of determining
3rent does not apply for purposes of determining eligibility for
4admission to the program (including determinations of income
5eligibility and income targeting).
6    (d) Inapplicability of income exclusions to the HOME
7Investment Partnership Program, Housing Opportunities for
8Persons with AIDS, the Supportive Housing Program, and the
9Housing Choice Voucher Program. The exclusion of increases in
10income as a result of employment as provided under subsections
11(a) and (b) of this Section is not applicable to the following
12programs: the HOME Investment Partnership Program, Housing
13Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, the Supportive Housing
14Program, and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, except for a
15tenant family member who is a person with disabilities as
16defined in 42 U.S.C. 423.
17(Source: P.A. 93-242, eff. 7-22-03.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.